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Tag Archives: Windows
Microsoft license comparisons
Are you still looking through Microsoft's licensing for Office 365 and Microsoft 365 and know which licenses you bought? Someone enlisted Glenton Davis, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft, to compare the licensing offered to Microsoft in these areas.
Microsofts Windows Thin PC: Support ends on October 12, 2021
[German]Windows Thin PC, according to this post, a Windows 7-based PC with a smaller footprint. Introduced in 2011, it allows organizations to convert existing PCs as thin clients to reduce the need for new thin client hardware. In addition, this … Continue reading
Windows: PrintNightmare wrap-up and status (August 28, 2021)
[German]It's the end of August 2021, and vulnerabilities in the Windows Print Spooler service, collectively known as PrintNightmare, continue to cause problems for administrators. There were security updates for the August 2021 patchday, but they offer more problems than solutions. … Continue reading
SteelSeries software enables admin rights (LPE) on Windows
[German]After the Razer case, the next clunker has now come to light. After it became known that standard users can become administrators with Razer mice via the driver installation, a security researcher took a closer look at the SteelSeries device … Continue reading
Microsoft shows a "slim foot" with PrintNightmare
[German]PrintNightmare is the name given to a series of vulnerabilities in the Windows Print Spooler service. Attackers can use these vulnerabilities to extend rights and possibly take over domain controllers. Microsoft reacts half-heartedly with patches and recommendations, which in practice … 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 ...
Microsoft 365: New prices on March 1, 2022
[German]Enterprise customers who subscribe to Microsoft 365, which consists of Windows 10 and Office 365, will have to pay more in 2022, starting March 1. Microsoft has announced a price increase of between 10 and 20 percent. The reason given … Continue reading
2nd 0patch fix for Windows PetitPotam 0-day vulnerability (Aug. 19, 2021)
[German]ecurity researchers had recently disclosed a new attack vector called PetitPotam. By means of an NTLM relay attack, any Windows domain controller can be taken over by attackers. ACROS Security has now presented the second free 0Patch solution for different … Continue reading
Microsoft explains SMB signing configuration
[German]Another brief information for administrators in the enterprises. Microsoft enables SMB signing for the relevant network protocol. This is to ensure the security of the communication. However, the whole thing is probably a bit complex, if I interpret this correctly. … Continue reading
Windows 365: Logon data can be dumped in plain text
[German]Microsoft only introduced its Windows 365, which runs Windows 10 on Azure, at the beginning of August 2021 and also released it for customers. There is also a test version that interested parties can take a look at. Now, security … Continue reading
Vice Society: 2. Ransomware gang uses Windows PrintNightmare vulnerability for attacks
[German]In my blog post Ransomware gang uses PrintNightmare to attack Windows servers, I had reported about the first case where the PrintNightmare vulnerability was used to attack Windows. Now Talos Security has already come across the second case, reporting that … Continue reading