Monthly Archives: December 2020


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Security Baseline for Windows 10/Server 20H2 released

Microsoft has published the final release of Security Baseline package for Windows 10 version 20H2 and Windows Server version 20H2. The announcement has been made in this Techcommunity blog post. The Security Baseline package is a set of tools, that … Continue reading

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Adobe Flash is reaching now the End

Just a small reminder for users of Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. Adobe and Microsoft will retire the Flash Player today (December 31, 2020) – Flash has reached the end of the product's lifecycle. Advertising

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CheckPoint VPN clients before V E81.20 fails after January 1, 2021 due to expired certificate

[German]Are you using an older CheckPoint VPN Client and/or a CheckPoint Endpoint Security Client before version E81.20? Since a certificate expires at the turn of the year, the CheckPoint software in question will no longer work after Jan. 1, 2021. … Continue reading

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Undocumented User in Zyxel Products (CVE-2020-29583)

[German]In many Zyxel products (firewalls) there is a vulnerability CVE-2020-29583 in the form of an undocumented user. The manufacturer has since released firmware updates to fix the vulnerability. Advertising

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

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IT outage at cruise company AIDA due to a cyber attack?

[German]The cruise company Aida Crusies has canceled all New Year's Eve trips on its cruise ships. The reason are mysterious IT outages that lead to restrictions on board the cruise ships. The company is keeping a low profile, prosecutors are … Continue reading

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Windows 10 Version 1809-2004: Driver installation via store broken

[German]Are the GUI components for drivers (e.g. for Intel Graphics or Waves MaxxAudio settings) suddenly missing after Windows 10 setup? A crude bug causes the driver GUI components originally installed as a UWP app during setup from the Microsoft Store … Continue reading

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German BKA and FBI warns of China espionage by GoldenSpy

[German]The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the FBI has already published a warning about Chinese spyware activities against German and other foreign  companies that maintain business relations in China. Advertising

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Unprotected Azure blob exposes 500,000 confidential documents

[German]A British app developer made a big mistake by running a Microsoft Azure Blob unprotected in the cloud. As a result, over 500,000 confidential documents, some with medical data, could be accessed publicly and without any access control. Advertising

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Fashion app leaks data from top European influencers

[German]The social e-commerce app 21 Buttons has just had a major privacy incident. Security researchers found a cloud storage used by the app that was publicly accessible and contained personal and financial data of 21 Buttons users. Advertising

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Warning: DDoS attacks on Citrix NetScaler (ADC)

[German]A brief information for Citrix NetScaler administrators. Now also CERT-Bund warns about worldwide UDP:443 (EDT) accesses to Citrix Netscaler gateways. Citrix has published a workaround. Advertising

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