Security update for Google Chrome 78

[German]Google's developers have released an update to version 78 of the Chrome browser's (build 78.0.3904.87) to address two critical vulnerabilities. One vulnerability is already exploited.

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Wi-Fi issues with Surface Pro 7/Surface Laptop 3 [Workaround]

[German]Users of the new Microsoft Surface Pro 7 and Surface Laptop 3 models complain about problems with the WLAN part. After waking up from its energy-saving state, the WLAN speed suddenly drops to 10%.

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Scratch-sensitive iPhone 11 display?

[German]Apple seems to have a problem and is silent. Since the market launch of the new iPhone 11, owners of this device have noticed that its display is probably extremely scratch-sensitive.

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Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2178

[German]Just a brief information; Trend Micro has removed the patch build 2178 for its Worry Free Business Security (TM WFBS) version 10.0 Service Pack 1 from it's website.

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Ransomware at US managed service provider in 2019

[German]Ransomware was on the raise in 2019. In the USA, there were some managed service provider victim of ransomware infections in 2019 – and their customers was also affected. Here is a brief reference to the cases compiled by security researchers.

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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 ...


Microsoft Q&A replaces Technet and MSDN

[German]Just a brief note: Microsoft has been struggling with the content hosted on its Technet and MSDN sites for some time now. Now Microsoft has launched a new offer (Q&A) to replace both Technet and MSDN.

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Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2178 reports Spyware

[German]A brief addendum to Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2178. It looks like this patch is causing some minor issues. Several readers reported, that suddenly a spyware infection is reported on the clients during the scan.

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Windows: Timeout with TLS connections [Workaround]

[German]Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and various Windows Server versions have timeouts in TLS connections after installing the latest October 2019 updates. Microsoft has confirmed these TLS timeouts in a support article.

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PowerToys v0.12 Beta released

[German]Microsoft has released another preview version 0.12 of the PowerToys for Windows 10 users. As a new feature the PowerRename Windows Shell Extension has been added.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19013 (20H1)

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19013 (from the development branch 20H1) for Windows Insider in the Fast Ring on October 29, 2019. Details about the fixes and new features (there are some emojis) can be found in the Windows Blog.

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