Hey Hey, such a long read, but please take a time for review. At the moment, the biggest threat to an Entra ID tenant in the vast majority of environments comes from the connected Active Directory. Attackers are (currently) focusing heavily on on-prem environments, as these are generally much more difficult to protect and are…
Microsoft Opens Beta Channel for Windows 10 Insiders
At the end of last year, Microsoft announced changes to its Windows 10 strategy, promising to add new features and improvements as needed. To actively develop innovations, the company has reopened the Beta channel for Windows Insiders, allowing them to test upcoming features before they are released to all users. Windows Insiders who want to…
Cumulative updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10 have been released in May
Microsoft has released monthly cumulative updates for all supported operating systems. These updates do not include any new features, but they are designed to fix errors and eliminate vulnerabilities. The updates are available through the Windows Update Center. For more detailed information about the changes in each update, please visit the official website. You can…
Microsoft is investigating issues with VPNs and the latest Windows 11 update.
Microsoft has acknowledged reports of VPN connection issues after installing the April 2024 Windows 11 update, according to a report from Reddit user Flo-TPG. The KB5036893 security update, released on April 9 for all supported Windows 11 versions, has caused some users to experience issues with VPN connections that use TPM-backed certificates. According to Microsoft,…
Attackers exploiting new critical OpenMetadata vulnerabilities on Kubernetes clusters
Attackers are constantly looking for new vulnerabilities to exploit in Kubernetes environments. Recently, Microsoft uncovered an attack that takes advantage of new critical vulnerabilities in OpenMetadata to access Kubernetes workloads and use them for cryptocurrency mining. OpenMetadata is an open-source platform that helps manage metadata across different data sources. It acts as a central repository…
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 preview available for Windows, Mac
Microsoft are announce that the commercial preview of Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 is now available for both Windows and Mac. Office LTSC is built for specialized use cases that require a long-term servicing channel such as regulated devices that cannot accept feature updates for years at a time, manufacturing process control devices that are not connected to…
To work with AI Explorer in Windows 11, you will need the ARM64 platform and 16 GB of RAM
Now, regarding the requirements for the operation of the yet-to-be-announced AI Explorer feature in Windows 11, this information was extracted from the code for build 26100, which is presumably the RTM (Release to Manufacturing) version of Windows 11 24H2. Apparently, the AI Explorer feature will only function on new devices equipped with the Snapdragon X Elite…
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3495 (channel Beta)
Microsoft has released a new preview build of Windows 11 (version 23 H2), with build number 22635.3495 (KB5037000), for participants in the Windows Insider Program on the Beta Channel. The full build number is 10.0.22635.3495.ni_release_svc_betaflt_prod1.240403-1704. For users with the “Get updates as soon as available” setting enabled, this build includes various changes and improvements. The…
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.3520 and 22631.3520 (channel Release Preview)
Microsoft has released new pre-build versions of Windows 11 (versions 22H2 and 23H2), numbered 22621.3520 and 22631.3520, for Windows Insider program participants in the Release Preview channel. The full assembly numbers are: 10.0.22621.3520.ni_release_svc_prod2.240405-1745 and 10.0.22631.3520.ni_release_svc_prod2.240405-1745. This update includes several changes, including: A new Mobile Device Management policy called “AllowScreenRecorder”, which allows administrators to control screen…
Microsoft has fixed two zero-day vulnerabilities
Microsoft has addressed two zero-day security vulnerabilities in Windows that have been used in real-world attacks. Microsoft has fixed two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities as part of the Patch Tuesday release on April 9th, 2024. Although the company did not initially recognize these vulnerabilities as such, they were identified and addressed in the latest update….