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Tag Archives: Windows
Fail: Samsung Magician, Windows and old SSDs …
[German]Hot topic – Samsung SSDs and the tool provided by the manufacturer Samsung Magician. As it looks, users are running into the problem that older SSDs are no longer supported by the Samsung Magician.
CISA warns admins: Patch the SIGRed Windows DNS Server vulnerability
[German]The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging all US authorities to patch the wormable SIGRed vulnerability in Windows DNS Server within 24 hours.
Microsoft Security Update Summary (July 14, 2020)
[German]On 14 July 2020, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, Internet Explorer, etc. Here you will find a compact overview of these updates.
Stop: Arbitrary blocking of Microsoft Accounts
[German]Avoid using Microsoft accounts, if you are in need of your data – that is the message of this article. We have some cases, where Microsoft is arbitrary blocking Microsoft Accounts – the associated digital content and services have disappeared. … Continue reading
Sandboxie Build 0.3/5.42 released
[German]A few days ago David Xantos brought his Sandboxie-Fork to build 0.3/5.42. David informed me about this fact and some changes by mail. Thus security gaps in the original sandbox mechanism are fixed by the update..
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 ...
Operating System / Windows / Browser Share (June 2020)
[German]After the June 2020 is over, I would like to take a look at the current figures of desktop operating system distribution as of the end of June 2020. Furthermore, there is a look at the browser shares on the … Continue reading
German BSI warns of several critical Windows vulnerabilities
[German]There are a number of critical vulnerabilities in Windows 8.1 through Windows 10 and the corresponding server versions for which updates are available since June 9, 2020. German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has now issued a security advisory … Continue reading
Survey: How satisfied are you with the Office/Windows updates?
[German]The updates that Microsoft releases for Office and Windows are felt to be getting worse every week. But what is the real situation of the users? Are reports about update problems a fantasy of the press? Are your satisfied with … Continue reading
nVidia patches vulnerabilities in Linux/Windows drivers
[German] nVidia has just updated its Linux/Windows drivers. The reason was, that there were twelfe serious vulnerabilities in old version of nVidia kernel mode drivers.
Windows: Brother printers won’t work after update (6.2020)
[German]Since June 2020, many users of Brother multifunction printers (MFC, HL etc.) suddenly have the problem that they do not print. This is caused by the Windows security updates of June 9, 2020, and Microsoft has provided correction updates that … Continue reading