[German]On January 7, 2020 (first Tuesday of the month. Office Patchday) Microsoft released a series of non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office (this time only for Office 2016) that are still supported.
[German]A tip for people who are responsible for the administration of Amazon Cloud Solutions (AWS etc.). In order to detect weaknesses early, you should be aware of the IP addresses and subdomains used.
[German]It looks like the Explorer in the Windows 10 November 2019 Update (Version 1909) is becoming a 'problem child' due to bugs. There are also more bugs and annoyances in Windows 10 version 1909. Here is a short summary of what I just noticed.
[German]On January 14, 2020 Windows 7 SP1 reaches End of Life. Business customers can order Windows 7 SP1 Extended Security Updates (ESU). In this blog post, I'll show in detail what customers from small and medium businesses (SMB) need to know to purchase and manage a Windows 7 SP1 Extended Security Updates (ESU) license.
[German]At the weekend (Saturday evening, January 4, 2020) there was a serious cyber attack on the Austrian Foreign Ministry, as a speaker of the Ministery confirmed. It is assumed that state actors are behind the attack.
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[German]The year 2020 has got off to a bad start for the public transport system of German city Hamburg. Their subway trains of the DT5 series were affected by a software error. The train drivers could no longer turn the vehicles around at the terminal station because the software crashed.
[German]To test Windows Insider Preview build for Windows 10, Microsoft requires that users are joining the Windows Insider program. But there is a way to do that with a local account.
[German]Currently there seem to be issues with missing log search alertsrts in the Azure Monitor for which there is no explanation. Individual customers simply no longer receive any log search alerts.
[German]We have January 2020, Windows 7 reaches the end of live and users shall upgrade to Windows 10 (according to Microsoft's plans). People who jumps on Windows 10 with enthusiasm should keep the telemetry in mind. Just realizing that even applications like the Windows editor Notepad reports its activities to Redmond. Yesterday and today I stumbled upon two information regarding 'Data protection in Windows 10' – that sheds a not so bright light on Windows 10.
[German]Just a brief note: I became aware of a mysterious HP Inc. driver that has been delivered via Windows Update and installs in Windows 10. Here are a few details I know so far.
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