Microsoft 365 down? Jan. 31, 2020; Brexit blues?

[German]Currently, there is probably another disruption at Microsoft 365 that may affect individual customers. I don't have a lot of information yet, because I can't access the Administrator Dashboard (I'm not in the Cloud).

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Windows 10: Intel Microcode Updates Jan. 30, 2020

[German]Microsoft has released another batch of microcode updates for Intel CPUs on 30 January 2020 with the update KB4497165 for Windows 10.

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SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: January 2020

The SharePoint team has published the SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop: January 2020 for the new year with information on product development.

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Windows 10 V1909: Power Management and the GPO trap

[German]If you need a notification of low battery capacity on notebooks under Windows 10 version 1909, you should pay attention to the group policy settings. Otherwise, no more notifications will be sent.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19555

On January 30, 2020, Microsoft released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19555.1001 (20H2 development branch) for insiders in the Fast Ring. In the Windows Blog, Microsoft lists the bug fixes and known issues of this build.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Ryuk ransomware at EWA (Contractor of the US military)

[German]The US company Electronic Warfare Associates, EWA, has fallen victim to an attack with the Ryuk ransomware. The attack took place last week.

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Fail: Avira pushes Free Security Suite over Antivirus of paying customers

[German]Antivirus vendor Avira has begun to install its Avira Free Security suite on systems of paying customers with Avira Antivirus Pro (or updated the Free Antivirus product to the Free Security Suite). Here is some information what I know so far.

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Microsoft 365 down?

[German]Currently, there is probably a disruption at Microsoft 365 again, which can affect individual customers, even with Office 365. I don't have a lot of information yet, because I can't access the Administrator Dashboard (I'm not in the Cloud).

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AVAST: Jumpshot will be closed after privacy scandal

[German]The antivirus vendor AVAST announced its preparing to close down its subsidiary Jumpshot after the latest data scandal that I've also discussed in this blog.

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UN hacked in 2019, tried to keep it secret

[German]The United Nations was hacked in 2019. This was possible because systems were not patched. And then the responsible authorities at UN wanted to keep it all secret.

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