Bye, bye Windows Information Protection (WIP) … (July 2022)

Posted on 2022-07-25 by guenni

Windows[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.

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TeamViewer: Fingerprinting via installed font

Posted on 2022-07-24 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[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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LAPSUS$ exposes security vulnerabilities at tech companies

Posted on 2022-07-24 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[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.

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Microsoft Azure: Hotfix 2 for FSLogix 2201 (2.9.8111.53415)

Posted on 2022-07-23 by guenni

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.

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Microsoft Edge 103.0.1264.71 (July 22, 2022) with fix for vulnerability used in the wild

Posted on 2022-07-23 by guenni

EdgeMicrosoft 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.

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

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...

HP Pavilion Windows devices stutters (July 2022)

Posted on 2022-07-23 by guenni

[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.

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Windows 11: Preview-Update KB5015882 (July 21, 2022)

Posted on 2022-07-22 by guenni

Windows[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.

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Windows Server 2022 Preview Update KB5015879 (July 19, 2022)

Posted on 2022-07-22 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5015879 for Windows Server 2022 as of July 19, 2022 (C-Week), in addition to preview updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Below I provide an overview regarding these updates for Windows Server 2022.

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Microsoft continues rollout for default disabling of Office VBA macros

Posted on 2022-07-22 by guenni

[German] is once again moving forward with its plans to disable macros in Office 365 by default. Macros in Office are a gateway for malware such as Dridex, Emotet, Trickbot, Qbot, etc. It's an on-off story that Microsoft has been running there for the last few weeks – but now a rollout is in progress again.

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Windows 10 1909 LTSC/Server 2019 Preview-Update KB5015880 (July 21, 2022)

Posted on 2022-07-22 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has released an optional cumulative (preview) update KB5015880 on July 21, 2022 (C-Week). This is supposed to fix numerous bugs in Windows 10 1909 Enterprise LTSC as well as in Windows Server 2019. Below, I provide an overview regarding these updates.

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