[German]After Microsoft released its Windows Update for July 9, 2019, the system file checker (sfc) command to repair broken files under Windows finds some damaged files, but can't fix them. Now Microsoft has confirmed this issue.
Google has released Chrome 75.0.3770.142 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses a vulnerability that an attacker can exploit to take control of an affected system.
Microsoft has released the update KB4508451 in Slow Ring for the Insider Preview of Windows 10 19H2. The update raises the build of the Insider Preview to 18362.10005. A list of fixes can be found at Windows blog and at MSPU. Adden dum: As of 07/17/2019 Microsoft has re-released the cumulative update KB4508451 in the Slow Ring, which raises the build to the version number 18362.10006.
[German]Check Point security researchers have recently discovered a new variant of mobile malware called Agent Smith that infects Android apps through security vulnerabilities. Currently, about 25 million devices have been infected in silence.
Microsoft has released a firmware update for the Surface Go for July 2019. The firmware update improves Bluetooth connectivity and can be found by searching in Windows Update. (via)
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[German]The Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in the German state Hesse, declaring that Windows 10 and Office 365 is not compliant with the GDPR for use in schools.
[German]A brief Note – we just have had July 14, 2019, which means exactly 6 months until January 14, 2020. This is the last day of updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 / R2. These operating system are reaching its end of life in January 2020. What to do?
Today a Sunday security snippet. It's about Active Directory and its administration, including the question of how someone who used to be an admin can leave behind a kind of 'backdoor', through which he could later make himself an administrator again.
[German]Microsoft has updated its Status Summary page for the Windows 10 May 2019 Update. In addition to three removed upgrade blockers, two new known issues have been confirmed – one, the Surface Book 2 dGPU issue is an upgrade blocker. However, regular blog readers may know these issues – and in contrast to Microsoft – there is a workaround for the black windows on remote desktop sessions, which is documented within the blog here.
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