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Monthly Archives: October 2022
VMware vulnerability CVE-2022-22954 threatened by ransomware, end of support for ESXi 6.5 & 6.7
[German]Various VMware products contain the critical vulnerability CVE-2022-22954 , for which a security update was provided back in April 2022. I had addressed the vulnerability in the blog post Warning: critical vulnerabilities in VMware products (April 6, 2022).
Outlook stores IMAP password DAPI-encrypted in the registry
[German]Another little hint on Sunday. Microsoft's developers store the passwords for accessing IMAP accounts for Outlook in the registry. Is indeed DAPI-encrypted, but can be decrypted in the system with an API call. This approach is also used by tools … Continue reading
Install bug: Windows Server 2019 / 2022 does not save some administrator passwords
[German]Brief note to administrators who are deploying installations of Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022. A blog reader pointed out a bug to me that he noticed during setup. During installation, you can set a password for the administrator, … Continue reading
Issues with OneDrive for Business Sync Client caused by update KB5018410 (Oct. 22, 2022)
[German]Microsoft is currently reporting various issues with the OneDrive for Business Sync Client. These range from problems when logging off, to the synchronization of a Teams website that does not end, to the problem that the OneDrive for Business Sync … 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 ...
VirtualBox 7.0.2 released
[German]Oracle's developers had just released VirtualBox version 7.0.0 (VirtualBox 7.0.0 with Secure Boot and virtual TPM support), and now they have already pushed an update to version 7.0.2. This version is a maintenance update for bug fixes.
SSL/TLS connection issue fix: out-of-band update status and affected applications (Oct. 21, 2022)
[German]As of October 17, 2022, Microsoft has released several unscheduled updates for Windows. These updates fix a connection problem that can occur with SSL and TLS connections. Affected by this problem are probably all Windows client and server. Below I … Continue reading
Confirmed: Metro Group victim of cyber attack
[German]Since Monday, October 17, 2022, many Metro stores worldwide have been struggling with severe IT problems. I had already suspected a cyber attack on the Metro Group in a post and I had reports from Austria, from France as well … Continue reading
Microsoft confirms Outlook bug dropping error 603: Can't configure Exchange Online mailbox
[German]Microsoft has published a new support article that addresses an error in the Outlook desktop application. Users receive error 603 "Can't configure Exchange Online mailbox" during autodiscover while configuring a connection to an Exchange Online mailbox.
Firefox 106.0.1 released
[German]The frequency of Firefox updates is currently moving towards days again. After Firefox 106.0 was released on October 18 (see), the Mozilla developers have released versions 106.0.1 of the Firefox browser on October 20, 2022.
Cyber attack on Metro AG or just a IT break down? Austria, France, German (and more countries?) affected
[German]Gastronomy wholesaler Metro group is facing currently serious computer issues in it's stores – I guess world wide. First the question raised: Was there a cyber attack on the Metro Group in Austria? At least that's what the information I … Continue reading