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In April 2025's edition of Patch [FIX] Tuesday, the crew dives into April 2025's patch highlights. Ryan kicks things off with a critical RDP Gateway vulnerability that requires no user interaction—just network access and bad intentions. Seth breaks down a kernel-level CLFS exploit that's already been seen in the wild, while Henry shifts gears to Apple's massive 130+ CVE patch dump for macOS Sequoia. From use-after-free bugs to sneaky audio file attacks, this episode covers the month's biggest risks.TL;DR: Patch your systems, secure your gateways, and maybe don't trust that sketchy MP3.
Critical Cybersecurity Updates: Ransomware, VPN Breaches, and Microsoft Vulnerabilities In this episode of 'Cybersecurity Today,' host Jim Love delves into emerging threats and vulnerabilities in the digital world. The Black Basta Ransomware Group has created a brute force tool to target VPNs and firewalls. The FBI and CISA alert users about Medusa ransomware, which has impacted over 300 organizations. A critical flaw in the popular Updraft Plus WordPress plugin is highlighted, exposing sensitive data. The FBI reports a surge in toll payment scams, and Microsoft's latest security update addresses severe vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Services. Additionally, a breach within the Department of Government Efficiency underscores the risks of improper data handling. Stay informed about how to protect your systems and data in this comprehensive cybersecurity update. 00:00 Introduction to Cybersecurity News 00:27 Black Basta Ransomware Group's New Tool 02:18 Medusa Ransomware Advisory 03:43 WordPress Updraft Plus Vulnerability 05:12 Toll Payment Scams on the Rise 06:40 Microsoft's Critical RDS Vulnerabilities 09:35 DOGE's Treasury Data Breach 11:37 Conclusion and Contact Information
Elon's Starlink has competition from Amazon They're using the rockets from founder Jeff Bezos' other company Blue Origin (along with others) to launch over 3,000 LEO (low earth orbit) satellites, aiming to bring internet to every corner of the earth. They'll be between 590 and 630 kilometres above earth. Amazon's project has successfully launched its first two prototype rockets a month ago, and this week announced they're fully operational and passed all their tests with flying colours. They were able to stream 4K video and do two-way video calls over the network. These satellites have a custom electric propulsion system designed and built in-house by Amazon. They say it's a way to safely maneuverer the satellites in space in an eco-friendly way. They expect to start service by the end of next year, and have half of their constellation operational by July 2026. There are 1000 people working on the project. Windows is now an app for iPhones, iPads, Macs What a bizarre sentence that is. Microsoft wants you to use Windows on whatever device you have! The Windows app allows business users to connect to virtual PCs, running Windows in the cloud -- combining an array of services already in market (Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Microsoft Dev Box, and Microsoft's Remote Desktop Services). They have plans to offer the same service to consumers too. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Configure Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure to run efficiently. Drive up utilization with scaling plans. Scale session host VMs in a host pool up or down automatically, without paying for idle resources. Ensure your VM images are up-to-date with required software, configurations, and Windows updates. Gain an end-to-end view of your services' performance by utilizing Azure Virtual Desktop Insights at Scale, which provides comprehensive visibility into how your services are running, and access a consolidated view of all your host pools and subscriptions for easy monitoring. Azure Expert, Matt McSpirit, walks through part four in our series on Azure Virtual Desktop. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Introduction 00:23 - Scaling plans 03:29 - Personal scaling plans 04:30 - Up-to-date VM images 07:13 - Azure Virtual Desktop Insights at Scale 09:02 - Session History chart 10:06 - Wrap up ► Link References: Check out our complete playlist at https://aka.ms/AVDMechanicsSeries ► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft. • Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries • Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog • Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: https://microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/podcast ► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social: • Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics • Share knowledge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/ • Enjoy us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msftmechanics/ • Loosen up with us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msftmechanics
Moving to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) has never been easier! Richard talks to Jen Sheerin about her work with the Azure Virtual Desktop Accelerator tools. Jen describes how moving workloads to AVD is part of the Cloud Adoption Framework that helps you integrate virtual desktop workloads with standard security and licensing practices. The conversation explores the different folks who use the accelerator - even for greenfield implementations of new virtual desktops! There are more great tools to help you optimize your AVD implementation. Check the links in the show notes!Links:Azure Virtual DesktopRemote Desktop ServicesMicrosoft Cloud Adoption FrameworkAVD Remote Desktop Web ClientBicepAzure Virtual Desktop AcceleratorVirtual Desktop Optimization ToolWindows 10 vs Windows 11 BenchmarkLicense Universal PrintRecorded April 7, 2023
Configure Azure Virtual Desktop with the enterprise-grade configurations you'll want in place for secure authentication, improved connectivity, flexible user data, and service resiliency. If you're new to Azure Virtual Desktop, check out our overview and quick setup videos in the our playlist at https://aka.ms/AVDMechanicsSeries In this show, we cover: - Your options using Azure Active Directory to achieve single sign on and passwordless authentication - The newest experiences for using Web Authentication (WebAuthn) to redirect additional authentication factors to local devices - RDP Shortpath to optimize connectivity to remote hosts - Your options using FSLogix to manage profile containers - Architecting your Azure Virtual Desktop configuration for resiliency, and - Using Confidential Computing virtual machines to meet even the highest security requirements ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Azure Virtual Desktop enterprise configurations 00:34 - Secure Authentication options in Azure Virtual Desktop 02:15 - Optimizing Connectivity to Azure Virtual Desktop hosts 03:12 - FSLogix user profile container options 05:12 - Architecting for high availability and service resiliency 06:58 - Confidential computing in Azure Virtual Desktop ► Link References: Azure Virtual Desktop playlist on Mechanics: https://aka.ms/AVDMechanicsSeries Azure Virtual Desktop connectivity options: https://aka.ms/AVDConnectivity FSLogix High Availability configuration guidance: https://aka.ms/FSLogixHA ► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft. • Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries • Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog • Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: https://microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/podcast ► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social: • Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics • Share knowledge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/ • Enjoy us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msftmechanics/ • Loosen up with us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msftmechanics
Find what you need to get started with the fastest way to deploy Azure Virtual Desktop with a step-by-step guide. This is a streamlined provisioning experience, with automation built-in based on your parameters, and time saved with directory services setup and integration. How to set up a fully-operational Azure Virtual Desktop environment: -Prerequisites -Deployment steps -Configure host pools and Remote Apps -Test it out Matt McSpirit, Azure Expert, walks through the setup, and shares what's notable and unique to the service. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - Introduction 00:46 - Prerequisites 01:12 - Deployment steps 02:35 - Windows Multi-session option 04:27 - Deployed resources and services 05:00 - Configuring Remote Apps 06:46 - Testing everything out 08:19 - Teams AudioVideo-redirect 08:57 - Wrap up ► Link References: Check out the first show in this series for a higher level view at https://aka.ms/AVDMechanics Check out the complete playlist at https://aka.ms/AVDMechanicsSeries ► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft. • Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries • Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog • Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: https://microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/website ► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social: • Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics • Share knowledge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/ • Enjoy us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msftmechanics/ • Loosen up with us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msftmechanics
This is Microsoft's cloud VDI solution with centralized security, management, and scalability built-in. It's an efficient and flexible approach to desktop virtualization without compromising control. Azure Virtual Desktop works across your devices and apps, with full-featured experiences for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. The web client also allows you to access your remote desktops and apps from almost any modern browser. We'll take you on a tour of the essentials for Azure Virtual Desktop, including what it is, how it works and your options for configuring the service as an administrator to meet your organization's needs. ► QUICK LINKS: 00:00 - What is Azure Virtual Desktop? 01:35 - Admin options to configure the service 03:48 - Steps to provision Azure Virtual Desktop 05:09 - Data access options for files and profile containers 05:36 - Zero trust controls for security 06:31 - Utilization and scaling options 07:11 - Where you can find out more about Azure Virtual Desktop ► Link References: Azure Virtual Desktop documentation to get started https://aka.ms/AVDDocumentation ► Unfamiliar with Microsoft Mechanics? As Microsoft's official video series for IT, you can watch and share valuable content and demos of current and upcoming tech from the people who build it at Microsoft. • Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftMechanicsSeries • Talk with other IT Pros, join us on the Microsoft Tech Community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/bg-p/MicrosoftMechanicsBlog • Watch or listen from anywhere, subscribe to our podcast: https://microsoftmechanics.libsyn.com/website • To get the newest tech for IT in your inbox, subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/msftmechanics ► Keep getting this insider knowledge, join us on social: • Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTMechanics • Share knowledge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft-mechanics/ • Enjoy us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msftmechanics/ • Loosen up with us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@msftmechanics
What's the right way to have virtual desktops in the cloud? Richard talks to Aidan Finn about a virtualization project he was involved with that started with Citrix Cloud, which runs in Azure. Aidan talks about the number of virtual machines involved in a large-scale VDI implementation, many of which are infrastructure and plumbing. Why own the plumbing when you can get it as a service? The conversation then digs into Azure Virtual Desktop, which doesn't have all the bells and whistles of Citrix Cloud, but does simplify implementation a great deal. No virtualization implementation is ever simple, but working at the platform level can make it easier!Links:Citrix CloudRemote Desktop ServicesAzure Virtual DesktopPackerAzure MonitorAzure VM Image BuilderMSIXRecorded September 9, 2021
Could Windows Virtual Desktop be your organization's Work-From-Home solution? Another episode in the Pandemic Series, Richard talks to Grant Becker about the latest version of Microsoft's virtual desktop tools. Grant talks about Windows Virtual Desktop as Remote Desktop Services in Azure - you have a minimal installation on the workstation, all of the security policies live in the Azure-hosted virtual machines that run your templates. And it works on mobile devices as well! While certainly a useful solution during the pandemic, WVD could be a common way to work going forward!
Microsoft is transforming virtual desktop delivery by separating operating system, user profile and app layers. You'll see how we’ve improved the Microsoft Teams remote experience with AV redirect and you'll see the preview of the Windows Virtual Desktop admin portal experience. At Microsoft Ignite 2019, this was session THR2277: Windows Virtual Desktop updates. Scott Manchester is the Group Program Manager for Windows Virtual Desktop and Remote Desktop Services. He is a 20 year veteran at Microsoft where he has worked on Second Screen Remoting, Multimedia, and Networking technologies and holds over 20 patents in these areas. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington and an Executive MBA from Washington State University.
Microsoft has issued its second advisory this month urging users to update their systems to prevent a re-run of attacks similar to WannaCry. The software giant said Thursday that the recently discovered “wormable” vulnerability in Remote Desktop Services for Windows can allow attackers to remotely run code on a vulnerable computer — such as malware or ransomware.
In this episode it is all about Remote Desktop Services. I cover the history, concepts, features and licensing using Microsoft's Remote Desktop Services. Host: Paul Joyner Email: paul@sysadmintoday.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sysadmintoday Twitter: https://twitter.com/SysadminToday RDS Print Solutions: https://www.terminalworks.com/remote-desktop-printing https://www.thinprint.com http://techgenix.com/how-configure-microsoft-rds-universal-printing/ Please Support the Channel https://www.patreon.com/sysadmintoday
On this episode we're Joined by Thomas WIllingham, Technical Product manager for Remote Desktop Services on what we can expect in Windows Server 2016. http://frontlinechatter.com/e18 Thank you very kindly to our sponsors as always, ControlUp, FSLogix and LiquidWare Labs.
In this video, Cris Weber from ITS Partners demonstrates how to automatically scale out a Remote Desktop Services farm based on user demand using System Center Operations Manager, Virtual Machine Manager and Orchestrator.
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Das deutsche Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Community Event wurde in Bad Homburg von Beny Tritsch und mir gehalten. Benny ist MVP für RDS und deshalb habe ich die Chance genutzt und Ihn zu den Neuerungen auf dem Gebiet der Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012 befragt. Viel Spaß bei unserem Interview.