[German]Microsoft has shipped some firmware updates to its Surface Studio and also to its Surface Pro (LTE version). The updates are aimed to improve stability and fixes bugs.
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Security: TPM vulnerable; and dump mode for Intel ME
[German]Currently, two security issues are on the agenda. Meanwhile, an approach is known to get full access to the Intel Management Engine (Intel ME). And two attack methods on TPM chips from computers have become known.
Intel graphics driver update for Windows 10
Intel has updated its graphics driver for Windows 10 to version 24.20.100.6286. This update brings some bug fixes, including a fix for YouTube video playback issues.
New Microsoft Office vulnerabilities?
[German]It seems that all versions of Microsoft Office contains vulnerabilities caused by embedded objects that can be used to execute (remote) code on a local machine. Here is an overview of the topic – as information for admins in business/corporate environment.
Updates KB4343205 and KB4343900 blocks Single sign-on
[German]Just a brief addendum to the August 14, 2018 patchday: Updates KB4343205 and KB4343900 blocks Single sign-on (SSO) and causes trouble even with terminal servers.
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 ...
Nonsense Project: Windows 95 as an App
[German]Another short topic that has already been circulated and cheered on in blogs last week. It is now possible to run Windows 95 as an app on other operating systems such as Linux, macOS and Windows. I took a quick look at the project to see if it was worth of.
Will Microsoft pull July/August 2018 Microcode updates?
[German]Does Microsoft withdraw or replace Intel Microcode updates for Windows released in July/August 2018? Here are a few things I've compiled with the request for feedback, maybe there is an explanation.
Windows 0-day ALPC vulnerability in task scheduler
[German]Windows has an unpatched zero-day local privilege escalation vulnerability, which allows unprivileged users to extend rights to the SYSTEM level. Here is some information about the facts. Addendum: There seems to be a workaround to mitigate the vulnerability. And there is a first 0patch test candidate.
Fix for .Net Framework Update KB4340558 error 0x80092004
There is obviously a fix for the install error 0x80092004 caused from .Net Framework update KB4340558. Here are a few details about the status of that topic.
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SMBv1 FAQ and Windows networks
[German]For security reasons, Microsoft would like to retire the SMBv1 network protocol in Windows and recommends not to use it. In this article I have collected some information on this topic.