Microsoft revamps Office and Windows support pages

[German]Microsoft plans to redesign the support pages for Microsoft Office and Windows in the future. On the support pages Redmond will provide information about updates for the respective products.

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Fix for critical helpdesk vulnerability in QNAP NAS devices (Oct. 7, 2020)

[German]Vendor QNAP has fixed two critical vulnerabilities in its helpdesk application that could allow potential attackers to take over unpatched Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices from QNAP.

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Windows 10 Update KB4583263: Fix for HP Battery Health Manager

[German]Microsoft and HP have released update KB4583263 for different Windows 10 versions on October 8, 2020. This optional update is intended to fix issues with HP Battery Health Manager settings on various HP business notebooks.

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Microsoft 365: Teams and Outlook was down again (10/07/2020)

[German]On October 7, 2020, Microsoft 365 experienced another disruption to Azure Cloud services. Users are having problems accessing Microsoft Teams or Outlook 365 and this is now the second malfunction since the end of September and on October 1, 2020.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20231: Tailored Setup

[German]Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20231 for Windows Insider in the Developer Channel on October 7, 2020. A customized installation with some Insiders is also tested. In addition, this Windows 10 Build is available for download as an ISO installation image.

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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 ...


Google Chrome 86.0.4240.75 released

[German]Google released a new update of the Google Chrome browser for the desktop (Linux, macOS, Windows) on October 6, 2020, which raises the browser to version 86.0.4240.75. It is a major update to the 86 branch, which closes 35 vulnerabilities in addition to bug fixes.

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Thunderbird 78.3.2 released

[German]One more short note. The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird have released version 78.3.2 of the e-mail client on October 7, 2020. This is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the e-mail client.

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Microsoft Office Patchday (October 6, 2020)

[German]On October 6, 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.

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Outsch: Cellmate 'chastity lock cock-up' hackable – forever locked …

[German]A story that brings tears to your eyes. Security researchers have discovered that the Cellmate chastity lock for men is hackable. It can be closed by hackers forever, no way back. Eh man, have a bolt cutter…

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Raccine: Protect volume shadow copies from ransomware

[English]Interesting story – a security researcher has developed a tool called Raccine as a simple protection against ransomware. This should prevent ransomware or other malware from deleting the volume shadow copies on Windows NTFS drives.

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