[German]Microsoft has just unveiled its Windows365 Frontline – a Windows 11-based system streamed from the cloud. The system is designed to offer a personalized Windows that can be deployed and managed via Microsoft Intune alongside cloud PCs and physical devices. The idea behind the Windows 365 Frontline rollout is to offer shift and part-time workers the flexibility of the cloud PC. Continue reading
[German]Brief note for administrators of Citrix Workspace App 2203: Build 2203 of the Citrix Workspace App in question seems to cause high resource utilization and thus performance problems under Windows. [Addendum: It's not clear to me, if version 2203 LTSC is affected, or if it's a typo and it affects 2303. I use 2203 here, in accordance with Citrix`support post.] The reason is probably due to the webview component of Edge (MSEdgewebview2). Citrix has suggested a workaround, but it is only applicable in certain scenarios.
[German]Anyone who owns a Nexx home automation system and uses it to remotely control their garage doors now has a fat problem. A vulnerability in the Nexx remote control allows hackers to gain unauthorized access to the garage doors. They can then remotely access this control, open the garage door and possibly enter the garage or even buildings via this route. Unfortunately, there is no countermeasure against such manipulations.
[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 112 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on April 4, 2023. These are security updates that fix critical vulnerabilities. The apps for Android and iOS have also been updated.
[German]Microsoft is reacting to the fact that OneNote is now being abused as a malware sling for systems. The application is supposed to block 120 dangerous file types in the future, so that they can no longer be abused for malware attacks by downloads from the Internet.
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[German]In a coordinated action, the FBI and international law enforcement have seized and taken down the domain of Genesis Market, dismantling one of the most important criminal online platforms. The Genesis Market was a central hub for criminals seeking to purchase stolen credentials as well as tools to harvest such credentials. The Market was linked to millions of cyberattacks, from fraud to ransomware cases.
[German]Firmware from various laser printers is vulnerable to CVE-2023-1707 vulnerability. Certain HP Enterprise LaserJet and HP LaserJet are potentially vulnerable to information disclosure in managed environments when IPsec is enabled with FutureSmart version 5.6. A patch may be up to 90 days away. Administrators so far only have the option to perform a workaround in the form of a firmware downgrade.
[German]Over the past few months, some administrators have complained of Windows virtual machine boot issues in conjunction with the monthly security updates. In many cases, this could be traced back to VMware products such as ESXi – or turning off Secure Boote helped get VMs booting again. But there is a bug in certain versions of the virtualizer KVM, which affects e.g. QUEMU or Proxmox users from version 7.x on. Then Windows virtual machines no longer boot if they have been running for more than 11 days. I'll pull this issue out separately.
[German]Hard drive manufacturer Western Digital admitted to a cyber attack on its IT networks on April 3, 2023. An unauthorized person was able to gain access to the internal IT networks probably already in March this year. The whole thing was noticed on March 26, 2023, the company announced in a message to the public. Whether data has been leaked is currently unknown.
[German]Good news for Windows 11 client administrators (version 22H2). Microsoft has fixed the script error in Group Policy Preferences (GPP) in the preview updates from the end of March 2023 and will generally roll out this fix on Patchday in April 2023. This should eliminate the annoying crashes, for example in the Task Scheduler or Group Policy Management Editor.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
