Outage EX534197 with Exchange Online (March 28/29, 2023)

Posted on 2023-03-30 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]Microsoft's cloud service Exchange Online seems to have been disrupted the day before yesterday and yesterday (March 28/29, 2023). The disruption began as early as March 28, 2023, at around 2:00 p.m., when users were unable to log in. Microsoft has confirmed this and writes that there is probably also a service disruption, so that emails on Exchange Online are quarantined. Blog-Oser Andreas P. informed me by mail and sent me the MS status information (thanks for that). Here's a quick overview of what's going on.

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3CX desktop app (probably) infected in a supply chain attack (March 29, 2023)

Posted on 2023-03-30 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Warning to customers of phone system provider 3CX. Its 3CX Desktop app has probably been infected with malware via a supply chain attack. At least, that's what various reports from security companies as well as posts on reddit.com suggest. Here's an overview of what I've found out so far after a quick reader tip (thanks for that).

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Windows 12? New plans for a Core OS

Posted on 2023-03-30 by guenni

Windows[German]Will a new Windows be released in 2024? There is an unconfirmed information that such a Windows is being formed in Microsoft's developer labs as a successor to "Windows Core OS". It is supposed to be a major upgrade for the platform, and on the one hand offer improved security as well as faster updates. In addition, this operating system is to be enriched with AI functions. The night I also still read in a report that this "new" Windows should finally be a competitor to Google's Chrome OS.

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WordPress 6.2 released

Posted on 2023-03-30 by guenni

<img style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.borncity.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wp_thumb.jpg" width="64" align="left" height="64">WordPress developers have released version 6.2 of the software on March 29, 2023. It is the first major version released in 2023. WordPress 6.2 <a href="https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-2/" target="_blank">includes</a> more than 292 improvements and 394 bug fixes.&nbsp;

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Windows 11 21H2: Preview-Update KB5023774 (28.3.2023)

Posted on 2023-03-29 by guenni

Windows[GermanMicrosoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5023774 for Windows 11 version 21H2 on March 28, 2023. There are a number of new features and especially a long list of bug fixes. Below I give an overview regarding these updates for Windows 11.
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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Windows 11 22H2: Preview Update KB5023778 (March 28, 2023)

Posted on 2023-03-29 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB023778 for Windows 11 version 22H2 on March 28, 2023. The update distributes a number of new features and, most importantly, a long list of bug fixes. Below I give an overview regarding these updates for Windows 11.

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Microsoft Surface Hub 2S with Teams Rooms on Windows announced

Posted on 2023-03-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has just announced that the Surface Hub 2S will become a member of the Microsoft Teams Rooms family and will probably be launched at the end of 2023. The device, which is intended for collaboration in companies during meetings with its large 50-inch screen, will then be delivered together with "Teams Rooms". Existing Surface Hub 2S devices will later be given the option to update to Teams Rooms.

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Exchange Online blocks mail from on-premises Exchange servers with vulnerabilities

Posted on 2023-03-28 by guenni

[English]Microsoft has just unveiled a new security policy for Exchange Online that can block the acceptance of email from insecure on-premises Exchange servers (in hybrid environments). The administrators in question will receive a notification that the on-premises Exchange server is vulnerable. If there is no response within 90 days, Exchange Online refuses to accept further e-mails. In the future, this will primarily eliminate systems with on-premises Exchange Server 2007, 2010 and, from April 2023, 2013 that have fallen out of support.

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Microsoft Guidelines for investigating attacks using CVE-2023-23397

Posted on 2023-03-28 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is not getting any rest because of the critical Outlook vulnerability CVE-2023-23397. Even though there was a patch as of March 14, 2023, the vulnerability is not 100 percent closed. Late last week, Microsoft published an article to help customers who want to scan their systems for signs of compromise by exploiting the patched Outlook Zero Day vulnerability.

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Phishing Scams 3.0 abuses iCloud, PayPal, Google Docs & Co.

Posted on 2023-03-27 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The fact that the names of well-known services or providers such as DHL, Fedex, banks, PayPal or online storage providers such as iCloud, Google Docks etc. are misused is nothing new. But security researchers from Avana (part of Check Point Technologies) are now warning about a new method called "Phishing Scam 3.0" to trick users. I have prepared the information that was made available to me.

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