[German]Users of a Microsoft Surface Pro 7 suffer from the problem that the devices simply switch off. Causes are unknown, and workarounds do not work for all users.
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German Eurowings Airline: Data breach in online portal (GDPR)
[German]At the German Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings there was a serious GDPR Failure at the airline's online portal. Customers were temporarily able to access the personal data of other passengers.
Escaping from Chrome Sandbox
[German]A brief hint for people who are interested in browser security and the sandbox. It's about how to escape from the sandbox in the Chrome browser.
Install Windows 10X (Emulator Image) on bare metal
[German]How to install Windows 10X on a real machine using the emulator image? This question has been intrested some people, and folks obviously managed to bring Windows X to hardware system.
Exchange Server 2013 Mail issues after Feb. 2020 Update
[German]A German blog reader contacted me yesterday and mentioned a serious issue he had with an Exchange Server 2013 after installing the latest February 2020 updates. After update installation Mails were accepted, but no longer sorted into the users' mailboxes. I'll post the findings here, maybe it helps other administrators.
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 ...
Intel Security Advisories (February 11, 2020)
[German]On February 11, 2020, Intel published several security advisories on vulnerabilities in products in the Product Security Center. These range from Intel® RAID Web Console 3 (RWC3) for Windows to USB drivers. There will be no more updates for some products; Intel has now discontinued these.
Security Update for Symantec Endpoint Protection
[German]If someone is using Symantec Endpoint Protection on their Windows clients, the antivirus solution should be updated quickly. This is because older versions have critical security vulnerabilities.
Windows 10: UEFI Update KB4524244 is causing issues
[German]A short patchday addendum: Microsoft has released several UEFI security updates after the patchday. Among others there is the security update KB4524244, which causes serious trouble on AMD devices and some notebooks. Addendum: The update has been pulled due to serious isses – see text for details.
Microsoft 365 Issues (February 13, 2020)
[German]It seems that Microsoft's Cloud has issues today. Microsoft has reported a glitch on Microsoft 365 in its cloud. But not too much details are known now.
Microsoft recommends disabling SMBv1 on Exchange
[German]Microsoft recommends that administrators of Exchange Servers disable the SMBv1 protocol on these machines for security reasons. Here are a few details about that recommendation.