Monthly Archives: February 2020

Windows 8.1/10: What’s the status of the user profile bug?

[German]Some February 11, 2020 update kills the user profile during installation. Where do we stand regarding the bug at the end of February 2020 after the C and D Week updates are out?

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VEEAM Instant VM Recovery: Potential data loss

[German]Today a brief information for administrators using VEEAM Instant VM Recovery. In certain cases, vSphere may be at risk of data loss if not responded to. In the meantime a patch is available to fix the problem.

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The ‘nasty’ sides of the PayPal Fraud

[German]I would like to take up again the story about the illegally charged PayPal accounts of German users. Because more and more details about this fraud are coming into light.

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Security information for Linux and Exchange

[German]In this blog post I summarize some security information that has come to my attention in the last few hours. These are topics, for which I do not want to publish separate individual contributions in the blog. It is about … Continue reading

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


Kr00k: Wi-Fi vulnerability puts millions of devices at risk

[German]Security researchers at ESET have discovered a vulnerability in Broadcom and Cypress WLAN chips that could compromise the WPA2 encryption of millions of devices (routers). Here is some information on the subject.

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Windows 10 Version 190x: Update KB4535996 for Insider

[German]Microsoft has released the cumulative update KB4535996 in the Insider Preview Release Preview Ring for Windows 10 V190x on February 26, 2020. Addendum: The update has been released to all users, see Windows 10 Version 190x: Update KB4535996 (Feb. 27, 2020).

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Windows 10 Version 2004 Insider Preview 19041.84 for WSUS

[German]Microsoft released on Feb. 25, 2020 the Insider Preview Build 19041.84 of Windows 10 Version 2004 – the upcoming Windows 10 feature update – for WSUS.

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Gimp 'deletes' cut outs of an image by a 'transparency mask’

[German]The graphic processing program Gimp has a strange behaviour, that could cause serious privacy issues. If a user 'cuts out' an image section, to remove sensitive parts, these pixels are not deleted in the saved graphics file. Instead the pixels … Continue reading

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BSI recommendation for smartphones: 5 years of updates

[German]German BSI (Federal Office for Information Security) has written down some security requirement for new smartphones. Consequence: You cannot buy Android devices anymore.  Also Windows 10 devices might be kicked, if such gadged are available. And App? Will facing also … Continue reading

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Espionage: Cloud Snooper communicates via firewalls

[German]Security experts at SophosLabs have discovered a new cyber attack using spyware. The malware has been christened Cloud Snooper, implants a rootkit and communicates across firewalls. The spyware was found in the Amazon cloud on a Linux server. The malware … Continue reading

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