Microsoft, sustainability and Windows 11 as an environmental disaster

Posted on 2021-11-14 by guenni

[German]Let's take a closer look at  Microsoft and the promise to become sustainabile. I just saw an announcement for a Microsoft Sustainability Kick-Off event. Microsoft say it's working to protect the environment. On the other hand, there are Surface models that score 1 or 2 out of 10 possible points in the repairability index. In addition, there is the matter of the just released Windows 11. 50 percent of the current devices do not meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11. In January 2023, all devices with Windows 7 ESU and Windows 8.1 will be removed from support – and support for Windows 10 will end in October 2025. Millions of tons of electronic waste will be generated worldwide by PCs that are not suitable for the next Windows generation. Is that sustainability in practice?

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Kisters AG victim of ransomware attack (Nov. 10/11, 2021)

Posted on 2021-11-13 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The medium-sized an German based company Kisters AG, which develops software solutions for sustainable resource management and now has numerous branches worldwide, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. Following the attack on November 10/11, 2021, all systems are now down and the website is not accessible. Here is a brief overview of what is known. Furthermore, the Bucher community vehicle division (Switzerland) are victims of a ransomware attack.

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0patch fixes LPE Vulnerability (CVE-2021-34484) in Windows User Profile Service

Posted on 2021-11-13 by guenni

Windows[German]There is an incompletely patched Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability (CVE-2021-34484) in the Windows User Profile Service. Although there has been an update for all Windows versions since August 2021, it does not fully patch the vulnerability. ACROS Security has therefore developed a free 0patch solution to mitigate this vulnerability.

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CERT warning: Compromised Exchange servers are misused for email attacks (Nov. 2021)

Posted on 2021-11-13 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Security researcher, and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), and CERT-Bund have issued a warning. These organizations are currently (Nov. 2021) observing a significant increase in e-mail attacks. The two organizations assume that these e-mails are sent from compromised Exchange servers. Malware (Qakbot etc.) is being sent with the emails.

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14 Vulnerabilities in BusyBox

Posted on 2021-11-12 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Security researchers from JFrog and Claroty Team82 have found 14 vulnerabilities in the popular BusyBox tool. All vulnerabilities were confidentially reported to the developer of BusyBox and fixed in version 1.34.0, which was released on August 19. The vulnerabilities could have been exploited for at least a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. However, in rarer cases, information leaks and possibly remote code execution would have been possible.

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

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Windows 11: Microsoft enforces Edge browser in several protocols, bricks EdgeDeflector

Posted on 2021-11-12 by guenni

Windows[German]As if there had never been antitrust proceedings against Microsoft in USA and European Union, Redmond is currently massively stretching the limits in Windows 11 when it comes to thwarting the browser competitor. Microsoft Windows 11, as of build 22494, appears to prevent links in some protocols associated of the Microsoft Edge browser from being managed by third-party applications. It's a change that one developer is calling anti-competitive. It's about time the EU's competition commissioner shall be active. Here's a quick look at the facts of the case.

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Windows PrintNightmare printing issues: Server loses settings, Error while printing (Nov 11, 2021)

Posted on 2021-11-12 by guenni

Windows[German]The printing issues in Windows collected under the name PrintNightmare, caused by Windows updates, do not come to an end. Even after the November 2021 patchday (Nov. 9), Microsoft admits to printing issues. Further, an administrator has asked if other admins are observing Windows Server 2019 losing default printer settings. And there's a workaround to use network printers struck by PrintNightmare after all. Here's a quick overview of this hodgepodge.

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Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

Posted on 2021-11-12 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]There is a vulnerability in the kernel of all popular Linux distributions that researchers from SentinelLabs made public a few days ago. A TIPC module in all common Linux distributions can be exploited by heap overflow attacks that can lead to a system takeover. Attackers can compromise the entire system as a result. However, a patch is available for most distributions.

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November 2021 Patchday issues: WSUS, DC, Events

Posted on 2021-11-11 by guenni

Update[German]Microsoft has release various security updates on November 9, 2021 patchday. Beside the already known printing issues caused by previous updates, there are now authentication problems with domain controllers (DCs) in certain Kerberos delegation scenarios. Probably leads to entries in the log files. Some administrators also report that their WSUS cannot pull all updates.

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Patchday Microsoft Office Updates (November 9, 2021)

Posted on 2021-11-11 by guenni

Update[German]On November 9, 2021 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft has released several security-related updates for still supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. Especially for Microsoft Excel a security update is important because a vulnerability is exploited. Here you can find an overview of the available updates.

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