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Patch Microsoft Azure vulnerabilities OMIGOD in Linux VMs
[German]Those responsible for Linux VMs under Microsoft Azure need to react immediately. Management agents have been silently installed, that have RCE and LPE vulnerabilities. The vulnerability, called OMIGOD, must be patched manually because there is no Azure update mechanism.
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Tagged Azure, Linux, Patchday 9.2021, Security, Update
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Ransomware in the cloud: Detecting attacks
[German]According to Yahoo! Finance, around 65,000 ransomware attacks are expected this year in the US alone. It doesn't seem to matter what region, country or industry it happens in. Security vendor Vectra provided me with some thoughts on how to … Continue reading
Why you may not be able to decommission on-premises Exchange even with cloud solutions
[German]If I understand correctly, many companies are moving towards the cloud. The hope is that once the on-premises Exchange functions are moved to the cloud in Exchange Online, the on-premises solutions will be gone. The other day I came across … Continue reading
eBook: Azure defenses for ransomware attacks
[German]Microsoft has published an eBook that provides key native Azure capabilities and defenses for ransomware attacks, as well as guidance on how to proactively use these capabilities to protect your assets in the Azure cloud. This eBook can be obtained … Continue reading
Next Azure container vulnerability allowed data theft
[German]Microsoft issued a warning to its Azure customers about a security vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to access data. The punchline: It involved containers whose code had a known vulnerability that had not been patched. Microsoft has now updated … 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 ...
Microsoft Azure: API changes kills applications and PowerShell scripts
[German]Microsoft wants to make changes to the Azure API. This will impact applications and PowerShell scripts that rely on this API. The date for the API change is July 1, 2022, might want to keep that in mind if you … Continue reading
Azure App Service: Java 7 support ends July 29, 2022
[English]I don't know if there are people reading this who are responsible for Java support in applications. But in less than a year, support for Java 7 in Microsoft Azure will end. Community support for Java 7 currently ends on … Continue reading
Azure: Thousands of customers threatened by ChaosDB vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB
[German]Heavy blow for users of the Microsoft Azure cloud if a Cosmos DB is involved (the DB stands for Data Breach, just no one has noticed yet). There was a severe vulnerability (now closed) that allowed attackers to take over … Continue reading
Azure AD Connect 2.0.10.0 released as Hotfix
[German]Brief note to administrators who are also responsible for Microsoft Azure. Microsoft has released Azure AD Connect 2.0.10.0. This is intended as a hotfix to work around issues that occur when renaming a domain.