[German]Security vendor Emisoft has released a decryptor that enables the decryption of files encrypted by the Synack ransomware. This allows victims to recover their files without having to pay the demanded ransom from the cyber criminals. The decryptor is available for free.
[German]PrintNightmare is the name given to a series of vulnerabilities in the Windows Print Spooler service. Attackers can use these vulnerabilities to extend rights and possibly take over domain controllers. Microsoft reacts half-heartedly with patches and recommendations, which in practice are only annoying for those affected. In the meantime, these vulnerabilities are being exploited in cyber attacks, and the discoverer of the vulnerabilities is making accusations of inaction against Microsoft. Time for a look at the facts.
[German]Enterprise customers who subscribe to Microsoft 365, which consists of Windows 10 and Office 365, will have to pay more in 2022, starting March 1. Microsoft has announced a price increase of between 10 and 20 percent. The reason given is that prices have remained stable since the introduction of Microsoft Office 365 10 years ago.
[German]ecurity researchers had recently disclosed a new attack vector called PetitPotam. By means of an NTLM relay attack, any Windows domain controller can be taken over by attackers. ACROS Security has now presented the second free 0Patch solution for different Windows Server versions, which prevents the exploitation of the vulnerability.
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[German]Microsoft has released Windows Server 2022 LTSC on August 18, 2021 (according to my post Future Windows Server versions will only be available as LTSC, only LTSC versions with 10 years of support will be released). The ISO is available for download from the Visual Studio Subscription Center. The new features of Windows Server 2022 were already presented here in June. An overview of the features of the different versions can be found on this Microsoft page. The colleagues from deskmodder.de have linked the ISO installation files here. Blog readers also pointed out in a comment that there are 180-day evaluation versions here.
[German]Synology has issued a security warning for its DiskStation Manager (version <6.2.4-25556-2 ; 7.0). There are several security vulnerabilities in the firmware of the devices. UC SkyNAS units are also at risk. Synology has already issued the first firmware updates. There is a new variant of the ransomware eCh0raix that can exploit a new bug in QNAP and Synology NAS devices.
[German]Small reminder for users and administrators of Internet Explorer 11. As of August 17, 2021, support for this browser in Microsoft 365 apps and services has ended.
[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client released Thunderbird 91 a week ago (only available as a download and not as an update). Now a maintenance and security update to version 91.0.1 has been released as of August 17, 2021.
[German]Google has released Google Chrome 92.0.4515.159 for Windows, Mac and Linux as of August 16, 2021. It is a maintenance update that fixes 9 vulnerabilities, many assigned a priority of High, in older browser versions. The Android version improves stability.
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