Ob @bnd angesichts des #Trump - #Regimes und dessen Aktionen [gegen den #IStGH] und der #cyberfaschistisch|en Macht qua #CloudAct endlich Alarm schlägt was #GAFAM-Produkte oder generell #Technologie aus den #USA, besonders aber #Microsoft Produkte wie #Windows, #MicrosoftOffice & #WindowsServer angeht?

• Ich will dem @bsi und @Bundesregierung nicht zu nahe treten, aber die gegenwärtige #IT-Architektur der #Bundesrepublik #Deutschland ist mit "Die Nationale Sicherheit und Handlungsfähigkeit des Staates hängt von den #vibes von Trump ab" noch höflich umschrieben!

Und da ich nunmal #Bürger dieses Landes bin wird dies leider auch mein Problem - entgegen aller Warnungen meinerseits!

• Was hindert die #US-Regierung daran Deutschland, die #EU oder den Rest der Welt mittels entsprechender Produkte in #Geiselhaft zu nehmen?

Oder ist jene #Abhängigkeit von der Laune und dem Guten Willen aus D.C. gar politisch gewollt?

• Ernsthafte Frage… Ich erwarte keine #Antwort, sondern erwarte #Verantwortbarkeit und #Konsequenzen!

#Microsoft: #WindowsServer #hotpatching to require subscription

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-server-hotpatching-to-require-subscription/

I have been using #WindowsServer Core as a development VM, because I need to test my program for Windows users. I know this isn't recommended, because Server Core doesn't have much of a GUI, and is missing a lot of GUI-related libraries, so some stuff doesn't work right, however, VSCode (and Visual Studio) work just fine, and I've been getting by with Powershell, 7zfm, Retrobar (substitute taskbar), and Floorp (Firefox mod). The GTK version of #VICEEmulator doesn't work, so I've been using the SDL2 one.

I think I like this in some ways more than using actual Windows. It's definitely lightweight. I wish that it had DirectX support so I could try running games with it

Nothing like trying to compile #Gentoo packages and #Windows Server 2003 using Windows 10 at the same time while listening to #Lagtrain.

It's kind of soothing watching it all come together.

Windows Server 2025 is now in public preview; we're in the home stretch for general availability later this year. You can download VHD & ISO, try out new features in AD, File Server, Hyper-V, storage, networking & - soon - hotpatch. More here

Gain enhanced security and performance with Windows Server 2025—now in preview - Microsoft Windows Server Blog
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/blog/2024/05/29/gain-enhanced-security-and-performance-with-windows-server-2025/

So, Microsoft is silently installing Copilot onto Windows Server 2022 system and this is a disaster.

How can you push a tool that siphons data to a third party onto a security-critical system?

What privileges does it have upon install? Who thought this is a good idea? And most importantly, who needs this?

Windows Server Domain Controller Out-of-band (OOB) updates have been released for some versions of Windows today, March 22, 2024, to addresses this issue related to a memory leak in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS).

This occurs when on-premises and cloud-based Active Directory domain controllers service Kerberos authentication requests.

Read more in the Windows message center docs here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows-message-center#3143

Windows security updates could come with fewer reboots beginning later this year - Enlarge / A PC running Windows 11. (credit: Microsoft)

Microso... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005857 #securityupdates #windows1124h2 #windowsserver #microsoft #windows11 #tech

Windows version of the venerable Linux “sudo” command shows up in preview build - Enlarge / Not now, but maybe soon? (credit: Andrew Cunningham)

... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2001010 #windowsserver #windows11 #tech

Microsoft is bringing the Linux sudo command to Windows Server

Microsoft is bringing the Linux 'sudo' feature to Windows Server 2025, offering a new way for admins to elevate privileges for console applications.

Superuser do, or sudo, is a Linux console program that allows low-privileged users to execute a command with elevated privileges, usually as root.

This command offers increased security in Linux as servers can be used normally under low-privileged accounts while still allowing users to elevate their privileges as needed when running specific commands.

#Windows #Linux #Sudo #WindowsServer #News #Tech

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-is-bringing-the-linux-sudo-command-to-windows-server/

October Windows Server updates cause Hyper-V VM boot issues

According to customer reports, this month's Patch Tuesday updates are breaking virtual machines on Hyper-V hosts, causing them to no longer boot and display "failed to start" errors.

According to complaints from Windows admins, the issue is triggered after installing KB5031361 and KB5031364 on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 systems.

A Microsoft spokesperson told BleepingComputer that the company is aware of the issue and is investigating.

The following errors will be logged to the event viewer when trying to start a VM on an affected Hyper-V system:

Failed to start virtual machine TOOLS. Error: 'TOOLS' failed to start.
Failed to Power on with Error 'Incorrect function.'
Failed to open attachment 'vhdx_path'. Error: 'Incorrect function.'

Administrators with impacted devices have noted that uninstalling the problematic updates resolves the issue, allowing all virtual machines (VMs) to start up without any problems.

#Microsoft #WindowsServer #Server #News #HyperV #PatchTuesday #InfoSec

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/october-windows-server-updates-cause-hyper-v-vm-boot-issues/

Windows Server Summit 2022: Windows Admin Center and Azure Arc https://rodtrent.com/xir

Be there for our March 9 “Ask #Microsoft Anything” chat about #WindowsServer updates and upgrades!

Upgrading, updating, and securing Windows Server AMA - Microsoft Community Hub
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-server-events/upgrading-updating-and-securing-windows-server-ama/ev-p/3751616

New at Forbes: CISA adds four zero-days, three Microsoft (Windows/Windows Server and Office) and one Apple (iOS) to 'The Kev' as Ian Thornton-Trump (of beer farmers fame) calls it.

Both Ian and Tim Mackey explain why it's not just mandated federal agencies that should consider this an urgent call to action.

#infosec #microsoft #windows #windowsserver #office #apple #ios #zeroday #CISA #business #technology #news #journalism

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2023/02/17/windows-and-ios-security-updates-get-serious-you-have-3-weeks-to-comply-cisa-warns/

Introduction

Redoing my #introduction as it was a bit of a sparse one when I joined.

I am a lifelong #technology enthusiast, having worked in Financial Services IT for more than 25 years, across multiple disciplines including:
* #Unisys #MCP-based #mainframe platforms (A17/A19/HMP NX 6800/Libra 180/Libra 6xx/Libra 890)
* #EMC #Symmetrix storage arrays (DMX 3/4 and most recently VMAX) including experience of #SRDF(S), SRDF(A), BCV
* #WindowsServer (2000 through 2019) including #ActiveDirectory
* Various #Linux/ #Unix OSes (#HPUX/ #RHEL/ #Centos/ #Ubuntu/ #Raspbian) including experience of #GFS/#GFS2 SAN storage clustering
* Virtual Tape Server technology (B&L/Crossroads/ETI Net SPHiNX, #TSM)
* Automation/Scripting (#PowerShell, #NT #Batch, #DOS, #Bash, #OPAL)
* #Security (#PrivilegedAccessManagement, #LeastPrivilege, #IAM, #Firewalls, #EDR)
* #BusinessContinuity/#DisasterRecovery (Design/Implementation/Operations)

I’m focused on learning and getting hands-on with #RaspberryPi at home and #cloud computing solutions both at work and at home.

I moved into a #SecurityEngineering role in 2020, so a lot of my focus is now more security focussed across all tech stacks.

My main focus at present when it comes to cloud is predominately #Microsoft #Azure, with Google and AWS of interest also, as well as other cloud infrastructure services such as those provided by CloudFlare, though I’m planning a move away from them due to their moral/ethical choices.

Away from work and tech, I love to #travel the world with my wife and enjoy very amateur #photography to record our adventures.

I also love most genres of #music, live in concert when I can, with a particular love of #Rock/ #Metal and also #Trance (coincidentally, given the profession of a somewhat more well known namesake of mine!).