Statement from Broadcom on issue after Symantec acquisition

[German]A Broadcom employee just contacted me on the blog and gave a statement about the problems with issuing Symantec SEP licenses. It is hoped to have the problems under control by the end of April 2020 – this is how I interpret the license renewal until that date.

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Technet Gallery will be retired in June 2020

[German]Short information: Microsoft plans to retire it's Technet (Code) Gallery in June 2020. That means the Technet Gallery with instructions, scripts and all kinds of useful information disappears.

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Google search and the curse of algorithms: The logo of the 'Democratic Party' is shown as a rat

[German]The Google search suddenly returned the symbol of a rat (instead of a donkey or a mule) when searching for the Democratic Party (USA). Here is a brief look at the facts. Take it with humour in times of the corona crisis.

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Ransomware strikes at night and on weekends

Just a brief security note: Attacks with ransomware probably happen mostly at night or on weekends, when no administrator or IT manager is available.

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Apple gets 1.1 billion euros fine in France

[English]The French government's competition watchdog has fined Apple a record 1.1 billion euros for anti-competitive behaviour. Here are a few information about that case.

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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 10 is on 1 Billion devices

[German]Microsoft has announced that the number of 1 billion Windows 10 units worldwide is reached. Here are a few insights and some thoughts about the new figures.

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Security: AVAST disables JavaScript in AV program

[German]A serious vulnerability in its antivirus solutions has forced the security provider AVAST to disable JavaScript in its products for security reasons. Here are a few details.

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Windows 10: Real-world practices to optimize updates

[German]In a blog post, Microsoft talked about the question of rolling out updates in enterprise environments from a practical point of view. How to ensure that devices and users in your environments remain protected and productive. They released a collection of practical guide lines to optimize Windows 10 update rollout.

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ConfigMgr ‘House-Keeping’ Collections

[German]Today a small article with a tip for administrators who use ConfigMgr for update management of Windows machines. It is about the organization and troubleshooting of SCCM collections.

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Azure & Xbox Live outage?

[German]Currently there seem to be issues or a failure with Microsoft Azure, at least in the USA. The Xbox Live service is also affected by this – and this in times of Coronavirus, where people are supposed to stay at home.

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