Browser Choice Alliance accuses Microsoft of obstruction

Posted on 2024-12-08 by guenni

Edge[German]The Browser Choice Alliance accuses Microsoft of actively restricting users' choice of browser. Microsoft is said to be hindering consumers' ability to use alternative web browsers by forcing users to use Edge despite other options.

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Windows 11 24H2: Outlook now with GMail Workspace Syc compatible

Posted on 2024-12-07 by guenni

Windows[German]Google has updated its GMail Workspace Sync so that the program is compatible with Windows 11 24H2. This means that Microsoft Outlook can be used with Google Workspace under this operating system. The fix was announced on December 5, 2024, but requires the installation of the latest GMail Workspace Syc.

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Massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways since 5, and 6, Dec. 2024?

Posted on 2024-12-07 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]A quick question or information for the readers of the blog who use Citrix Netscaler Gateways. Were you able to observe a massive increase in attack attempts on these instances yesterday evening? A blog reader has just informed me about a corresponding observation by e-mail (thanks for the info).

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Windows: 0patch for 0-day URL File NTLM Hash Disclosure Vulnerability

Posted on 2024-12-07 by guenni

Windows[German]ACROS Security has discovered a vulnerability in Windows that has not yet been closed by an update and allows the disclosure of NTLM hash values via URL. ACROS Security has released an opatch micropatch to fix this vulnerability. Until Microsoft provides an update, the opatch micropatch is available free of charge.

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Windows 11 24H2 available on more devices; TPM 2.0 mandatory; installation on unsupported CPUs

Posted on 2024-12-06 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has begun rolling out Windows 11 24H2 (referred to as Windows 11 2024 Update), which will be generally released in October 2024, to more devices. Microsoft has also confirmed that TPM 2.0 is mandatory for Windows 11. On the other hand, there are people who experience that Windows 11 24H2 can be installed on hardware that is not compatible without any tricks. Here is a summary article with an overview of these topics.

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

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Microsoft 365 SAS-URL import error 500 fixed

Posted on 2024-12-05 by guenni

Mail[German]Since November 2024, the PST import into a Microsoft 365 tenant using a SAS URL was broken. The import process was aborted with an error 500. Microsoft seems to have fixed the problem as of December 3, 2024.

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30 Million protected links exposed by 'safe' link-sharing provider

Posted on 2024-12-04 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)Cybernews research found out, that a safe linking service accidentally leaked millions of links that were meant to be private and exposed who created them. Researchers discovered that Safelinking.net, a platform designed to protect and manage links, had publicly leaked a tremendous amount of user data that was supposed to be protected. Apart from making 30 million private links public, the platform also exposed the account data of over 156,000 users.

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Update KB4484305: Fix for Excel 2016 add-in loading bug

Posted on 2024-12-03 by guenni

[German]Another addendum from November 2024: On November 19, 2024, Microsoft fixed a problem caused by the security update KB5002653 from November 12, 2024 in Microsoft Excel 2016 (MSI version). Add-ins could no longer be loaded there.

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Retailer Medion victim of a cyber attack

Posted on 2024-12-02 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]It seems that Medion, a German Lenovo subsidary, who offers electronic devices – for discounter like Aldi -has becom victim of a cyber attack. There are customers complaining about "delivery problems" with orders. And I have found information from Medion, that they are victim of a cyber incident, that affects their IT systems and the Medion shop.

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STIGA data leak (garden and sport tools)

Posted on 2024-12-02 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The company STIGA, active as a supplier in the field of robotic lawnmowers, gardening equipment and sporting goods, has suffered a data protection incident. A reader had made enquiries and received confirmation from the provider. Customer data has been leaked and is now being offered on the Darknet.
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