Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (March 12, 2024)

Windows[German]On March 12, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 23H2 to 21H2. Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 23H2 also received updates. Here are some details about these updates, which are intended to fix vulnerabilities and problems.
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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (March 12, 2024)

Windows[German]On March 12, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), various cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from the RTM version to the current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some details on the respective security updates for Windows 10. Continue reading

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Microsoft Windows Server Summit 2024

WindowsThere will be another Microsoft Windows Server Summit in 2024. This will take place from March 26-28, 2024, and over the three days there will be demos, technical sessions and Q&A sessions led by Microsoft engineers, guest experts from Intel® and the MVP community. Information about Windows Server 2025 is also expected to be provided. Details, including registration, can be found in the Techcommunity article Windows Server Summit 2024.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (March 12, 2024)

Update[German]On March 12, 2024, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – and for other products. The security updates eliminate 73 vulnerabilities (CVEs), two of which are 0-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited. Below is a compact overview of the updates that were released on Patchday.
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Microsoft Outlook RCE vulnerability CVE-2024-21378; patched in February 2024

[German]On February 13, 2024, the remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2024-21378 in Microsoft Outlook was also closed with the security updates. As of March 11, 2024, an in-depth analysis of the vulnerability has now been published, as I saw in a tweet yesterday.

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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 ...


EU data protection authority says: EU Commission violates GDPR with Microsoft 365

Stop - Pixabay[German]Monday, March 11, 2024, the European Data Protection Supervisors (EDPS) publicly stated in a report that the European Commission has violated its own (data protection) regulations when using Microsoft 365. The EDPB panel has instructed the EU Commission to stop transferring data from the use of Microsoft 365 to Microsoft and its subsidiaries in non-EU/EEA countries without an adequacy decision as of December 9, 2024.

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Critical vulnerability CVE-2024-21899 allows QNAP NAS access without authentication

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Owners of QNAP NAS drives are at risk from the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-21899. This allows access to devices without requiring authentication via username and password. The manufacturer has released security updates to its vulnerable operating systems to close the vulnerability.

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Critical vulnerabilities in VMware products (March 5, 2024)

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]A short addendum from last week. I recently reported on updates to VMware products. VMware has now classified certain vulnerabilities in its virtualization products as critical in a security advisory. It should therefore be patched quickly, if not already done. Addendum: I have just seen that around 1,800 VMware ESXi installations in Germany are potentially affected.

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Road map for new Outlook app; classic Outlook supported up to 2029

[German]Microsoft has presented last week a road map for the provision of the new Outlook app for commercial users. As soon as the new Outlook app is generally available, business users can opt out to remain with classic Outlook. This document also states that classic Outlook client for Windows will remain available for Windows until at least 2029.

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Exchange Online: Microsoft confirms outgoing emails are rejected as spam (March 2024)

Mail[German]Microsoft has a problem with its Exchange Online instances that can easily sideline its customers. The sender domains for emails are classified as spam and rejected. This means that companies can no longer send mail. After I discussed this several times here in the blog, a blog reader sent me confirmation from Microsoft.

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