Tag Archives: SQL

Still SQL issues in Access after Office and Windows January 2023 updates

[German]Microsoft believe they have fixed the ODBC connection issue on SQL databases with the January 10, 2023 security updates for Windows. But I  received a report that there are still issues with Access. In addition, I have received a report … Continue reading

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Windows: Microsoft Workaround for ODBC SQL connection issues (Jan. 5, 2023)

[German]Since the release of the November 2022 updates, issues can occur when accessing SQL databases. This has already been admitted by Microsoft. Here on the blog, readers had suggested a workaround in the form of an ODBC driver replacement. Now … Continue reading

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Microsoft observed attacks on Microsoft SQL Server via PowerShell

[German]The Microsoft security team is currently warning about a campaign in which unknown attackers are targeting Microsoft SQL databases. Although a brute force approach is used to crack the database access. What is new is that the campaign uses the … Continue reading

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