[German]Another topic for administrators responsible for using a Microsoft Active Directory (AD) in the enterprise. Rumor has it that many companies rely on Microsoft's AD for their IT in business operations. The stuff has been on the market for 20 years and is arguably quite reliable. But what about security? According to security vendor Semperis, 20-year-old AD technology presents some security challenges.
[German]Brief information for users of Microsoft Access, who suffer since weeks from an Access ACCDE/MDE bug introduced by update. The error when using forms that the requested class library or wizard is not a VBA project is patched by Microsoft. Now the release dates for these fixes are fixed.
[German]Do yo use the Microsoft Endpoint Manager Admin Center (formerly SCCM and Intune) to manage clients? Then you should make sure that the MEMCM infrastructure (MEMCM=Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager) is updated to CB2203 via hotfix before July 27, 2022. Otherwise, there will be errors because certificate informations have not been renewed.
[German]Short message for administrators who rely on WIP (Windows Information Protection) to protect corporate data. It's probably already known – but I'll mention it briefly anyway: Microsoft has "let WIP die", because Windows Information Protection will no longer be supported by Microsoft in Windows 10 and Windows 11 as of July 2022 and will be phased out. Successors are to be Microsoft Purview Information Protection and Data Loss Prevention for Multiple-Cloud.
[German]Users who use TeamViewer as remote maintenance software and install the software under the Windows operating system can be tracked on the web via fingerprinting. The reason is a font installed by the software, as Tarnkappe reports. Norwegian software developer Daniel Aleksandersen noticed this and took a closer look. Addendum: Statement from TeamViewer developers added.
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[German]I reported on the LAPSUS$ hacker group, which is reportedly made up of teenagers, here on the blog. Security researchers at Tenable have taken a closer look at the hacker group and published an analysis. The conclusion: the group's tactics were brazen, illogical and ill-conceived – and yet they were successful, managing to show up the biggest tech companies like Microsoft, Samsung, Ubisoft and Okta – indicative of the industry.
Microsoft has released hotfix 2 (2.9.8228.50276) for FSLogix 2201 in Microsoft Azure. This update for FSLogix 2201 includes fixes for mounting multi-session VHD files, cloud cache meta tracking files, and registry cleanup operations.
Microsoft has updated the Edge browser in the stable channel to version 103.0.1264.71 as of July 22, 2022. It is a maintenance update that also includes a fix for the vulnerability CVE-2022-2294. Thanks to the user for pointing this out.
[German]I have come across reports of HP Pavilion 15 notebooks with Windows 10 suddenly stalling in operation. I'll summarize what I've had read – maybe there are people affected among the readers – otherwise as a hint to support engineers who are confronted with the issues by customers.
[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) update KB5015882 for Windows 11 as of July 21, 2022. The preview updates for Windows 10 and Windows Server are described in separate posts. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows 11.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
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2017 – 2020
