At the beginning of the year, we are still dealing with bugs and security vulnerabilities. The Y2K22 bug, which causes Exchange mail delivery to stumble and for which there have only been temporary solutions so far, is very fresh. In addition, we take a detailed look at the zero-day security gap Log4Shell, which was too easy to exploit – a brief overview of the most important messages.
On-premises administrators Exchange Server systemsthat to Turn of the year When they were ready, they were startled at midnight. Because suddenly there were many Exchange servers no mails anymore transport. the Anti-malware scan engine runs when converting the value “2201010001” to a long integer value on a errorso that the process in question can no longer be loaded. At least there is a temporary remedy if the Y2K22 bug stops Exchange mail delivery.
The one that became known in December is more critical than the Y2K22 bug Log4Shell vulnerability. It is one of the most difficult and far-reaching of the last ten years, their concrete scope days and weeks later do not estimate yet leaves. The vulnerability has existed since September 2013 and lies dormant in countless Java apps on servers all over the world. But the security gap Log4Shell: Internet on fire is also in some clients and in network equipment.
There were real flames when the rocket launched a few days ago and now it has James Webb Space Telescope started to unfold the sun shield. Data transmitted to Earth also suggest that so for the first maneuvers little fuel needed was that the instrument “significantly longer” than planned research will be able to operate. Thanks to a picture book launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has fueled for over 10 years.
In March, the programmer Bianca Kastl had applications like the now highly controversial one Luca app for check-in at events as a solution for tracking contacts is still considered to be “sensible” in terms of its basic principle. Meanwhile, her view has changed. The developer sees in the Luca app no more potential for effective contact tracing in the pandemic. Offices hardly asked for the data. At an online event organized by the Chaos Computer Club, the contact tracing expert declared: “The Luca app is technologically dead”.
Not declared dead, but ruled out Twitter the personal account of the US Republican MPs Marjorie Taylor Greene. she got permanently blocked due to repeated violations of the rules for combating Incorrect information about the corona pandemic. Again and again she speaks with a view to the measures to combat pandemic of “compulsory masks” and “forced vaccinations”. Now Twitter has permanently blocked the controversial US MP Greene’s account.
On the other hand, old ones were actually declared to be dead Blackberry Cell Phones with BB10 or BB OS, Blackberry email addresses and Blackberry tablets. The Blackberry era ends today. The Canadian company Blackberry Ltd. (formerly RIM) is finally discontinuing support for its devices. Without server services, the devices lack the necessary provisioning, so that the devices are largely useless. “From January 4, 2022, devices with these systems will no longer function reliably“Warns Blackberry Ltd.,” This includes data, phone calls, SMS and emergency calls. “After ten years of the BB10, Blackberry phones and e-mail accounts are becoming useless.
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