[German]On March 10, 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, etc. Here is a compact overview of these updates.
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Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 10, 2020)
New LVI LFB vulnerability discovered in Intel CPUs
[German]The newly discovered vulnerabilities in CPUs continue. Intel is again affected after security researchers discovered vulnerabilities in CPUs that allow data theft.
Firefox 74.0 and 68.6.0esr released
[English]The Mozilla developers have released Firefox version 74.0 and 68.6.0esr on March 10, 2020. This is a new major version 74 for the browser, removing support for TLS 1.0/1.1, and a maintenance update for the long-term version (ESR).
Bug in Microsoft Chromium-Edge causes black screen
[English]There seems that Microsoft Chromium Edge has a bug for some time now that suddenly turns the browser window black. The bug does not affect all users and occurs sporadically. Microsoft has already released a fix in newer betas, but it does not solve the problem for all users. But the fix at least brings improvement.
Windows 10: News about driver updates from March 2020
[German]Microsoft has announced new details about the changed automatic device driver rollout via Windows Update. Frequently used devices should get these drivers first.
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Covid-19: Apple allows to disinfect devices (e.g. iPhone)
[German]A brief note for users of Apple products like iPhone, iPad, iPods or Macs. In times of the coronavirus, the manufacturer has made it clear that people are allowed to clean the displays and, if necessary, cases with mild disinfectants.
Operating System / Windows / Browser Share (Feb. 2020)
[German]We already have March 2020, and Windows 7 has already fallen out of support in January. So it is time to take a look at the current market share of desktop operating systems as of late February 2020.
ODBC Driver 17.5.2 for SQL Server released
Brief information for users of ODBC Driver for SQL Server. Microsoft has released an update to version 17.5.2. The Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server provides native connectivity from Windows, Linux and MacOS to Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Azure SQL database. Details of bug fixes and improvements can be found here.
AMD CPUs (from 2011) vulnerable to side channel attacks
[German]Most AMD processors, which has been introduced since 2011, are vulnerable to side channel attacks, as security researchers have now revealed in a new study.
Does Windows 10 V1803 Home/Pro still get updates?
[German]Strange story told to me by a blog reader. Although Windows 10 version 1803 was dropped from support on November 12, 20918 for Home and Pro, he still get cumulative updates. Addendum: Got feedback from several users, that Windows 10 verison 1803 Home/Pro systems still receive updates.