[German]Old topic new revisited. Attackers can downgrade Windows kernel components and thus bypass the protection of the operating system through functions such as Driver Signature Enforcement. This allows rootkits to be used on fully patched systems. SafeBreach security researcher Alon Leviev has reported the problem to Microsoft, but they do not want to do anything about it.
Microsoft is pushing Copilot onto the market and the user community. There's even "Copilot for teachers" in schools. On the other hand, I have heard critical statements that question the whole AI hype and see – at least what Microsoft is doing – as a mistake. The boss of Salesforce sees Copilot as the "new Clippy", with which Satya Nadella and his staff are burning a lot of money. A nice topic that I'll take a look at.
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[German]Since October 25, 2024, there seems to be a fault with Microsoft Exchange (on-premises), which means that the Outlook app for iOS no longer performs synchronization. I have received a user report and the problem is being discussed on the internet. Are there any others affected?
A little nostalgic look back for the older members of the blog readership. Do you still remember the year 1993 and the PCs of that time? And did any of you play the game DOOM – available as shareware at the time?
[German]I'm catching up on a brief piece of information that I've already had for a few days. Microsoft has already announced on October 8, 2024 that it will no longer support the two protocols PPTP and L2TP VPN in future Windows Server versions. Both protocols have been declared as deprecated.
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[German]Brief addendum on the subject of security and malware risks. I have had the malware report for September 2024 from security provider Check Point since mid-October 2024. Windows systems in Germany were probably particularly affected by the Formbook malware. The infostealer replaced CloudEye as the most active malware in this country and accounted for a full 21 percent of all infections. In addition, the transportation sector was again increasingly targeted by hackers. Here is a brief overview.
[German]Short article on the topic "Problems with a Microsoft 365 account", which was brought to my attention by a reader. The administration interface no longer shows any data for the account and the reader is hoping for a tip from the community.
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[German]A quick question for the readers of this blog who use or administer Adobe Reader. Are there more and more reports that the Reader under Windows hangs after being called up and then no longer responds? I have come across corresponding reports, but do not yet have a clear picture of the root cause. It`s the "new Acrobat" feature with cloud connection in reader – maybe also the AI integration, that causes the issue.
[German]Microsoft wants administrators to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to log in to Azure from October 15, 2024, although a delay of up to 5 months is possible.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
