Written by Rafael Silva

Remediation Steps for the Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities

Remediation Steps for the Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities https://ift.tt/2POZ6Kr This post is also available in: 日本語 (Japanese) Background On March 2, the security community became aware of four critical zero-day Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858 and CVE-2021-27065). These vulnerabilities let adversaries access Exchange Servers and potentially gain long-term access to victims’ environments. While […]

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Get started with ARM templates

Get started with ARM templates https://ift.tt/3eGYYH8 This week, a video was released that I recorded with April Edwards for Microsoft’s Channel 9! In this video, which is part of the Azure Enablement show, we talk about how you can get started with ARM templates. In this post, I want to show you a little further […]

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Microsoft provides workaround for Windows 10 patchday printer issue (BSOD)

Microsoft provides workaround for Windows 10 patchday printer issue (BSOD) https://ift.tt/38FBNZU [German]Microsoft confirmed last Friday (US time) the BSOD issues triggered with the March 2021 patchday in Windows that systems with certain printers crash via BlueScreen, with more details, and a workaround was suggested. Printer crash via BlueScreen With the March 9, 2021 security updates, […]

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Docker Security Cheat Sheet

Docker Security Cheat Sheet https://ift.tt/2tgi15r Docker Security Cheat Sheet Introduction Docker is the most popular containerization technology. Upon proper use, it can increase the level of security (in comparison to running applications directly on the host). On the other hand, some misconfigurations can lead to downgrade the level of security or even introduce new vulnerabilities. […]

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Windows Server 2019 Datacenter: Azure Edition with hotpatching support

Windows Server 2019 Datacenter: Azure Edition with hotpatching support https://ift.tt/30E6RVE Windows Server 2019 Datacenter: Azure Edition with hotpatching support There was some new Windows Server goodness announced at Microsoft Ignite by Bernardo Caldas, VP of Program Management from the Azure Edge and Platform team. In the Featured Session “Latest Azure Innovation for Windows Server and […]

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Exchange servers first compromised by Chinese hackers hit with ransomware

Exchange servers first compromised by Chinese hackers hit with ransomware https://ift.tt/3ldVrRL Getty Images Now organizations using Microsoft Exchange have a new security headache: never-before seen ransomware that’s being installed on thousands of servers that were already infected by state-sponsored hackers in China. Microsoft reported the new family of ransomware deployment late Thursday, saying that it […]

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Top 20 Dockerfile Best Practices

Top 20 Dockerfile Best Practices https://ift.tt/2OIkgcE Learn how to prevent security issues and optimize containerized applications by applying a quick set of Dockerfile best practices in your image builds. If you are familiar with containerized applications and microservices, you might have realized that your services might be micro; but detecting vulnerabilities, investigating security issues, and reporting […]