[German]It's the beginning of February 2025 and Statcounter's figures on operating system distribution on the desktop are available for January 2025. So what about the figures for Microsoft Windows distribution on the desktop? Windows 10 will no longer be supported in October 2025, so for many users, Windows 11 is the only option.
[German]A quick reminder for administrators of Windows systems who use WSUS for update distribution. This option for synchronizing driver updates via WSUS will be discontinued by Microsoft in April 2025. In future, Microsoft intends to synchronize drivers for Windows via a cloud service.
[German]I see dark clouds looming for data transfer from European organizations to the US cloud? Donald Trump's presidential order also puts the axe to the EU Commission's adequacy decision, which is the basis for the use of the US cloud in Europe. The possibility of the European Court (ECJ )overturning the agreement has risen sharply.
[German]Microsoft Exchange 2019 administrators have been asking themselves when CU 15, which has been overdue since 2024, will finally be released. Microsoft has now commented on this in a tech community article and also announced further innovations. Exchange 2019 and CU 15 are already prepared for Windows Server 2025.
[German]The US cyber security authority CISA warns of a backdoor in the Contec CMS8000 patient monitor system from a Chinese manufacturer. A backdoor has been discovered in various firmware versions that enables data transmission and remote access. The devices should be isolated from the Internet or taken out of service immediately.
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[German]A security vulnerability classified as high has become known in the TeamViewer client. In a security advisory dated January 28, 2025, the manufacturer warns of the vulnerability CVE-2025-0065 in its client and recommends updating to version 15.62.
[German]Since September 2021, Microsoft has provided the Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service (EEMS) for Exchange Server to improve Exchange protection. However, this service only works on systems that are up to date. Microsoft explicitly pointed this out at the end of last week.
[German]Reolink offers surveillance cameras for various tasks. The Reolink app for Android is available to access the camera. However, the latest app versions come with three Chinese trackers, which were quietly integrated in October 2024.
[German]Anyone from the readership involved in Citrix's Technology Professional Program? There must have been the "Night of the Long Knives" at the weekend, the program mentioned is to be completely discontinued at the end of the week. The community will be informed about this. This is a blow for hardcore Citrix fans who were able to "earn" an award for special community achievements through the Technology Professional Program.
[German]With a slight delay, Microsoft also released the optional cumulative (preview) update for Windows 11 23H2 (KB5050092) on January 29, 2025. This update contains corrections that can be tested and will then be rolled out generally as fixes in the following month. Mention should be made of the correction of the audio problems that became known a few days ago.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
