Comment on Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix

Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• zaemz@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah, you’re not wrong that the article kinda sets itself up for the “lookit our recommended VPNs” pitch.

  There’s no way Microsoft would purposefully disable VPNs from working. I can guarantee that they require VPNs for thousands of roles in the company, let alone breaking it for government agencies that require VPNs, etc.

  It is good to know that a specific update can break something ahead of time, though. Then at least you can avoid it.

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  • Kiernian@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There’s no way Microsoft would purposefully disable VPNs from working

    No, but they’ve done it accidentally before.

    One time a few years ago it broke all LT2P VPN’s unless you removed a specific KB########.

    IIRC, six months later there was still no fix.

    I think it’s been fixed now, though.

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• db2@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And now a word from our sponsor, Nor-

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  • cyborganism@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Skip 10 seconds. Skip 10 seconds. Skip 10 seconds.

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    • lvxferre@mander.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Give up and install SponsorBlock.

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      • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        But it’s NordVPN.com/BigMoney. The ad is the best part of the video.

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      • metaStatic@kbin.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        all ad copy is an ad for sponsor block

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• Kethal@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My workplace requires VPN for Web sites that are authenticated, require 2FA and are encrypted. It’s infuriatingly stupid. I feel like someone higher up got sold a useless contract by a god VPN salesperson.

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  • Badeendje@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Most likely all connections are run through the gateway of the company allowing them to apply security to all web traffic on their clients.

    It might hinder you but there is plenty of method to this madness.

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    • AlphaAutist@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ya that just sounds like good practice for internal services.

      @Kethal@lemmy.world Maybe see if you can use a FIDO2 device like yubikey for 2fa

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  • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I applaud your IT leadership/CIO for being willing to do this.

    Most companies are far too passive and think “aIt won’t happen to us”.

    I’ve seen companies scammed of $1mil in a single transaction because they sent credentials in email, to a scammer.

    Had they used a credential management system this wouldn’t have happened.

    Every layer of security helps.

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    • Kethal@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, maybe they should encrypt it a third time. You never know.

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• NGC2346@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Its actually real news

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