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Tag Archives: Windows
Microsoft releases autopatch for Windows (July 11, 2022)
[German]Microsoft has kept its word, and has now officially released Autopatch, which was announced in April 2022 for July 2022. The paid product, Windows Autopatch, is intended to manage all aspects of enterprise deployment of quality and feature updates, drivers, … Continue reading
Defense: Windows task scheduling as an attack vector
[German]Attackers use Windows task scheduling as a technique and create tasks (scheduled tasks) there to infiltrate a victim's machine. The Qualys research team has investigated a number of ways attackers can hide such scheduled tasks. This paper describes three new … Continue reading
PowerToys 0.60 released
[German]Microsoft has released version 0.6 of its free PowerToys for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on July 7, 2022. I haven't reported about these tools and the weekly water levels here on the blog for a while, especially since the … Continue reading
Experiment: Windows PE with PowerShell 7 integration
[German]One more short information for people from the readership who like to experiment. Johan Arwidmark has looked into the question of whether PowerShell 7 can be installed on Windows PE. Windows PE is the pre-install environment of Windows, which is … Continue reading
0patch fixes all known and exploitable Windows NTLM/Kerberos vulnerabilities
[German]In recent months, a number of vulnerabilities and attack mechanisms have become known that could be used to siphon off credentials (NTLM/Kerberos). Not all vulnerabilities are easily exploitable, not everything has been fully patched by Microsoft. ACROS Security has now … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Unauthorized RCE CVE-2022-28219 in Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus
[German]Security researcher Naveen Sunkavally of Horizon3.ai recently discovered vulnerability CVE-2022-28219. This allows remote code execution without further authentication by the attacker and affects Zoho ManageEngine ADAudit Plus. This is a compliance tool used by enterprises to monitor changes to Active … Continue reading
Revision to CVE-2021-26414 (Windows DCOM Server Security Feature Bypass) dated June 28, 2022
[German]Microsoft has revised its description of CVE-2021-26414 (Windows DCOM Server Security Feature Bypass) to June 28, 2022. It has added security updates for Windows 10 version 21H2, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022, as these Windows versions are also affected … Continue reading
ESA Mars probe receives software upgrade developed with Windows 98
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced this week that the MARSIS instrument on ESA's Mars Express spacecraft will receive a major software upgrade. This should enable better research results with the nearly 2-decade-old Mars probe. The remarkable thing is that … Continue reading
June 2022 updates: Issues with RDP on Windows, BlackBerry UEM BSCP as cause?
[German]After the release of the June 2022 security updates, there are increased reports that they are affecting remote desktop connections on Windows. The connection breaks down after a short time and seems to affect the entire network stack. The problem … Continue reading
Sign-in issues with Azure AD and Microsoft 365 services since June 2022 update
[German]Microsoft is investigating another issue related to the June 2022 updates. It is said to affect Windows clients running on the ARM platform. On these devices, logging in to certain services is no longer possible after installing the June 14, … Continue reading