Windows 11 News (Sept. 2021)

Posted on 2021-09-12 by guenni

Windows[German]It's not even a month until Microsoft will release its Windows 11 to users on October 5, 2021 (Windows 11: Rollout is the starting October 5, 2021). The days have accumulated some news that I would like to briefly summarize in a blog post. For example, Microsoft is trying to make Windows 11 palatable to people with "this thing runs faster", despite the hefty hardware requirements. And it has become clear why older CPUs are not supported. Here's an overview of what I've come across.

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Ransomware in the cloud: Detecting attacks

Posted on 2021-09-12 by guenni

[German]According to Yahoo! Finance, around 65,000 ransomware attacks are expected this year in the US alone. It doesn't seem to matter what region, country or industry it happens in. Security vendor Vectra provided me with some thoughts on how to spot ransomware and attackers in the cloud.

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Why you may not be able to decommission on-premises Exchange even with cloud solutions

Posted on 2021-09-12 by guenni

[German]If I understand correctly, many companies are moving towards the cloud. The hope is that once the on-premises Exchange functions are moved to the cloud in Exchange Online, the on-premises solutions will be gone. The other day I came across an interesting article whose message was simply "you will continue to rely on on-premises Exchange".

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eBook: Azure defenses for ransomware attacks

Posted on 2021-09-12 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Microsoft has published an eBook that provides key native Azure capabilities and defenses for ransomware attacks, as well as guidance on how to proactively use these capabilities to protect your assets in the Azure cloud. This eBook can be obtained for free from Microsoft.

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Overview: TLS support in Windows

Posted on 2021-09-12 by guenni

Windows[German]A little question regarding transport encryption for data connections in the network or to the Internet. There are different versions of the transport encryption protocols and with time, for example, the support for TLS 1.0 etc. is dropped for security reasons. But which TLS versions are actually supported by the various Windows clients and servers?

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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 ...

Edge 93.0.961.44 closes CVE-2021-38669

Posted on 2021-09-11 by guenni

Edge[German]Microsoft has released a security advisory for the Edge browser as of September 9, 2021, updating the browser to version 93.0.961.44. The update also closed the CVE-2021-38669 vulnerability.

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Security patches for QNAP systems (2021/09/10)

Posted on 2021-09-11 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]NAS manufacturer QNAP has released security updates for devices that work with QTS, QuTS hero and QuTScloud on September 10, 2021. In addition, there are probably also security updates for routers with QuNetSwitch. The security updates are intended to close vulnerabilities that are already being exploited by attackers.

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Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Advanced 10.0 – Patch 2342

Posted on 2021-09-11 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Trend Micro has released patch 2342 for its Worry Free Business Security Advanced 10.0 for Windows 10, effective September 10, 2021. Here's some information about it. Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security (TM WFBS) protects small businesses, users, and assets from data theft, identity theft, risky websites, and spam (Advanced variant only).

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Windows 11 Insider Build 22454 and ISO installation image (Sept. 2021)

Posted on 2021-09-11 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has released Windows 11 build 22454 for Windows Insiders as a preview in the Dev Channel on September 9, 2021 – just under a month before the general release on October 5, 2021. Now this build is also available for download as an ISO installation image for Windows Insiders.

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Google Project Zero: 0-day vulnerability in Windows AppContainers disclosed

Posted on 2021-09-11 by guenni

Windows[German]Another brief addendum to a topic that has been on my stack for a few days already. James Forshaw from Google Project Zero disclosed a vulnerability in Windows AppContainers as early as mid-August 2021, which allows communication via the firewall in the network. After Microsoft was informed about the vulnerability, it said that it would not provide a patch. Recently, however, Microsoft rowed back and announced a patch to Forshaw. James Forshaw from Project Zero has since made the vulnerability and the details of the security hole public.

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