Microsoft Office Updates (May 2, 2023)

Posted on 2023-05-03 by guenni

[German]As of May 2, 2023 (first Tuesday of the month), Microsoft has released non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. This is the first time such updates have been offered since January 2023 (there were no Office updates in February, March and April). There were no updates for Office 2016, Office 2013 went out of support in April 2023, but will probably receive patches for the last time. Here is a brief overview of the updates.

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Outlook and Teams to open links soon in Edge by default

Posted on 2023-05-03 by guenni

Edge[German]Microsoft's bullying of users is going into the next round. Redmond wants to open web links in the Outlook for Windows app and in Microsoft Teams in the Edge browser by default. And this is to be independent of the user defaults that are set in the Windows settings for the default browser. What was already the case with Microsoft 365 Personal or a Family subscription is now said to be coming to Microsoft 365 enterprise customers.

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Windows hardening: Guidances and key dates 2023

Posted on 2023-05-02 by guenni

Windows[English]Small reminder for administrators in the Windows environment. In 2023, Microsoft will continue to implement various hardening measures for Windows systems (DCOM authentication, Kerberos, Netjoin/Domain Join, etc.). These hardening measures will be rolled out in stages through monthly updates. Even though there was another postponement of a hardening measure recently, there are a few dates coming up in the next few months for Windows administrators to keep in mind.

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iOS 16.4.1(a): Rapid Security Responses Updates

Posted on 2023-05-02 by guenni

[German]Apple has released an unscheduled security update (Rapid Security Response Update) for iOS to version 16.4.1 (a) on May 1, 2023. However, there are reports that there are problems with this special update on iPhones.

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Invalid URLs in wsusscn2.cab (KB5023706, KB5025239) after UUP conversion

Posted on 2023-05-02 by guenni

Windows[English]At the end of March 2023, Windows 11 switched to UUP. This seems to have led to collateral damage, as a blog reader told me this week. As a result, the offline package wsusscn2.cab is shipped with invalid URLs, which then causes problems. Here is a brief overview of what is currently known.

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

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Microsoft Edge: Can optional features be removed soon?

Posted on 2023-05-01 by guenni

Edge[German]Has the Edge browser already become too complex for users? According to reports, Microsoft's developers are testing a way in the Canary builds for the user to remove non-essential features of the browser. Then things like sidebar, split view, etc. could simply be deselected.

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Google Authenticator: Backup of passcodes in Google Account; but end-to-end encryption is yet to come …

Posted on 2023-05-01 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]It's a lesson in how things shouldn't really work. The Google Authenticator app enables two-factor authentication for online accounts. In order to be able to use a replacement device with the app if the phone is lost, Google has implemented the option of saving the required passcodes in the Google account in its Authenticator app. What sounds like enthusiasm unfortunately currently has a stumbling block, because the transfer of the relevant passcode to the Google account is done without end-to-end encryption. After criticism from security experts, Google at least wants to upgrade the end-to-end encryption.

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Microsoft 365 Apps are getting a unified cloud.microsoft domain

Posted on 2023-05-01 by guenni

[German]Brief information for administrators of Microsoft solutions in companies. Microsoft wants to standardize the domain names previously used to access cloud functions, such as outlook.com, live.com, microsoft365.com, office.com, onenote.com, etc., in the future and make them accessible via sub-domains under the domain cloud.microsoft. This should also make it easier for users to access the URLs in question.

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Windows 11: Defender LSA bug fixed by "removing settings", and more Defender/FASR issues …

Posted on 2023-04-30 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft's unconventional solution for the so-called LSA bug caused by a Defender update in Windows 11. Users got to see the message "Local Security Authority protection is disabled …", but could no longer enable this feature. After several "repair" attempts, Microsoft has now announced a "fix" for Windows 11: They removed the option from the Windows 11 settings. In addition, new kernel protection features (e.g. FASR) have been introduced, but they cause issues. There are several requirements to be met to enable the new features. I'll summarize the information in a collective article.

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SolarWinds hack in 2020: US Department of Justice knew 6 months in advance

Posted on 2023-04-29 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Does anyone remember the supply chain attack on SolarWinds' Orion software in 2020? That sent shockwaves through the IT landscape as masses of IT systems were hacked. Now it comes out that the US Department of Justice noticed the incident in its own networks six months before the whole thing became public, but failed to recognize the explosive nature of it. Even bigwigs like Microsoft, Mandiant and SW, who were called in, looked at the incident at SolarWinds without immediately realizing its explosive nature. This allowed the attackers to inspect the compromised systems for months.

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