We want to let all customers know that we will be retiring support for Windows XP and Server 2003 in all of our managed services offerings, including but not limited to managed anti-virus, and health checks, patch managmenet, monitoring, etc. As you know, Microsoft officially ended support for these operating systems many years ago. We have continued to offer managed services during this time, as we appreciate...
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By the end of June, security researchers were actively discussing a vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler service, which they dubbed PrintNightmare. PrintNightmare is considered extremely dangerous for two main reasons. First, the Windows Print Spooler being enabled by default on all Windows-based systems, including domain controllers (servers) and computers with system admin privileges, makes all such computers vulnerable. On July 6, Microsoft updated its advisory to announce the...
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NOTE: Computing Technologies and its clients are not affected by this incident. For the latest updates, please see Kaseya's post. On July 2nd, Kaseya learned of a security incident involving their VSA software which is in use by other Managed Service Providers, or MSPs (companies like Computing Technolgoies). This security incidient allowed attackers to target about 40 different MSP companies and all of their client machines which...
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As you may have heard in recent news, SolarWinds was the victim of a cyberattacak within their Orion platform. You can read the SolarWinds Security Advisory, and their associated FAQ if you would like more details on the specifics of the incident. We have prepared this post to help answer any questions that our clients may have. In short, we do NOT use any services affected by the...
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As described in Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 63831, there is a major change coming to automatic external forwarding in Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) accounts. External forwarding of email is a tactic used by attackers to exfiltrate data out of an organization and controlling that process is difficult. With this new feature Microsoft is adding support for more granular controls that allow the Microsoft 365 and...
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In a previous post, we had notified of Microsoft putting the depreciation of basic auth on hold due to COVID-19. While that portion does not have a new depreciation date set, the depreciation of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 do, with a new planned depreciation date of October 15, 2020. On Windows 10, 8, or 8.1 By default, the TLS 1.2 and 1.1 protocols are available if no network...
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