[German]A warning for administrators of VMWare ESXi systems. The RansomExx ransomware gang appears to be involved in several incidents where vulnerabilities in VMWare ESXi instances have been exploited to attack virtual machines and encrypt their virtual disks.
[German]A small reminder for administrators and users in the business environment who are still using Skype for Business Online. This service will be shut down as scheduled on July 31, 2021 and then replaced by Microsoft Teams.
[German]In this blog post, I provide advice on how users who have been surprised by an automatic firmware upgrade on HP printers can get the devices back to the previous firmware, if necessary. This is helpful, if an unwanted HP firmware update blocks the use of third-party ink or toner cartridges on a printer. The article is a brief summary of hints given in various blog posts and the reader comments made there.
[German]When it comes to computer security, the devil is often in the details. A deceased employee whose account still existed and was not monitored enabled a ransomware group to siphon off data from a system undetected for a month. But also involved were Cisco products with serious vulnerabilities that allowed the Netfilim group's attackers to access the Active Directory structures of the corporate network via an administrator account.
[German]In the coronavirus pandemic, demand for computer systems for homeschooling increased. The latest figures from Canalsys for Q4 2020 show a massive increase in Chromebook sales.
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[German]Microsoft has been providing since 2020 so-called Windows Feature Experience Packs for Windows 10 (and Windows 10X). In the blog post I would like to summarize some information around this topic.
[German]Microsoft is pushing UEFI and Secure Boot for Windows 10 systems. Maybe some insides about Secure Boot on UEFI systems under Windows 10 (64 bit) are of interest.
[German]Emotet malware will be automatically removed from Windows machines on April 25, 2021. This is done through a cleanup feature that International Law Enforcement installs on infected systems. Now there are some details about what happens during the uninstall process.
[German]Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Functions can be exploited to escalate privileges and then also break out Docker containers. It affects Microsoft Azure Cloud Functions if Docker containers are used.
[German]In an "all-hands" meeting with employees, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Education Eran Megiddo let out some information that isn't a secret to me. Along with the cheering number regarding Teams usage in the school sector came the admission that Microsoft can't compete with Google's Chromebooks in the education sector.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
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2017 – 2020
