Category Archives: Update

Sophos RED50: Bug that bricks UTMs found and fixed

[German]Good news for administrators using Sophos RED50 devices. The bug in the Sophos UTM version 9.603 software which caused the firmware of the device to crash, leaving it bricked, has been found and fixed via firmware update.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (March 2, 2020)

[German]On March 2, 2020 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office (this time only for Office 2016 and Skype for Business 2013) that are still supported.

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Windows Server 2012/R2/Terminal server: Temporay user profiles after February 2020 Updates

[German]There are massive issues with security update KB4537821 and preview rollup update KB4537819. Users of Windows 8.1, but especially administrators of Windows Server 2012 R2 and Terminal Server are hidden by a temporary user profile after user logs in after … Continue reading

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Windows 10 V190x: Issues with Update KB4535996

[German]Microsoft released the cumulative update KB4535996 for Windows 10 version 1903 and 1909 on February 27, 2020. But some users are facing serious issues with this optional update.

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Exchange Server 2013: Issue with Security Update KB4536988

[German]When you install security update KB4536988 (Feb. 2020) to close the vulnerability CVE-2020-0688, Exchange Server 2013 may experience an issue that was described a year ago in Exchange Server 2016.

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

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NVIDIA fixes critical vulnerability in Windows GPU driver (2/28/2020)

[German]Nvidia has just fixed a critical vulnerability in its Windows GPU graphics driver with an update. The vulnerabilities could lead to privilege escalation and code execution or information theft.

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Windows 10 V2004 Insider Preview Update KB4540409

[German]Microsoft has also released the update KB4540409 for Windows 10 Version 2004 on 27 February 2020. This is delivered for Windows Insider in the slow ring.

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Attack to unpatched Exchange Servers (CVE-2020-0688)

[German]Attention Exchange Server Administrators – Cyber criminals are currently scanning the Internet for unpatched Exchange installations to exploit vulnerability CVE-2020-0688.

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Windows 8.1/10: What’s the status of the user profile bug?

[German]Some February 11, 2020 update kills the user profile during installation. Where do we stand regarding the bug at the end of February 2020 after the C and D Week updates are out?

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Windows 10 Version 190x: Update KB4535996 for Insider

[German]Microsoft has released the cumulative update KB4535996 in the Insider Preview Release Preview Ring for Windows 10 V190x on February 26, 2020. Addendum: The update has been released to all users, see Windows 10 Version 190x: Update KB4535996 (Feb. 27, 2020).

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