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Crown Equipment Corporation victim of a Ransomware attack
[German]It seems that what I suspected a week ago has been confirmed: the forklift manufacturer Crown Equipment Corporation has suffered a cyber attack. Ransomware has shut down their production and administration worldwide. In the USA, employees are up in arms … Continue reading
Microsoft requires MFA for all Azure users; it begins in July 2024
[German]Brief information that should have been known since mid-May 2024. Microsoft wants to improve the security of Azure user accounts. Redmond is therefore making multifactor authentication (MFA) mandatory for all Azure user accounts. Implementation is set to begin in July … Continue reading
Microsoft will better secure private Outlook mail accounts
[German]A few days ago, Microsoft made an announcement that it wants to better secure "Outlook for private users" in future. The mention of Outlook is a bit of a misnomer. The aim is to improve the security of online e-mail … Continue reading
Microsoft engages in damage limitation at congressional hearing (13.6.2024): Safety takes priority over AI
[German]Microsoft has had little to laugh about when it comes to security in recent months. The security disasters and the lack of a security culture have fallen on Redmond's shoulders in the form of veritable security incidents. In a hearing … Continue reading
Outlook RCE vulnerability CVE-2024-30103 fixed in June 2024
[German]With the security updates of June 11, 2024, Microsoft has also closed a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook. The vulnerability CVE-2024-30103 allows remote code execution when opening an email. Patching is strongly recommended.
Posted in Office, Security, Update
Tagged Outlook, Patchday 6.2024, Security, Update
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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 ...
Whistleblower: Microsoft ignored warnings about AD bug; was exploited in 2020 SolarWinds hack
[German]We all know that security has been a priority at Microsoft for years – no kidding. And every Windows is the best and most secure Windows ever. Whistleblower and ex-employee Andrew Harris says Microsoft ignored his warnings about an Active … Continue reading
Crown Equipment victim of a cyber attack? – sites and production down
[German]According to my information, the forklift manufacturer, Crown Equipment Corporation, has been the (possibile) victim of a cyber attack. The websites are no longer accessible – and employees are being sent home. Production plants has been shut down since Monday, … Continue reading
Windows June 2024 updates: LSass bug fixed; AuthLite on domain controllers broken and more
[German]On June 11, 2024, Microsoft released its security updates for this month. The updates fix the LSass bug (memory leak), update Curl.exe and bring some other changes. But I have received an initial report of installation problems. And under Windows … Continue reading
Microsoft Office Updates (June 11, 2024)
[German]On June 11, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2016, as well as the C2R variants (Office 2016-2021 and 365) and other products. Below you will find an overview of … Continue reading
Windows Server 2012 / R2 und Windows 7 (June 11, 2024)
[German]Various security updates for Windows Server 2012/R2 (1st ESU year) were published on June 11, 2024. Support for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 expired in January 2024. However, updates for Windows Embedded Standard 7 can be downloaded … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Update, Windows
Tagged Patchday 6.2024, Security, Update, Windows Server 2012 (R2)
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