Windows Server 2016: Where to get Express-Updates for download?

[German]Since May 2019, Microsoft has stopped distributing Delta updates to Windows 10 and its server counterparts. These updates has been replaced by express updates. The problem a blog reader pointed out: Microsoft Update Catalog doesn't offer express updates for direct download yet. And if you want to download express updates via WSUS, you should provide a lot of free space on your hard disk.

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Windows 10: Thunderbird from Microsoft Store

The e-mail client Thunderbird is available on various platforms, from Linux to macOS to Windows. The Open Source community has made Thunderbird available now for Windows 10 as an app from the Microsoft Store.

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Using Sysinternals Sysmon in Azure Sentinel

Azure Sentinel is a SIEM solution offered from Microsoft to see and stop threats before they cause harm. Olaf Hartong tested to use sysinternals tools Sysmon in Azure Sentinel.

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Operating-system-/Windows market share (May 2019)

[German]Since a few days the figures for the operating system and Windows market share are available. This blog post gives a short overview about this topic.

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Microsoft Windows 10 apps opens banner ads with fraudulent web pages

[German]Currently, there is an increase in the number of malicious banner ads that open fraudulent web pages in the standard browser when starting or using apps on Windows 10. Here are a few details what is know so far.

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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 ...


BlueKeep: Patch for pirated copies; SSL tunnel as a risk factor

[German]It seems that Microsoft offers also patches against BlueKeep vulnerability for pirated copies of Windows XP and Windows 7. And Talos has a blog post about defend of encrypted RDP attacks like BlueKeep.

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GandCrab ransomware: They say, they are retiring

[German]It seems as if the developers of the malware GandCrab are retiring and discontinuing the Ransomware. But the first figures have become known about the payments the victims are said to have made.

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Windows Notepad hack allows shell access

[German]Tavis Ormandy of Google's Zero project has found a bug in the Windows Notepad editor that gives him shell access. This can be used to attempt an attack on a Windows system. Here is some information about this vulnerability.

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Windows: Security updates for iCloud and iTunes (05/28/2019)

[German]Apple has recently released updated versions of its iCloud and iTunes applications for Windows. Those who use these clients to access Apple services should update as soon as possible.

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BlueKeep vulnerability: Microsoft warns about a wormable malware epedemia

[German]Microsoft warns of the danger that the critical Remote Desktop Services vulnerability CVE-2019-0708 will soon lead to a major malware outbreak on up to one million Windows computers.

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