Month: June 2019
In May, Microsoft announced a vulnerability in legacy operating systems that has high potential of being exploited. The vulnerability is in the Remote Desktop Services (formerly known as Terminal Services) and could be exploited remotely with no authentication required. This affects Windows 7, Server 2008, and 2008 R2.
The vulnerability is severe enough that Microsoft took a pretty unusual step in releasing updates for Windows XP and Server 2003 in addition to currently supported versions of Windows that are affected. If you remember back to the WannaCry attack, Microsoft had issued a patch months before, but some companies hadn’t installed the fix. This led to a global impact. In order to avoid a potential repeat, companies are urged to update all affected systems as quickly as possible.
To help, Ivanti are giving a free 60-day license to Ivanti Security Controls, which includes solutions such as patch management, privilege management and whitelisting in one place. Ivanti’s IT software is used by 79 of the Fortune 100, helping businesses succeed through unifying IT systems and technology stacks.
Download the 60-day trial license here. With this license you will be able to quickly update up to 50 systems including Windows XP and Server 2003.
To learn more, get in touch with us and we will organise a call for you with Ivanti representatives based locally here in Ireland.
