Summer Sale: Cyber attack on #Steam server?

Posted on 2017-06-22 by guenni

[German]Has Valve and it's platform Steam a victim of a cyber attack? There are rumors, that Steam's server will be hit by a massive DDoS attack.

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Microsoft Security Update Releases – CVE revisions

Posted on 2017-06-22 by guenni

I just reported, that Microsoft has confirmed printing issues with Internet Explorer 11 after installing June 2017 updates (June 2017 security updates IE 11 printing issues confirmed). Now Microsoft has released a list of all revised CVEs.

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June 2017 security updates IE 11 printing issues confirmed

Posted on 2017-06-22 by guenni

[German]A couple of days ago I reported about printing issues within my blog post June 2017 Patches causing Internet Explorer 11 printing issues. These printing issues is caused by June 2017 security updates. Now Microsoft has confirmed those issues.

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Windows 10 Version 1709 comes with build-in EMET?

Posted on 2017-06-21 by guenni

It's probably a good news for Windows 10 users. Whilst current versions of Windows 10 doesn't provide EMET Anti Exploit features, it seems that Microsoft intends to add that to the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.

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Use Computer Names Aliases in place of DNS CNAME Records

Posted on 2017-06-21 by guenni

CNAME (Canonical Name) records can be used to alias one name to another (see). Also Computer Names Aliases may be used in Active Directory environments. In a blog post Brandon Wilson from Microsoft discusses, why use Computer Names Aliases in place of DNS CNAME Records and shows also, how to do that.

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Microsoft AMA Windows 10 security

Posted on 2017-06-20 by guenni

Last May Microsoft held an AMA about Windows as as service. At June 21, 2017 Microsoft held another Ask me anything (AMA) session about Windows 10 security.

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June 2017 Patches causing Internet Explorer 11 printing issues

Posted on 2017-06-19 by guenni

[German]Users installing June 13, 2017 security updates are facing printing issues in Internet Explorer 11. This has been reported for Windows 7 SP 1, Windows 8.1 and also Windows 10. And there is a statement from Microsoft (maybe wrong interpreted), that this bug won't be fixed.

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Surface Pro/Surface Laptop teardowns–not repairable

Posted on 2017-06-18 by guenni

The folks from iFixit has published teardowns of Microsoft's Surface Pro and Surface Laptop. The iFixit-Verdict: The Surface Laptop is not a laptop. It's a glue-filled monstrosity. Both notebooks are practically not repairable.

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Is Google facing a record E.U. Fine by End of August 2017?

Posted on 2017-06-18 by guenni

There is a rumor that European antitrust officials are preparing a record fine against Google. Margrethe Vestager, the European Union's competition chief, is reported 'in the final stages of ruling on the case'.

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Outlook issues after June 2017 security updates

Posted on 2017-06-17 by guenni

After Microsoft's June 13, 2017 security updates KB3203467 und KB3191898 users of Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 are observing several issues. Outlook can't open  RTF attachments after installing these security updates. Microsoft has now released a document addressing some of those issues. Further details may be read within my blog post Office/Outlook und Windows Patchday issues.

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