Deleted Citrix Advisory CTX474060 says "ADCs shows up to version 13.1 33.x license status as 'freemium' after upgrade"

Posted on 2022-11-10 by guenni

[German]I'm not sure if this affects anyone in the readership. Do you have Citrix Netscaler (ADC) installations that show a "Freemium" license status after an upgrade? Citrix has published an advisory as of November 8, 2022, but it was deleted as of November 9, 2022. However, there is a discussion on the Citrix forum about this very bug. And I got a comment in my German blog post, where a reader was hit with that issues on 3 systems. Here is some information about it.

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Updates for Windows (Nov. 2022): Changes in Netlogon and Kerberos protocol – causing issues

Posted on 2022-11-10 by guenni

Windows[German]Another small addendum to the November 2022 patchday. With the security updates of November 8, 2022, Microsoft has also initiated a gradual change to the Netlogon and Kerberos protocols. The whole thing will be carried out in several stages until October 2023. The reason is three vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-38023 and CVE-2022-37967) in Windows 8.1 to Windows 11 and the server counterparts. Administrators must react accordingly to ensure that these changes are taken into account in network communication. Addendum: Microsoft has released an out-of-band-update to fix the issue – see Out-of-band updates fixes Kerberos authentication issues on DCs (Nov. 17, 2022).

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (November 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-11-10 by guenni

Update[German]On (November 8, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. The updates are available for the installable MSI version of Microsoft Office (the click-to-run packages obtain the updates through other channels). Office 2019 does not appear in the list because it is distributed via click-to-run packages and receives security updates via the Office Update feature. Below is an overview of the available updates.

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Mark Zuckerberg announces layoffs of 11,000 employees

Posted on 2022-11-09 by guenni

[German]Now it's official, shortly after the US midterm elections, Mark Zuckerberg, the head of Facebook's parent, Meta, announces mass layoffs. The company, which operates Facebook, Instagram and WhtsApp, plans to lay off 11,000 employees. That's an estimated 13 percent of its workforce. Other steps are intended to make Meta a leaner and more efficient company.

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Chrome 107.0.5304.110/107 security updates

Posted on 2022-11-09 by guenni

Chrome[German]Google has released a slew of security updates for Google Chrome in the 107 branch in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows as well as for Android (and iOS) on November 8, 2022. Ten vulnerabilities are closed in the process. Continue reading →

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

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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2; Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2: Updates (November 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-11-09 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has also released security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for the Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 on Patchday. Here is an overview of these updates for Windows 7/8.1 and the corresponding Windows Server versions 2008 R2 and 2012/R2.

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Patchday: Windows 11/Server 2022-Updates (November 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-11-09 by guenni

Windows[German]On November 8, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft patch day), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are supposed to fix vulnerabilities as well as issues.
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Exchange Server security updates (November 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-11-09 by guenni

Update[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2019 as of November 8, 2022. These updates are intended to address NotProxyShell vulnerabilities that have been known (and already exploited) since late September 2022, as reported by external security partners.
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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (November 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-11-09 by guenni

Windows[German]On November 8, 2022 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds (from RTM version to current version) as well as for the Windows Server counterparts. Here are some details on the respective security updates.

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Microsoft Security Update Summary (November 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-11-09 by guenni

Update[German]On November 8, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – were released. The security updates fix 68 vulnerabilities, 11 of which are rated critical, and six 0-day vulnerabilities are already exploited. Among other things, a printer vulnerability in Windows, and a Microsoft Exchange vulnerability (NotProxyShell) are corrected – both classified as critical. Below is a compact overview of these updates released on Patchday.

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