Category Archives: Windows

BlackByte ransomware disables security solutions via Windows drivers

Posted on 2022-10-15 by guenni

[German]The developers of the BlackByte ransomware exploit a vulnerability in a legitimate Windows driver (from Micro-Star's MSI AfterBurner 4.6.2.15658) to bypass security solutions. Security researchers from Sophos recently pointed this out in a report. This technique is known as BYOVD … Continue reading →

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Lansweeper Windows 11 Readyness-Test: Almost 50% of systems still incompatible in October 2022

Posted on 2022-10-15 by guenni

[German]Vendor Lansweeper has presented an analysis of the market one year after the release of Windows 11. This analysis examined whether the existing hardware equipment of the devices is compatible with Windows 11. The result doesn't really surprise me, but … Continue reading →

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Microsoft back ports brute force protection of administrator accounts for Windows

Posted on 2022-10-13 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has back ported a group policy from Windows 11/Windows Server 2022, to protect local administrator accounts against brute-force attacks, to all supported Windows versions. This feature will be available with the Windows security updates released on October 11, 2022. … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 22H2: Windows Hello upgrade blocker will be lifted in mid-October 2022

Posted on 2022-10-13 by guenni

[German]If the upgrade to Windows 11 22H2 is not offered on actually compatible machines, the cause may be a problem with Windows Hello. Microsoft has confirmed this in its own October 10, 2022 status post. However, the problem can be … Continue reading →

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 receive 0patch micropatches in 2023 and 2024

Posted on 2022-10-13 by guenni

[German]Tip for people who are still running Windows 7 SP1 and/or Windows Server 2008 R2 and want to continue securing the system. ACROS Security will continue to support these systems in 2023 and 2024 with micropatches that close known vulnerabilities.

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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 ...

Chrome 106.0.5249.119

Posted on 2022-10-12 by guenni

[German]Google has released the Google Chrome 106.0.5249.119 update in the stable channel for Mac , Linux and Windows on October 11, 2022. It is a bug fix update that addresses vulnerabilities.

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2: Updates (October 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-12 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has also released security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for the Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 on Patchday. Here is an overview of these updates for Windows 7/8.1 and the corresponding Windows Server … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (October 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-12 by guenni

[German]On October 11 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are supposed to fix vulnerabilities … Continue reading →

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Windows October 2022 Patchday: Fix for Domain Join Hardening (CVE-2022-38042) prevents domain join

Posted on 2022-10-12 by guenni

[German]I'm posting a first warning about the October 2022 security updates for Windows here on the blog because a reader from the business environment pointed it out to me. The domain join hardening changes made with the updates to close … Continue reading →

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (October 11, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-12 by guenni

[German]On October 11, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some … Continue reading →

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