Right to WFH Law Passed! Patch Tuesday News Roundup! Recent Policy Change Kills Outlook!

On this week’s episode of the podcast I cover some of the Patch Tuesday news, including early patch fallout info. I cover Windows 365 Frontline, details of a popular open source application used in cyber attacks and more!

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Scripts, Tricks and Tips:

https://www.rorymon.com/blog/necessity-lead-me-to-my-perfect-home-lab/

https://github.com/awakecoding/wireshark-rdp

https://twitter.com/tuna_gezer/status/1643847039619575808?s=46&t=R7qvgmzOYsC0-IJwjbdK9w

https://github.com/rweijnen/Posh-Snippets/blob/master/ScanLolDrivers.ps1

https://twitter.com/jak0b_s/status/1643894307965788160?s=46&t=R7qvgmzOYsC0-IJwjbdK9w

https://docs.fra.me/blog/application-optimization-essentials-microsoft-edge/

https://www.algiz-technology.com/intune-vs-microsoft-configuration-manager

Patch Tuesday Roundup:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-april-2023-patch-tuesday-fixes-1-zero-day-97-flaws/

WinRAR Used in Attacks:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/winrar-sfx-archives-can-run-powershell-without-being-detected/

Western Digital Disclose Breach:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/western-digital-discloses-network-breach-my-cloud-service-down/

Google Push to Reduce Life Span of TLS Certs:

https://www.darkreading.com/dr-tech/google-proposes-reducing-tls-cert-lifespan-to-90-days

Configuration Manager Update Cadence to Change:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/configuration-manager-blog/release-cadence-changes-to-microsoft-configuration-manager/ba-p/3785508

Win32 App Supersedence Improvements for Intune:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/intune-customer-success/upcoming-improvements-to-win32-app-supersedence/ba-p/3713026

Confidential Data Risked in ChatGPT:

https://www.techradar.com/news/samsung-workers-leaked-company-secrets-by-using-chatgpt

Google Call an End for Dropcam:

https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/7/23673165/google-nest-dropcam-nest-secure-eol

Apple Addresses 2 Zero Day Vulnerabilities This Month:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-fixes-two-zero-days-exploited-to-hack-iphones-and-macs/

MSI Confirms Breach:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/msi-confirms-security-breach-following-ransomware-attack-claims/

Network Activity Increase on Windows Desktops:

https://www.neowin.net/news/new-video-shows-how-much-more-data-windows-11-sends-compared-to-older-versions/

Outlook Disruption Caused by OneDrive Policy Change:

https://betanews.com/2023/04/08/outlook-users-face-email-issues-as-microsoft-start-using-onedrive-cloud-storage-space-for-email-attachments/

Windows 365 Frontline Announced:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/windows-365-frontline-available-in-public-preview/ba-p/3787496

ICA Launch Delay Addressed:

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX492837/ica-launch-delay-issue-after-upgrading-to-workspace-app-2203-cu2 

Large UK Outsource Suffers 3 day Disruption:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/f22db56c-d189-11ed-b5c3-54651fc826e9?shareToken=ffe5922177edd6cf7918e9c3fac83f23

ControlUp Launch v 8.8 of Real-Time DX:

https://www.controlup.com/resources/blog/entry/announcing-controlup-real-time-dx-v8-8-with-azure-virtual-desktop-and-fslogix-support/

MSIX Updates for April:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/what-s-new-in-msix-april-2023/ba-p/3786381

Major Anniversary for Mobile Phones:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65112048.amp

Google Cut Employee Perks:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/google-to-cut-down-on-employee-laptops-services-and-staplers-to-save.html

Irish Government Votes to Pass Law for Remote Work:

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/0401/1367592-remote-working-analysis/

Citrix Address Issues with Large Machine Catalogs in Azure:

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX491278/large-mcs-deployments-in-azure-may-fail-due-to-azure-throttling-of-disk-clones

LAPS Goes In-Guest into Windows:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/by-popular-demand-windows-laps-available-now/ba-p/3788747

LAPS Update Issues:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-laps-is-incompatible-with-legacy-policies/

New Outlook for Windows Expands Support for Other Mail Services:

https://insider.office.com/en-us/blog/starting-to-support-third-party-accounts-in-new-outlook-for-windows-preview

MSIX Support Goes GA in Citrix DaaS:

https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2023/04/12/simplify-your-app-deployment-with-citrix-daas-and-microsoft-msix/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=citrix%2520organic&utm_medium=social%2520media%2520organic

AWS Improves AI Technology:

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/announcing-new-tools-for-building-with-generative-ai-on-aws/

Viewer Mode to Eliminate Need for App Masking of Office Apps:

https://stealthpuppy.com/m365apps-single-package/

Custom Domains Enter Preview for Citrix Workspace:

https://twitter.com/tberger80/status/1493208414616383489?s=46&t=R7qvgmzOYsC0-IJwjbdK9w

Edge Canary to Block Autoplay of Videos:

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/browsing/microsoft-edge-just-brought-back-this-fan-favorite-feature-for-blocking-ads

Major Slow Down in PC Sales:

https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS50565723

Default Print Screen Action to Change in Windows 11:

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-is-changing-what-the-print-screen-key-does-on-windows-11-heres-how-to-change-it-back

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