Office 365: Zero-Font bypassing weakens email security

[German]Cyber criminals are currently using a well-known zero-font bypassing technology to trick Office 365's Microsoft security filters on emails and smuggle spam onto systems.

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Android-x86 8.1 RC1 released

[German]Android x86 is designed to run on Intel CPUs Android x86 is (Windows PCs) and is maintained by the Android x86 project. On June 18, 2018 the Android x86 project announced the release candidate 1 of Android x86 8.1.

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Microsoft Exchange Server security update (June 19, 2018)

[German]Microsoft has published a security alert on June 19, 2018. Security Advisory ADV180010 addresses a security updates for the Microsoft Exchange Server. Here are a few details.

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June 2018 Patchday: KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED

Windows Update[German]Has a KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED Blue Screen recently appeared on your Windows systems? Could have something to do with the June 2018 patchday and the Spectre NG update.

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Hotfix for Excel 2013/2016 Chart dll crash bug

[German]Users of Excel 2013 and Excel 2016 have been suffering since April 2018 patchday from a bug that crashed the program when accessing charts . But there are hotfixes to fix the problem.

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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 ...


Windows 10: Update Facilitation Service (KB4056254)

[German]Microsoft provides another new Update Facilitation Service for Windows 10 Home and Pro. Here's some information on this obscure update, that Microsoft provides for Windows 10 versions that are 'out of support' since months.

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WSUS synchronized 45 updates (06/16/2018)

Windows UpdateA brief information for administrators. Blog reader Markus K. informed me that 45 updates for Windows, Office etc. were re-synchronized in WSUS on Saturday, June 16, 2018..

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Update your INTEL-SA-00086 Detection Tool

[German]If you are using the INTEL-SA-00086 Detection Tool to analyze the computer for vulnerabilities, you should update the tool. Older versions do not recognize certain vulnerabilities.

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Windows Server 2008 SP2 gets rollup updates

[German]A short information for administrators: Microsoft has plans to switch Windows Server 2008 SP2 to monthly rollup updates. All of this is to take place from September 2018. 

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Windows 10 V1803: Install issues with update KB4284835

Windows Update[German]It seems that some users worldwide are running into install issues with cumulative update KB4284835 for Windows 10 V1803. Here is an overview of what I have found so far.

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