There is a major vulnerability in Kubernetes (CVE-2018-1002105) that can be used by attackers to upgrade to cluster admin. Then it is possible to infiltrate malicious code into docker instances. Now a Proof of Concept has appeared – so patching is the order of the day.
[German]It seems there is a strange issue within Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019. Sometimes NTFS permissions are getting removed for a parent folder, if a subfolder is deleted.
Microsoft has just released a firmware update for its Surface 3. The update for the device (announced over 3 years ago) is intended to improve system security and battery life..
[German]There is a new variable _SMSTSLastActionName in SCCM 1810, which can be used to query the name of the last action in SCCM task sequences. This can be very helpful when checking for errors.
When deploying Windows via Windows AutoPilot, you can now choose if and which apps are blocked and reset during rollout. Here some short information.
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[German]I haven't talked about it for a while, but it's time again to take a quick look at the operating system share on the desktop, and Microsoft Windows in particular.
[German]Kraus-Maffei, a chinese owned German manufacturer, fell victim to the blackmail Trojan Emotet, which paralyzed numerous computers in the company. After the district hospital Fürstenfeldbruck this is another victim, whose case became publicly known.
[German]How to harden a network environment against the worm components of ransomware like NotPetya? A simple Active Directory settings may help with this approach.
Just a brief note: Researchers discover an new Spectre-like CPU attack, called SplitSpectre. And Microsoft has published an article about Windows Retpoline Spectre Mitigation.
[German]Microsoft has removed the next Windows 10 version 1809 upgrade blocker. The Morphisec Protector and Cisco AMP for Endpoints have been updated and are now compatible with the Windows 10 October 2018 update.
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