Windows driver WinBtrfs v1.5 for Linux file system released

[German]Short information for people who want to access Linux Btrfs disks under Windows. The Window driver WinBtrfs v1.5 has just been released. Blog reader Gero S. pointed this out to me (thanks for that). Addendum: Version 1.5 crashes the file system on SSDs.

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Microsoft removes Cortana support for Android & iOS

[German]Microsoft stops its support for the Cortana assistant in Android and iOS at the end of January 2020. Here is some brief information what that means and what is changing.

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Support for Windows Server 2008/R2 ends Jan. 14, 2020

[German]The end of support for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 happens on January 14, 2020. Without migration, organizations risk security issues and compliance violations. Microsoft advises Windows Server 2008 customers to quickly migrate to Azure Cloud. But there are other solutions, such as the ESU program. Here is some information on the topic.

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Thousands of Disney+ accounts hacked and sold in underground forums

[German]Shortly after the launch of Disney+ there are repotes, that thousands of Disney+ accounts have been hacked and offered in underground forums. Whether the users have been tricked or whether hackers have control over Disney+ is currently unclear to me.

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Fix for 2 Symantec Endpoint Protection LPE vulnerabilities

[German]Symantec Endpoint Protection had two Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities (LPE), CVE-2019-12757 and CVE-2019-12758, which the company closed in version 14.2 RU2.

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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 ...


Warning: Malware via mail with an image link

[German]Today a brief security warnung: A blog reader informed me about a special threat variant in e-mails. A mail contains a clickable image that redirects users to malware sites.

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Acronis True Image is loosing settings since Oct. 2019

Amazon[German]Another post for blog readers who use Acronis True Image (ATI) for backup. A blog reader pointed out a problem with ATI a few days ago. The software seems to be forgetting settings. Addendum: The root cause is known.

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

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 190125 (from the development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in the Fast Ring on November 15, 2019. 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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Experimental Chrome feature has caused crashes

[German]Google's developers have rolled out some experimental feature to some of its chrome users. But this went wrong and making enterprise customers going nuts. Suddenly, users couldn't access websites anymore or the tabs were white due to browser crashes.

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TPM-FAIL puts Trusted Platform Module at risk

[German]A newly discovered vulnerability makes it possible to steal ECDSA signature keys by timing attack from the supposedly secure memory area of TPM chips (Intel fTPM 2.0, STMicroelectronics ST33-TPM).

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