[German]Does the monthly security quality rollup for Windows 8.1 KB4580347 trigger a false alarm for Windows Defender? A German blog reader told me that a few days ago by mail.
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Windows 8.1 Pro: Defender triggers alarm after installing KB4580347
Windows 10: Driver and preview updates suspended in December 2020
[German]A small note for owners and administrators of Windows 10 systems. Microsoft suspends the rollout of drivers and preview updates in December 2020. They probably don't want to create update stress over the holidays.
Microsoft Security Advice Dynamics 365 (Nov 10, 2020)
[German]Another short addendum from last week. Microsoft has published a security advisory for Dynaics 365 for November 2020 as of November 10, 2020, which I will post here briefly for your information.
Windows 10: Fix for Defender GUI bug with exclusions
[German]In Windows 10 some people have the problem that Defender does not show defined exclusions in the GUI. This should be fixed by Defender updates, but did not work for all of them. One person concerned has now sent me his fix for the problem. I added a fix in the blog post Windows 10: Is the Defender GUI bug hiding defined exclusions fixed?
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.
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 ...
SAP: Why enterprises should soon upgrade to SAP S/4HANA
[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.
Security supdate Edge 86.0.622.69 released
[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.
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.
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.
Windows 7/Server 2008/R2 ESU support for the second year
[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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