[German]On July 6, 2021 (first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday), Microsoft will release non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office. Among other things, crashes in Outlook and performance issues are lifted. Here's a brief overview.
[German]Microsoft has suspended the SQL Server on Windows beta program. In a July 5, 2021 announcement, Microsoft writes that the SQL Server on Windows Containers beta program began in 2017. The program remained in beta mode until now, intended only for test and development environments. Due to existing ecosystem challenges and usage patterns, Microsoft has decided to suspend the SQL Server on Windows Containers beta program for the foreseeable future. Should circumstances change, we will revise the decision and make an announcement in due course. This announcement only affects SQL Server on Windows Containers, SQL Server on Linux Containers will continue to be supported for the production environment.
[German]The Audacity saga continues – as of July 2, 2021, there was another change to the audio application's privacy agreement. There, the new owner's management is keeping some back doors open to be able to collect telemetry data from the application and possibly from the use of this program. After the back and forth of the new management on telemetry and user data collection over the last two months, the community is pretty pissed. It seems it's time to say goodbye to the application. Here's a brief overview of the state of affairs.
[German]The supply chain attack on Kaseya VSA affects approximately 1,500 companies worldwide, according to the manufacturer. This is according to a status update dated July 5, 2021. Meanwhile, the REvil group is demanding around $70 million in ransom to release the master key to decrypt the systems. Here is an overview of the latest developments.
[German]Cyber Polygon is an annual cybersecurity event dedicated to cybersecurity topics. Taking place on July 9, 2021, Cyber Polygon this time is about simulating a cyber attack on the digital data streams that have skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic. In the course of a fictional cyber attack, participants from numerous countries are asked to respond in real time "to a targeted attack on a company's supply chain."
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[German]Microsoft is investigating an issue that is preventing the download of security updates via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) for Azure Virtual Desktops. Virtual Desktop instances are stuck at the May 2021 update level.
[German] I already talked about problems in connection with the June 2021 update for Windows 10 within some blog posts. If updates required as a prerequisite are missing, the installation will causes issues. But a blog reader emailed me to point out that there has been a serious issues in Windows 10 and its server counterparts for months in the detection of the combined SSU and LCU packages available in WSUS. I am therefore posting the information in this blog post for information and discussion.
[German]Co-operative Swedish supermarket chain Coop was forced to close its 800 affiliated stores Friday evening and Saturday after a ransomware attack on a service provider responsible for billing and point-of-sale systems. The whole thing is directly related to the supply chain attack on RRM Kaseya VSA and the follow-up cyber attack on at least eight major US managed service providers (MSPs).
[German]It is once again a nightmare come true for the IT landscape. The REvil ransomware group has succeeded in an attack via management service providers (MSPs). As a result, the servers of 200 companies were encrypted by the ransomware. It looks like the Kaseya IT management platform has been compromised. The whole thing is something like the SolarWinds supply chain attack, only this time it was ransomware.
[German]There is a remote execution vulnerability in the Windows Printer Spooler service that primarily threatens Windows Server systems and is already being actively exploited. So far, Microsoft has only confirmed the vulnerability and provided information on how to mitigate the problem by disabling the Windows Printer Spooler service until a security update is available. Now ACROS Security has presented a free 0Patch solution for various Windows Server versions that prevents exploitation of the vulnerability.
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2013 – 2016
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