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Category Archives: Security
Office365 violates GDPR in schools
[German]The Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in the German state Hesse, declaring that Windows 10 and Office 365 is not compliant with the GDPR for use in schools.
Windows 7: Support ends in 6 months
[German]A brief Note – we just have had July 14, 2019, which means exactly 6 months until January 14, 2020. This is the last day of updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 / R2. These operating system are … Continue reading
Active Directory Administrator ‘Backdoor’
Today a Sunday security snippet. It's about Active Directory and its administration, including the question of how someone who used to be an admin can leave behind a kind of 'backdoor', through which he could later make himself an administrator … Continue reading
Windows 7 Update KB4507456 (security only) with Telemetry
[German]It's an unpleasant surprise administrators of Windows 7 systems. July 9, 2019 patchday from Microsoft comes also with security-only Update KB4507456, but this package has telemetry on board.
Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (July 9, 2019)
[German]As of July 9, 2019 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft has released several security updates for supported Microsoft Office versions and other products.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Intel Releases Security Updates (July 9, 2019)
[German]Intel has released several security updates on July 9, 2019 to fix vulnerabilities in Intel Solid State Drives for Data Centers and Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool. One of the vulnerabilities is rated as high.
Patchday Windows 10 Updates (July 9, 2019)
[German]On July 9, 2019 (the second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update.
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (July 9, 2019)
[German]On July 9, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.
Microsoft Security Update Summary (July 9, 2019)
[German]As of July 9, 2019, Microsoft has released numerous security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc.. Here is a compact overview, what Microsoft has patched this month.
Logitech wireless mouse/keyboard devices are vulnerable
[German]Wireless keyboard and mouse models from Logitech as well as wireless Presenters from this vendor are vulnerable. There are serious security issues in the wirelessly connected devices. The vendor plans to patch only a few vulnerabilities.