Apple: Ups, forgot to lock Intel ME on it’s notebooks

[German]It seems, that Apple has forgotten to lock the Intel Management Engine (Intel ME) against manipulation on some notebooks and left a maintenance mode open. This is the latest finding in Intel Management Engine research.

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Google+ is ‘sunsetting’

After Google had to admit a data leak  on its social network Google+ API,  Google+ is discontinued for private users in August 2019. Google+ will be continue only to run internal for Google employees.

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Trend Micro Business Endpoint: Windows 10 V1809 support

[German]A brief  information for administrators in a business environment who use Trend Micro Business Endpoint (TMBE) and also use systems with Windows 10. Even though the rollout is currently stopped, the question is whether TMBE will be compatible with Windows 10 October 2018 Update. There are extremely exciting developments here. Microsoft and Trend Micro ensures that there are no compatibility issues with the Trend Micro software before the rollout of the feature update. 

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Windows 10 Version V1703 reached EOL on 10/09/2018

Small reminder for administrators who are still using Windows 10 Version 1703 (Creators Update) in their company. Support for this Windows 10 build ends today, October 9, 2018 – the last time there will be updates.

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Windows 10 V1809: Printer-/Scanner driver via update

[German]Microsoft introduces Windows 10 Version 1809, another change in the supply of printer and scanner drivers. These drivers are distributed via Windows Update.

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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 ...


Skype enables complete machine takeover in Debian

[German]It's a very unpleasant story: Skype enables the complete takeover of the system by Microsoft under Debian. If a private key is known, the system could be manipulated or malware included. You should not install Skype or install it in an isolated container.

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Enigmail sends crypted e-mails in clear text

A fatal bug within the popular Thunderbird extension Enigmail can cause mails that shall be encrypted will be send in plain text. Anyone who relies on privacy and sends confidential or even secret information will risks that the mails can be read by third parties.

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Tor Browser 8.0.2

Sicherheit

Tor developers released version 8.0.2 of the browser on October 2, 2018. Firefox is updated to 60.2.1esr and two bugs (Backport fix for Mozilla bug) are fixed.

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Windows 10 V1809: Rollout stopped

Microsoft has stopped the rollout of Windows 10 October 2018 Update (V1809) this night. Microsoft confirmed stopped the rollout on Windows 10 KB4464619. Also Media Creation Tool and Media Feature Pack has been pulled.

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SCCM V1806: Hotfix for Update issues

Windows Update[German]Another information for administrators running a System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). In SCCM version 1806 there is the problem that updates are not pulled if the WSUS has no connection. Microsoft has released a hotfix for this.

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