Category Archives: Security

Windows 10/11: Microsoft has published a fix for OOBE Bitlocker Bug

Posted on 2023-04-23 by guenni

[German]Microsoft does promote Bitlocker for encrypting drives under Windows. But there are always bugs that prevent encryption or allow third parties unauthorized access to encrypted drives. A Microsoft supporter has now revealed a case where Bitlocker is not enabled in … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence now with hash and URL search

Posted on 2023-04-23 by guenni

[German]Small addendum: Microsoft expanded its Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence (Defender TI) this week. Defender TI now includes functions that allow logged-in users to check file hash values. It also adds support for a URL search. This should allow security managers … Continue reading →

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Nearly two-thirds of XIoT vulnerabilities remotely exploitable

Posted on 2023-04-23 by guenni

[German]From a security perspective, I think we're in for a disaster – I've had Claroty's State of XIoT Security Report: 2H 2022 for a few days now. It does show the positive impact of increased vulnerability research and increased vendor … Continue reading →

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Trend Micro Endpoint UMH component collides with Windows April 2023 updates

Posted on 2023-04-20 by guenni

[German]As of April 11, 2023, Microsoft has released a slew of security updates for the still-supported versions of Windows, some of which address critical vulnerabilities. Administrators and users running Trend Micro Endpoint on Windows need to be wary of the … Continue reading →

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Edge 112.0.1722.54

Posted on 2023-04-20 by guenni

Microsoft updated the Edge browser to version 112.0.1722.54 (security and bug fixes) on April 19, 2023 in the Stable Channel. Readers have alerted me to the browser's new update. According to the release notes, the Chrome vulnerability CVE-2023-2136 is closed.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Windows 11: Defender update KB5007651 brings FASR, fixes LAS bug, but still causes issues

Posted on 2023-04-20 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released Defender Update KB5007651 for its anti-malware platform, version 1.0.2303.27001 for Windows 11, effective April 18, 2023. The update is intended to fix a Local Security Authority (LSA) bug in Windows 11 and brings "hardware-assisted protection" in the … Continue reading →

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Exchange Online: Client Access Rules (CARs) supported until Sept. 2024

Posted on 2023-04-19 by guenni

[German]A short note for administrators who are responsible for Exchange Online in companies and have used Client Access Rules (CARs) so far. Actually, the support for CARs should expire – but Microsoft announced a few days ago an extension of … Continue reading →

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Special Defender update for Windows installation media (April 2023)

Posted on 2023-04-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has recently released a specially customized version of Defender for Windows installation media. The package is available in Windows Imaging Format (WIM) and Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) and includes new definitions that support Windows 11, all editions of Windows … Continue reading →

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QueueJumper: Patch critical RCE vulnerability in MSMQ service

Posted on 2023-04-17 by guenni

[German]A remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2023-21554 exists in the Microsoft Message Queuing service (MSMQ), which has been rated critical with a CVEv3 score of 9.8. Microsoft has released security updates for Windows clients and servers on April 11, 2023, that … Continue reading →

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Affinity forums hacked (April 6, 2023)

Posted on 2023-04-16 by guenni

[German]Unpleasant information for users of Affinity forums. The operator informs its users that there was a cyber attack on April 6, 2023. It seems that the account of an administrator was compromised, so that the attacker(s) could gain access to … Continue reading →

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