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Tag Archives: Windows
CrowdStrike: New report, current status, lawsuits and more
[German]After the CrowdStrike Falcon software paralyzed 8.5 million Windows computers some time ago, the provider has now issued a second statement. According to the statement, 99% of the sensors are now back in operation. Otherwise, some of those affected are … Continue reading
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Attention: Microsoft's UEFI certificate expires on Oct. 19, 2026 – Secure Boot affected
[German]I'm posting a topic here in the blog that still has "a few days to go" but could have very unpleasant consequences. In the fall of 2026, a certificate in Windows will expire, which ensures that Secure Boot can be … Continue reading
Windows SmartScreen and Smart App Control exploited since 2018
[German]There are vulnerabilities in Windows SmartScreen and Smart App Control that are based on design errors. It has now become public that these vulnerabilities have been exploited by attackers since 2018. Security researchers at Elastic Security Labs have compiled and … Continue reading
Microsoft's analysis of the CrowdStrike incident and recommendations
[German]One more addendum, on a topic taken up in my German blog at the end of July 2024. Microsoft has recently published an analysis of the CrowdStrike incident, which confirms the statements made by Crowdstrike. And there are recommendations on … Continue reading
New BITSLOTH backdoor discovered; abuses the Windows BITS service
[German]Another nice story that I came across last week. What I had suspected for some time has been confirmed. The Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) can be abused. A newly discovered Windows backdoor BITSLOTH uses BITS to communicate with command … Continue reading
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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Active Directory tool LDP has a built-in SDDL editor and text exporter
[German]I'm putting a topic for administrators in the blog – it may be widely known. I myself am not so well versed in the AD area and the available tools. In Windows, there is the LPD.exe tool, which contains both … Continue reading
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Question: Where does Bitlocker store the recovery key in Windows?
[German]Bitlocker, the "unknown entity" I would like to paraphrase the blog post. It's about the question of where the Windows Bitlocker function actually stores the recovery key, which is needed from time to time. Before someone comes around with "in … Continue reading
Windows Server: Confirmed that July 2024 updates will break Remote Desktop
[German]With the security updates that Microsoft rolled out for Windows on July 9, 2024, there are problems with remote connections. I have received some reports that the Remote Desktop Gateway service is broken and regularly crashes under some Windows versions … Continue reading
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CrowdStrike: Investigation report; amount of damages and compensation; attribution of blame
[German]Now that the initial dust has settled after the CrowdStrike incident, which paralyzed 8.5 million Windows systems following a faulty update, new information has emerged. CrowdStrike has presented an initial investigation report into what exactly happened. There are initial figures … Continue reading
CrowdStrike incident: sensor failure as a previously unknown side effect?
[German]A faulty update to the CrowdStrike Falcon software brought around 8.5 million Windows computers to a standstill on July 19, 2024. The incident is already considered to be the world's largest computer failure to date and is likely to have … Continue reading