Microsoft discovers three APTs that have attacked COVID-19 vaccine companies

[Germany]Microsoft makes public the discovery of three hacker groups (APTs) from North Korea and Russia. The three state-sponsored hacker groups (APTs) are responsible for attacks on at least seven companies developing a COVID 19 vaccine or treatments. The hacker groups (APTs) are Russia's strontium (Fancy Bear) and North Korea's zinc (Lazarus Group) and cerium.

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SAP: Why enterprises should soon upgrade to SAP S/4HANA

Windows Update[German]In the coronavirus pandemic, projects to switch to a new IT solution are often postponed. SAP's R/3 system is not due to be phased out until 2027. CNT Management Consulting GmbH has shown me some aspects why enterprises should soon upgrade to the new S/4HANA software generation despite the coronavirus pandemic. I do not want to withhold this from the readers who are involved in this area.

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Security supdate Edge 86.0.622.69 released

Edge[German]On November 13, 2020, Microsoft has published a security advisory that refers to another security update of the Edge Browser. Microsoft had to close two vulnerabilities that were unpatched in Edge 86.0.622.68. Here is some brief information about this.

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Enterprise networks: The 5 most common configuration errors

[German]Even though cybercriminals are using increasingly sophisticated attack techniques to penetrate corporate networks, hackers often have an easy time of it. Security breaches are often due to avoidable, often overlooked misconfigurations.

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Adobe Reader DC security update Nov. 2020 causes issues in SAP

[German]In early November 2020, Adobe released a major security update for Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader DC. However, there are problems on SAP systems because displaying PDF documents in SAP software leads to long loading times or crashes. Addendum: Group Policy to disable the Protected Mode specified – so it works again.

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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 ...


Windows 7/Server 2008/R2 ESU support for the second year

win7[German]If you want to continue to have security updates for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 in 2021, you need the ESU package for the second year. Microsoft has been clarifying a few things about this topic over the days.

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Outlook.com no longer deletes mail (2020-11)

[German]Users of the Microsoft e-mail service outlook.com are currently plagued by an annoying problem. If they delete a mail in their inbox, it will reappear as unread in their inbox shortly afterwards. Here is a brief overview of this issue and the question of who is affected.

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Avira for Business discontinued – EOL on Jan. 1, 2022

[German]The manufacturer of anti-virus products, Avira, has surprisingly discontinued its product line for enterprise customers. On November 1, 2022, the products concerned will reach the end of support (end-of-life), which may come as a surprise to some users.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20257

[German]On November 11, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20257 for Windows Insider on the Developer Channel. It is a re-release of 20257.1 and was announced in the Windows-Blog, where you can read about new features of the Your Phone app as well as a list of fixes and known issues.

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Edge 86.0.622.68 released

Edge[German]On November 11, 2020, Microsoft has published a security advisory that refers to a security update of the Edge Browser. The browser must be updated. Here is some information about this.

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