[German]As of March 1, 2018 Microsoft released several updates for Windows (KB4091290, KB4090007) and for Windows Defender. This includes the correction update for the accidental preview update KB4075211 (SCARD_E_NO_SERVICE-Bug) and the microcode update for Spectre 2.
[German]In February 2018 Microsoft released a series of updates for Windows, Office,. NET Framework etc. Some users have encountered issues with these updates. Below I'll summarize the update issues.
[German]Microsoft has released new updates for its Office 365 modules in the Channel Release on February 26, 2018. These fix various problems in the individual Office modules. In addition, update KB4018314 for Outlook 2010 was rolled out to solve a problem under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
At the end of February, Microsoft released a firmware update for the Surface Laptop. This website tells us that the Firmware-Update SurfaceLaptop_Win10_15063_1802008_1. msi is a Surface System Aggregator Firmware (v135.2114.3.0) which is supposed to improve battery reliability.
[German]Oracle released VirtualBox Version 5.2.8 on January 27, 2018. This is a maintenance update.
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Microsoft has released an updated on Windows driver security (also available as a PDF document). The Guide is created by Microsoft's Don Marshall. The guide offers advice to secure Windows drivers against basic attacks and preventable flaws. (via)
[German]A brief note: Microsoft has updated its Windows Update troubleshooter and its website 'Fix Windows Update issues' on February 26, 2018. Here are a few details.
[German]Another addendum for people who use HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2,3,4 (iLO2, iLO3, iLO4) and HPE Superdome Flex RMC from HP Enterprise. There is a potential vulnerability in these products.
[German]Just a short information: Kaspersky Secure Mail Gateway had several vulnerabilities, which were closed at the beginning of the month with an update.
Developers of the LineageOS community have announced the availability of LineageOS 15.1 (based on Android 8.1, Oreo) for several devices. But there are not only a new LineageOS version, also new rules for supported devices has been defined.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
