Monthly Archives: October 2020

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Data leak: Amazon customer data were leaked (Oct. 2020)

Posted on 2020-10-27 by guenni

[English]There has been a data leak incident at Amazon. Amazon employees have passed customer data, including their e-mail addresses, to third parties. The employees were fired and the affected customers were informed. I came across the issue in two places … Continue reading →

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Nitro (PDF) data leak affects Apple, Google, Microsoft & Co.

Posted on 2020-10-27 by guenni

[German]The provider Nitro PDF has experienced a massive data breach where cyber criminals have been able to stole data from customers. They are now selling the captured data in underground forums. This has implications for many high-profile organizations, including Apple, … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 20H2: Known issues and throttled rollout

Posted on 2020-10-27 by guenni

[German]Microsoft currently throttles the broad rollout for Windows 10 October 2020 Update (20H2) and partially sets upgrade blockers for machines. There are also some known bugs in this new Windows 10 version. Advertising

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End of support for Windows 10 and Office builds (October 2020 to May 2021)

Posted on 2020-10-27 by guenni

[English]With the October 2020 patchday, the end of support for various Windows and Office products is approaching, which will soon no longer receive updates. Here is a brief overview of which products are no longer supported or have already reached … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Docker Content Trust – Set environment variables correctly

Posted on 2020-10-27 by guenni

Docker container security means that users must set the correct environment variables on the management host so that image signatures can be verified by Docker commands. Trend Micro describes how to verify container images in this article. Advertising

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FYI: WSUS Satisfaction survey

Posted on 2020-10-26 by guenni

A small note to adminswho manage their updates via WSUS in Enterprise environments. Colleague Susan Bradley makes a small survey about the satisfaction with the WSUS. Maybe one or the other administrator will participate. Susan will publish the results in … Continue reading →

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Vulnerability in Nvidia GeForce Experience application fixed

Posted on 2020-10-26 by guenni

[German]Nvidia recently had to release a security update for an application for its GeForce Experience driver package. The update fixed a security hole that was classified as critical. Advertising

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VirtualBox 6.1.16 freigegeben

Posted on 2020-10-26 by guenni

[English]Small addendum: Oracles developers have already released Virtualbox version 6.1.16 on October 16, 2020. It is a maintenance update which should fix bugs of earlier versions. Advertising

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From my past: Microsoft Windows Script Host 2.0 Developer’s Guide

Posted on 2020-10-26 by guenni

Long time ago – 20 years ago my book 'Microsoft Windows Script Host 2.0 Developer's Guide' was published by Microsoft Press in the USA. Somebody told me on Twitter that someone in Hungary is hosting (illegally) the online version of … Continue reading →

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Mysterious 'Robin Hood' hackers donate stolen money

Posted on 2020-10-25 by guenni

[German]Premiere in the field of cyber-crime? A group of hackers donates a tiny portion of the money they get from hacks to charity, which puzzles the experts. Here is some information about it. Advertising

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