0-day vulnerability in Windows Adobe Type Library

[German]An unpatched vulnerability exists in the Adobe Type Manager Library in all supported versions of Windows. Meanwhile hackers are trying to exploit this vulnerability, as Microsoft writes in a security advisory. Addendum: 0patch has released a micropatch.

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Data breach at General Electric (GE)

[German]The US giant General Electric (GE) has now confirmed a data protection incident in which personal data of former and current employees of a service provider got into the hands of unauthorized persons.

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Amanda Langowski new head of Windows Insider Program

[German]Microsoft has a new face for the Windows Insider program. After the departure of Dona Sarkar, Amanda Langowski will lead this program in the future.

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Windows 10 Version 2004 supports Hosted Apps

[German]In Windows 10 Version 2004, Microsoft will introduce so-called Hosted Apps in the Windows App Model. Here is some information about what Microsoft understands by this new app model.

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Windows 10 Version 2004 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate

[German]Microsoft has announced DirectX 12 Ultimate on March 19, 2020 in an extensive post DirectX 12 Ultimate in the developer blog. With appropriate hardware, DirectX 12 Ultimate will work together with Windows 10 version 2004 or higher. This is especially interesting for gamers and game development.

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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 ...


Pwn2Own: Windows, Ubuntu, macOS, VirtualBox hacked

[German]The hacker competition Pwn2Own (spring 2020) had to be held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic. Hackers were able to crack Windows, Ubuntu, macOS, VirtualBox etc. and secure larger amounts of prize money.

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Windows 10: Defender skips elements during scan

[German]There may be a problem with Windows Defender. In Windows 10, users who scan the system with Windows Defender receive a message that items were skipped due to exclusions or network protection settings. Addendum: Microsoft has issued a fix.

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Windows 10 190x: Update KB4541335 for Insider

[German]Microsoft has released Update KB4541335 for Windows 10 Version 190x in the Release Preview Ring for Windows Insider. There are no details about this update. Downloads can be found here, and at deskmodder.de you can find this short article.

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Security Updates Chrome 80.0.3987.149 / Edge 80.0.361.69

Edge[English]Google has released a security update for the Chrome 80.0.3987.149 on 18 March 2020. The Microsoft developers have followed up on March 19, 2020 and released a security update for the Chromium Edge browser. This update raises the browser to version 80.0.361.69 and closes a number of vulnerabilities.

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Firefox 74 reactivates TLS 1.0/1.1 because of Corona

Mozilla[German]In Firefox 74, the Mozilla developers had disabled the TLS 1.0/1.1 protocols (see Firefox 74.0 and 68.6.0esr released). Due to the coronavirus pandemic, TLS 1.0/1.1 was reactivated to allow retrieval of relevant information about Covid-19 on official government sites again. 

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