[German]Quick note for administrators who manage Apple devices with older iOS versions in an Exchange Online environment. Make sure that these devices are prepared for Modern Authentication, otherwise there will soon be communication problems. No later than October 1, 2022, Microsoft plans to turn off Basic Authentication on Exchange Online.
[German]Brief information for the readers. Adobe does not seem to be able to provide a correct download for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (21.007.20099) in the 64-bit version. Instead of Acrobat Reader DC, Acrobat DC is made available for download.
[German]There was a report this week that Microsoft is working on a Windows 11 SE. This variant is said to be intended for a low-priced Surface Laptop. Microsoft wants to attack the Chromebook market with it. Some information and thoughts on this topic.
[German]Google has released a security update of Google Chrome 95.0.4638.69 for Windows, Mac and Linux on October 28, 2021. It is a security update that closes vulnerabilities rated as high. Here's a brief overview.
[German]Europol has took actions against cyber criminals in various countries who extorted ransomware from businesses and organizations. The 12 suspects are accused of infecting 1,800 victims in 71 countries with ransomware and then extorting ransom money. Investigators raided Ukraine and Switzerland on Tuesday this week and recovered cash, luxury cars and other evidence.
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[German]In all Windows versions, including Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022, there is an unpatched Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. This should have been patched since August 2021, but the security update in question did not close the vulnerability completely. Fortunately, the damage is limited, as exploitability is not very easy.
[German]In the night of October 31, 2021, clocks in Europe will be changed back to winter time (standard time). Currently WordPress is still running on daylight saving time. I have now noticed a small problem when scheduling publications. I wanted to schedule a post for 11/1/2021 at 0:10am and uploaded it to the blog using an external tool. In the dashboard, the post appeared to publish on 10/31/2021 at 11:10pm. Thought at first that I had set the wrong date, until it occurred to me that the winter time changeover by WordPress is still unaccounted for. I then scheduled the post for 11/1/2021 at 1:10am, so the dashboard then shows the publish date as 11/1/2021 at 0:10am. On 10/31/2021, the publish time will probably change to 1:10am.
[German]There may be good news for victims of AtomSilo, Babuk and LockFile ransomware. Antivirus vendor Avast has managed to decrypt files encrypted by these malware. In response, the company has released a free decryptor (decryption utility) that victims can use to attempt to decrypt the encrypted document.
[German]Users of a QNAP NAS system should check the device's firmware for updates. Several versions of the QTS operating system and QuTS hero Edition have a vulnerability in the media streaming add-on that is rated as High. In the meantime, QNAP has provided corresponding updates and advises customers to install the affected security patches.
[German]After all, the REvil ransomware gang is notorious for many cyber attacks. After its infrastructure was dismantled by law enforcement, the group disappeared, came back, and disappeared again. But who are the masterminds or backers of this group. German investigators have now managed to identify a leading member of the core group – now a millionaire – behind the infamous Revil malware in Russia.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
