In July 31, 2020, Microsoft released the preview update KB4562899 for the .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 2004. The update is also valid for the Windows 20H2 expected in autumn. The update is supposed to bring stability improvements. Meanwhile the changelog is available at Microsoft. (via)
[German]On July 31, 2020, Microsoft released the cumulative (preview) update KB4568831 for the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) and its Windows Server counterparts. The update is intended to fix some bugs. Here is an overview of the affected packages.
[German]Heavy story- the video service Zoom boasts of 'increased security', but makes beginner's mistakes. For example, passwords with 6 digits were assigned by default for private meetings, which could be easily cracked by brute force.
[German]Another short warning for users who have QNAP NAS drives in use. The Qnatch malware has already managed 62,000 infections of such drives. In the meantime, the British and US governments are warning of this danger.
On July 31, 2021, the support of Skype for Business will expire as planned by Microsoft – as announced in 2019. From September 1, 2019 Microsoft will direct all new Office 365 customers to the teams. Microsoft is confident that Teams can fully replace Skype for Business Online for even the most demanding business customers. Skype for Home and the Skype for Business server will continue to operate beyond this date. MSPU has summarized some more details here.
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[German]Microsoft has again made changes in the Windows 10 May Update (Version 2004) and removed the Internet driver search from the Device Manager. Here is some information on the subject.
[German]Owners of a Microsoft Surface ProX are facing trouble upgrading their devices to the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. This only works if the Internet connection is disconnected as a workaround.
[German]Microsoft issued a security advisory on July 30, 2020, which indicates the new security update for the Chromium Edge Browser to version 84.0.522.49. Addendum: And on 31.07.2020 there was a tweet with references to Edge crashes.
[German]A ransomware attack has occurred at the Dussmann subsidiary Kühlanlagenbau in Dresden. In the process, 200 GBytes of data were stolen. The perpetrators of the attack probably published 14 Gbytes of this data online.
[German]The new protocols HTTP/2 and WPA3 (WLAN) are currently being closely examined by security researchers. Timeless timing attacks can be used to extract sensitive information.
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