Monthly Archives: December 2020

Book: Hacking Multifactor Authentication

[German]A small note for my blog reader. It's such apparent certainties that make us feel 'well secured and taken care of' security-wise. All you need is Multifactor Authentication (MFA) and good security software and everything is secured. As of December … Continue reading

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HP ends Free Instant Ink subscription for new customers

[German] HP announced recently the end of lifetime Free HP Instant Ink subscription for customers. The Free Instant Ink offer was dedicated to customers with low print volume. After a lot of protest from customers, the program will continue at … Continue reading

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Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008/R2: Extended Support 2021 – Part 2

[German]In my blog post Windows 7 SP1: ESU Support for 2021 – Part 1  I had pointed out that from January 2021 a new ESU license is required to receive further security updates for this operating system. Those who do not … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas …

to all my blog readers. And always remember: In 365 days it will be Christmas again.

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

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0patch fixes CVE-2020-1013 in Windows 7/Server 2008 R2

[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the CVE-2020-1013 (WSUS Spoofing, Local Privilege Escalation in Group Policies) vulnerability for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 (without ESU license). Here is some information about it.

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Windows 7 SP1: ESU Support for 2021 – Part 1

[German]Small reminder for people still running systems with Windows 7 SP1. In January 2021 the support extension for the second year ends. So a little reminder today to renew the ESU license – and I've found a source that offers … Continue reading

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Exploit for not full patched Windows 0-day vulnerability CVE-2020-0986

[German]Security researchers have proven that a vulnerability patched in Windows in July 2020 is still exploitable. The patch does not close a vulnerability sufficiently, so there is another way to exploit it.

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Microsoft's hints for victims of cyberattacks (including Sunburst)

[German]Microsoft published two blog posts from its Detection and Response Team (DART). The posts include advice for incident responders on recovering from systemic identity compromises (after Solarigate) and what to do if infected with the Sunburst Trojan.

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VPN services seized by law enforcement officials

[German]Law enforcement officials have seized and shut down, in an international collaboration, VPN services that provided safe havens for cybercriminals. The VPN services were used to conduct ransomware attacks, web skimming operations, spearphishing and account takeovers.

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Worldwide UDP:443 (EDT) DDOS on Citrix (NetScaler) Gateway

[German]Brief information and a question to the Citrix NetScaler administrators. Are you noticing increased UDP:443 (EDT) access to Citrix Netscaler gateway? Currently there is information that a massive DDoS campaign against Citrix NetScaler gateways has been running since December 19, … Continue reading

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