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Monthly Archives: January 2022
Windows 10/11: Systems required 2-6 hours of update connectivity for successful updates
[German]Microsoft has just released information that affects Windows 10 and Windows 11, as well as their server counterparts. In order to successfully install updates on these machines, they apparently have to be accessible online via the Internet for a longer … Continue reading
Windows 10: Proof of Concept for vulnerability CVE-2022-21882
[German]In January 2022, Microsoft closed the CVE-2022-21882 (Win32k Privilege Escalation) vulnerability in Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 20H2 on Patchday. However, the patch was not installed everywhere because of the many collateral damages. Now a public proof of concept (PoC) … Continue reading
Sharepoint Migration Tool (SPMT 3.5.123.0) released
Microsoft has released Sharepoint Migration Tool (SPMT) 3.5.123.0 in January 2022 with new features to allows users to migrate SharePoint Server 2010.
Linux: Microsoft recommendation on enforcement mode against Active Directory takeover may cause issues
[German]Microsoft recommends installing the November 2021 security updates on Windows servers that operate as DCs as protection against a domain takeover caused by the vulnerabilities CVE-2021-42287 and CVE-2021-42278. And Micrsooft also recommends enabling so-called enforcement mode to protect against the … Continue reading
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 ...
Over 20,000 HPE Proliant servers with outdated iLO accessible via the Internet
[German]Advisory for administrators of HPE Proliant servers running outdated or unpatched HPEs Integrated Lights-out versions. The Internet Storm Center (SANS ISC) warned this week that more than 20,000 HPE Proliant servers were accessible via the Internet. Wouldn't be such a … Continue reading
QNAPs forced update after 3,600 DeadBolt ransomware infections (Jan. 2022)
[GermanGeman]QNAP users are currently victims of the DeadBolt ransomware – I didn't have it in the blog, but within a week there were probably over 3,600 victims. The NAS manufacturer is now resorting to drastic measures and is trying to … Continue reading
Microsoft Microsoft Security Update Revisions (Jan. 27, 2022)
[German]Microsoft released last night an an email about various revisions to its security advisories. It is about a Windows DCOM server vulnerability and Defender for IoT vulnerabilities. However, everything is only of an informal nature, Microsoft has only adjusted the … Continue reading
SANS ISC warns: Malicious ISO file embedded in HTML page (Jan 2022)
[German]The Internet Storm Center (SANS ISC) warns about some new attack scam that is attempted via phishing emails. The attackers are trying to distribute malicious content to users via an ISO file embedded in an HTML page. What was interesting … Continue reading
Edge 97.0.1072.76
[German]Microsoft has updated the Chromium Edge browser to version Edge 97.0.1072.76 [edit: typo in version amended] as of January 27, 2022 (thanks to the reader for pointing this out). This is a maintenance update. Microsoft lists the release notes for … Continue reading
Thunderbird 91.5.1
[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.5.1 on January 24, 2022. This is a maintenance update for the 91 development branch that makes fixes. Here is a brief overview..