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Windows Server 2022 Security Baseline
[German]Microsoft has released the final version of the Security Baseline package for Windows Server 2022. The announcement can be found in this Techcommunity blog post. The blog post describes the new features in the baseline in the areas of Edge, … Continue reading
Windows 11 News (Sept. 2021)
[German]It's not even a month until Microsoft will release its Windows 11 to users on October 5, 2021 (Windows 11: Rollout is the starting October 5, 2021). The days have accumulated some news that I would like to briefly summarize … 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
Overview: TLS support in Windows
[German]A little question regarding transport encryption for data connections in the network or to the Internet. There are different versions of the transport encryption protocols and with time, for example, the support for TLS 1.0 etc. is dropped for security … Continue reading
Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Advanced 10.0 – Patch 2342
[German]Trend Micro has released patch 2342 for its Worry Free Business Security Advanced 10.0 for Windows 10, effective September 10, 2021. Here's some information about it. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (TM WFBS) protects small businesses, users, and assets from … 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 ...
Windows 11 Insider Build 22454 and ISO installation image (Sept. 2021)
[German]Microsoft has released Windows 11 build 22454 for Windows Insiders as a preview in the Dev Channel on September 9, 2021 – just under a month before the general release on October 5, 2021. Now this build is also available … Continue reading
Google Project Zero: 0-day vulnerability in Windows AppContainers disclosed
[German]Another brief addendum to a topic that has been on my stack for a few days already. James Forshaw from Google Project Zero disclosed a vulnerability in Windows AppContainers as early as mid-August 2021, which allows communication via the firewall … Continue reading
MSHTML vulnerability CVE-2021-40444 more critical than known
[German]A few days ago, Microsoft disclosed a security advisory for the CVE-2021-40444 vulnerability in the MSHTML component included in Windows. It said there was an attempt to exploit the vulnerability in the wild via crafted Office documents. But Office users … Continue reading
Attack via Office Documents on Microsoft MSHTML (ActiveX) RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444)
[German]Microsoft has issued a warning about the remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2021-40444 as of September 7, 2021. In campaigns, this vulnerability, which targets the MSHTML component of Internet Explorer, is exploited via compromised Office documents. Microsoft provides guidance on mitigating … Continue reading
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Turn off Defender in Windows with symbolic links
[German]Symbolic links allow to disable Defender as antivirus protection under Windows without disabling features like Tamper Protection. The approach simply lets Defender run into the woods during scanning, because the virus scanner is redirected to other folders. I came across … Continue reading