Microsoft Office: Macro execution blocked for security reasons, when accessing Access ACCDB databases via IP address

Posted on 2022-09-05 by guenni

[German]Recently, a problem was reported to me by Tobias Migge. The problem: Customers or users get "suddenly" the error that macros are blocked for security reasons when accessing backend ACDB databases via IP address, which are located on a server. The whole thing is probably related to the fact that Microsoft has started to block VBA macros for security reasons when files are located on Internet pages. I've rehashed this because there may be others affected.

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Windows Defender reports (false positive) Behaviour:Win32/Hive.ZY (Sept. 4, 2022)

Posted on 2022-09-04 by guenni

Windows[German]Short note for Windows users who are startled by Microsoft Defender with a virus detection on their system on Sunday (Sept. 4, 2022). For a few hours now, the Microsoft virus scanner has been reporting a Behaviour:Win32/Hive.ZY as a detection. However, this is probably a false alarm – could be due to Microsoft Edge – and is currently trending in forums. Addendum: The false positive has been fixed with a new signature file.

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U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) mistakenly releases personal information of 120,000 taxpayers

Posted on 2022-09-04 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]That's pretty much off the mark. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) mistakenly published personal data of 120,000 taxpayers from the so-called Form 990-T, which should never have gone online. This is because the information provided in this form is confidential.

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Insights from Palo Alto Networks into Black Basta ransomware group

Posted on 2022-09-04 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The Black Basta ransomware group is, after all, quite active in spreading its malware and extorting companies. Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks' malware analysis team, from Unit 42, have taken a closer look at the group's activities. Palo Alto Networks has published a report that provides details about the Black Basta ransomware group, which first appeared in April 2022 and has been on the rise ever since. Continue reading →

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NIC Certification Changes for Windows Server Catalog (Windows Server 2022)

Posted on 2022-09-04 by guenni

Windows[German]The Microsoft networking team has changed the way network interface cards (NICs) are certified in future for use in Windows Server. This affects vendors who want their drivers for network adapters listed in the Windows Server Catalog. Microsoft changes the rules for certification for an operating system from time to time. For administrators, the question is: Can my NIC be used for all workloads? Which NIC is best for my workloads? How does Azure Stack HCI use Windows Server certifications?

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

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Microsoft Edge 105.0.1343.27 and 104.0.1293.81 fixes CVE-2022-3075

Posted on 2022-09-03 by guenni

EdgeMicrosoft has updated the Edge browser to 105.0.1343.27 in the Stable Channel and 104.0.1293.8 in the Extended Stable Channel as of September 2, 2022. The update is intended to address the critical vulnerability CVE-2022-3075.

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Chrome 105.0.5195.102 Emergency update fixes vulnerability

Posted on 2022-09-03 by guenni

Chrome[German]Google has released the Google Chrome 105.0.5195.102 update for Linux ,macOS and Windows on September 2, 2022 (before the long US Labor Day weekend). It is an emergency update to close a security vulnerability that is rated as high. This is already being exploited.

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Samsung (USA) hacked in July 2022, user data leaked

Posted on 2022-09-03 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Samsung has made public a serious data protection incident hours before a long Labor Day weekend in the US. In July 2022, hackers managed to penetrate Samsung's IT systems. In the process, customer data was siphoned off. The whole thing was discovered as early as August 4, 2022, and became known on September 2, 2022. Here is some information on what is known so far.

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Windows 10: Creating a Password Reset Disk won't show the wizzard

Posted on 2022-09-03 by guenni

Windows[German]Strange bug in Windows 10 in the feature "Create password reset disk". A reader pointed out to me that nothing the wizard isn't displayed when he called that feature. I tried to reproduce the problem on my Windows 10 test system and encountered the same error. I've rehashed it and I'm curious to see if this affects other Windows 10 users.

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Microsoft 365 App: Connection issues (since Aug. 17, 2022) due to Tenable security tool?

Posted on 2022-09-02 by guenni

[German]Since August 17, 2022, Microsoft Cloud users have been suffering from issues when using Microsoft 365 Apps. Users are unable to log in and receive errors. I had already reported in the German blog post Microsoft Cloud-Störungen 17. – 23. und 25. August 2022 about issues with Microsoft 365 desktop apps. Since mid August 2022 users are facing login issues with Microsoft 365 apps. Now there is the clue to the cause: A web account manager plugin that facilitates desktop application authentication in Azure is uninstalled on affected user devices as an unintended side effect of a scan by a Tenable security software.

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