Vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3)

[German]Does anyone of you use the Integrated Lights-out for HP client servers management software? Integrated Lights-out3 (iLO 3) has a security vulnerability allowing DDoS attacks.

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Windows 10 Version 1803 announced in April 2018

[German]Microsoft indirectly confirmed (probably last month) that the new build of Windows 10, which is being developed under the code name Redstone 4, will be released in April 2018 as version 1803.

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Cisco Security Alert – Updates for 22 vulnerabilities available

[German]Cisco has released 22 Security Advisories about vulnerabilities in several of its products. A couple of these vulnerabilities are classified as critical, others as high.

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Software updates: VLC, 7-Zip, LibreOffice

Windows UpdateA short overview: The developers of 7-Zip, LibreOffice and VLC have released updates of their programs. Here is a short overview.

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Intel Spectre/Meltdown Microcode Updates (March 11, 2018)

Windows Update[German]Intel began rolling out microcode updates  against meltdown and spectre attacks on its Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge family of processors a few days ago to OEMs. Here is an overview of the microcode updates that are now available.

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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 ...


Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack reaches EOL in April 2018

[German]Today a brief information: Microsoft retires its Office Compatibility Pack, due it reaches the End of Life in April 2018, and will then disappear from the Microsoft servers. Here is some information about the topic.

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Windows 10 V1709: Hotfix KB4094047 for Mixed Reality bug

[German]Microsoft  released a hotfix for Windows 10 version 1709. This hotfix shall cure a bug in Mixed Reality, affected system after the March 2018 update KB4090913 has been installed. Thanks to Stefan Kanthak for the tip.

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Windows 10: Update KB4023057 re-released

[German]Microsoft Microsoft seems to have re-released old update KB4023057 for Windows 10 (for versions 1507 to 1703) and/or released it with a new description.

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Windows 10: Microsoft forces feature upgrades again

[German]Microsoft has apparently started to force users of older Windows 10 builds to upgrade to the current Windows 10 builds. Settings for deferred updates are ignored in business versions of Windows 10. Here's an overview about what I found out up to now.

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Windows 10 V1703: Update KB4092077

[German]Microsoft released another cumulative update KB4092077 for Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) on March 8, 2018. Here are some information about the update.

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