microsoft.com was down

Posted on 2020-11-04 by guenni

Microsofts domain microsoft.com were not accessible for many users worldwide, as I am reading here right now.The message 'Your request has been blocked. This may be due to several reasons.' was shown. I have the impression that Microsoft is currently rebuilding; in the blog post Edge 86.0.622.61 released I had mentioned that the page ADV200002 only shows a navigation structure. Currently, I get an error 404 there when I try to visit the site with details about Edge security updates. Is that the same with you?

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20251 released

Posted on 2020-11-04 by guenni

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20251 for Windows Insider in the Developer Channel on November 4, 2020. There are no new features, only fixes. The announcement was made in the Windows-Blog, where you can read the list of fixes and known issues.

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Edge 86.0.622.61 released

Posted on 2020-11-04 by guenni

Edge[German]A short addendum (the information has passed me by because I looked in the wrong corner of the Microsoft universe, ADV200002 showed the old status from the end of October for a long time and currently reports nothing at all, only navigation elements). Already on November 2, 2020 Microsoft has updated the Chromium-based Edge Browser to version 86.0.622.61. This is a maintenance update that fixes performance problems and bugs. Unfortunately, Microsoft does not disclose any details, so I am currently unable to state whether the vulnerabilities described by me on November 2, 2020 in the blog post Critical security update to Google Chrome 86.0.4240.183 have been fixed.

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Bitcoin Wallet hacked? 1 Billion US $ withdrawn

Posted on 2020-11-04 by guenni

[German]Has a hacker managed to crack a so-called Bitcoin wallet that stores credit balances of a crypto-money account? It is certain that a Bitcoin wallet that has been passed around in hacker circles since 2015 has been emptied. The account was relieved of the equivalent of US$1 billion.

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Toy maker Mattel victim of a Ransomware attack

Posted on 2020-11-04 by guenni

[German]The US toy manufacturer, Mattel, has filed information about a successful ransomware attack on its corporate IT. This has been revealed in a report send to the US Securities Exchange Commission.

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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 ...

Microsoft Office Patchday (November 3, 2020)

Posted on 2020-11-04 by guenni

[German]On November 3, 2020 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday) Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. Here is a brief overview. Continue reading →

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Adobe Reader/Acrobat: Important security update available (Nov. 3, 2020)

Posted on 2020-11-04 by guenni

[German]Adobe released a security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat on November 3, 2020 to address serious vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader for Windows and MacOS. Here is some information. Continue reading →

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Enterprises: 84% would like to use Macs only

Posted on 2020-11-04 by guenni

[German]Interesting result of a survey of enterprise IT staff conducted by Jamf regarding preferred device usage. More than three-quarters of companies that use Mac and non-Mac devices in parallel consider the Mac to be the more secure device and would like to give preference to this Apple product.

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Survey results: Why Windows 7 is still used

Posted on 2020-11-03 by guenni

win7[German]Windows 7 is still running on one in five computers, although the operating system fell out of general support on January 14, 2020. At the end of September 2020 there was a survey on the reasons, the results of which are available.

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Critical security update to Google Chrome 86.0.4240.183

Posted on 2020-11-03 by guenni

[German]Google has updated the Google Chrome Browser for Windows, macOS and Linux to version 86.0.4240.18 on November 2, 2020. This update closes 10 security holes, whereby one Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability is already exploited.

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