Trend Micro Business Endpoint: Windows 10 V1809 support

Posted on 2018-10-09 by guenni

[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

Posted on 2018-10-09 by guenni

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

Posted on 2018-10-08 by guenni

[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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Skype enables complete machine takeover in Debian

Posted on 2018-10-07 by guenni

[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

Posted on 2018-10-07 by guenni

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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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Tor Browser 8.0.2

Posted on 2018-10-06 by guenni

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

Posted on 2018-10-06 by guenni

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

Posted on 2018-10-06 by guenni

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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Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N Version 1809

Posted on 2018-10-06 by guenni

[German]Just a brief note: For Windows 10 users using a Windows 10 N variant, Microsoft has released the Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N version 1809. This is required for certain features in Windows 10. Addendum: The Media Feature Pack for V1809 has been re-released on Nov. 13, 2018.

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Office 2019 general availability (October 2, 2018)

Posted on 2018-10-05 by guenni

[German]On October 2, 2018, Microsoft released its On Premise solution Microsoft Office 2019. The packages are available in online shops, and I have also seen a variant in my MSDN account. Here is an overview, what to know about Microsoft Office 2019.

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