End of life for Groove Music on Android and iOS

Users of an Android or iOS device who are using the Groove Music apps need to look for an alternative. Microsoft has withdrawn the app from Google and Apple store and will retire Groove Music on December 1st 2018.

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Alert: Update your Huawei CH-, RH- and XH servers

If you are responsible for the administration of Huawei CH, RH and XH servers, you should react urgently. The vendor Huawei has released critical security updates for some of these server models.

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Firmware-Update for Surface 3 (May 30th 2018)

[German]It was a big surprise and I could not believe it, but Microsoft has released a firmware update for Surface 3 end of May 2018. It also contains a mitigation against the Spectre v2 CPU vulnerability.

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75 % of open Redis servers are infected with malware

[German]Disturbing discovery: The vast majority of Redis servers that are left open on the Internet without an authentication are most likely hosting malware. This was the conclusion reached by experts at security provider Imperva after operating Redis-based honeypot servers in recent months.

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Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 DNS service had a 17 minutes outage

[German]Small water level report for the start into June. Cloudflare`s DNS services has been unreachable on May 31th 2018, due to a software glitch. Here are a few details I know so far.

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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 Server 2016: Slow updates

[German]Administrators of Windows Server 2016 systems may be used to trouble. If you are wondering about the extremely slow update installation on your machines: You are not alone.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17682

Microsoft has released the Insider Preview Build 17682 of Windows 10 for the PC at the end of this month, on May 31, 2018. This is distributed to all insiders in the Fast Ring.

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VLC Player 3.0.3 released

SicherheitA few weeks ago the VLC Player 3.0.0 was released. Now the developers of the VideoLan project have already released version 3.0.3 of the VLC Player with bugfixes and improvements.

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AdDuplex: Windows 10 April Update rollout reaches 50%

It was a big surprise for me. AdDuplex has released its latest Windows 10 distribution figures. Windows 10 April Update scores with good values, the rollout runs much faster than expected.

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Using Windows 10 S mode

Another short information for Windows 10 users, but I have no idea how relevant it is for you. The question is how to install and use Windows 10 S. Microsoft provided a document with additional explanations.

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