Windows: App ‘G’ blocks shutdown

[German]Some users are annoyed by a strange behavior. The shutdown is blocked by a strange app 'G' – which makes many suspect a malware infection. It is simply a Windows bug that will soon be fixed.

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Microsoft Security Update Releases (Nov. 12,/20, 2019)

[German]A little addendum from Patchday as well as current information that Microsoft has published as 'Security Update Releases' regarding vulnerabilities and their fixes through security updates. Continue reading

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Office365 administrators as a Phishing target

[German]A short note for administrators of Office365 installations. A phishing campaign has been identified that aims to capture the credentials of Office365 administrators.

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Microsoft 365 down (11/21/2019)

Just a brief information for users of Microsoft 365 cloud services. Currently there are issues with these services again, as I can see from the status message from Microsoft.

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Windows 10 V1809: Issue with Windows Defender ATP fixed

[German]A little supplement to the November 2019-Patchday. Microsoft has fixed the problem caused by an October update with the Windows Defender ATP error 0xc0000409 under Windows 10 version 1809 with a cumulative update from November 2019.

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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 ...


Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19025 (20H1) in Slow Ring

On 15.11.2019 Microsoft had released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19025 (20H1) in the Fast Ring for insiders (see Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19025 (20H1) in Fast Ring). Now this version has also been released for the Slow Ring. Details about the fixes and new features (e.g. the Windows search has been improved) can be found in the Windows Blog.

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List of D-Link routers with unfixed RCE vulnerabilities

[German]Vendor D-Linkis known for not patching vulnerable routers in time. Now I've got information which router models with remote code execution (REC) vulnerabilities will remain unfixed.

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Chrome 78.0.3904.108 released

[German]Google released a security update for Chrome 78.0.3904.108 on November 18, 2019. This update patches 5 security vulnerabilities, two of which are critical and returns the context menu command 'Close other tab'.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19028 (20H1) im Fast Ring

Microsoft  has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 190128 (from the development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in the Fast Ring on November 19, 2019. Only error corrections have been made, Microsoft is striving for the completion of the build. Details about the fixes can be found in the Windows Blog.

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Windows 10 V1909: Administrative Templates (.admx)

Microsoft has now released the .admx templates (Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 November 2019 Update, Version 1.0) with Group Policy for Windows 10 Version 1909 in their final form.

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