Category Archives: Android

Google-free Threema Libre as Android app

Posted on 2022-08-14 by guenni

A small note for users of the messenger Threema. The developers are very privacy-conscious and do not use any software libraries from Google or third-party providers in their app. In the meantime, the app is also available for FDroid. So … Continue reading →

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Android app Outlook-Light released

Posted on 2022-08-02 by guenni

[German]There had been speculation about a slimmed-down Outlook Light app for Android devices for some time. Now, Microsoft has officially introduced this app, which is intended for weak Android devices. Currently, however, this variant is not intended for Germany or … Continue reading →

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Flubot Android Trojan infrastructure shut down by Europol

Posted on 2022-06-01 by guenni

[German]The Android banking Trojan Flubot caused major damage to victims on Android systems since 2021. The last major campaign was reported a few days ago. Now Europol seems to have managed to shut down the infrastructure of the Flubot Android … Continue reading →

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Microsoft finds vulnerabilities in apps from major mobile providers (May 2022)

Posted on 2022-05-30 by guenni

[German]The Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team has found some vulnerabilities in a mobile framework from mce Systems. The problem: This framework is used by some apps that mobile providers deliver preinstalled on their smartphones. Thus, millions of users were vulnerable … Continue reading →

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Chrome 101.0.4951.64 fixes vulnerabilities

Posted on 2022-05-11 by guenni

[German]Google has released the update of Google Chrome 101.0.4951.64 for Windows and Mac on the desktop in the Stable Channel on May 10, 2022. Furthermore, the update to version 100.0.4896.160 for Windows and Mac was released in the Extended Stable … Continue reading →

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

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Apple, Google, Microsoft support new initiative of the FIDO Alliance for "Passwordless Sign-Ins

Posted on 2022-05-06 by guenni

[German]Yesterday, May 5, was "World Password Day" – and from this point of view, the announcement of the FIDO Alliance to make the Internet more secure and usable for everyone is only logical. The FIDO Alliance and the World Wide … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Defender for Business available

Posted on 2022-05-03 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has announced the general availability of Defender for Business as of May 2, 2022. It is a standalone endpoint antivirus protection solution for small and medium-sized businesses. So, the solution goes beyond the Windows-integrated Defender in functionality, providing malware, … Continue reading →

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Android: Vulnerabilities in Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC)

Posted on 2022-04-23 by guenni

[German]Security researchers from Check Point Research have also encountered vulnerabilities in the Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC). The vulnerabilities endanger the privacy of Android users because attackers can access user data. This affects devices with both MediaTek and Qualcomm CPUs. … Continue reading →

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Chrome 100.0.4896.127 fixes 0-day vulnerability CVE-2022-1364

Posted on 2022-04-15 by guenni

[German]Google has released updates to Google Chrome 100.0.4896.127 for Android, as well as for Windows and Mac on the desktop in the stable channel as of April 14, 2022. The update closes the 0-day vulnerability CVE-2022-1364, for which an expliit … Continue reading →

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Microsoft renames Windows/Android Apps "Your Phone" etc.

Posted on 2022-04-02 by guenni

[German]Microsoft ships with Windows 10/11 an app for communication between Android and Windows. This allows the screen of certain Android devices to be displayed on a Windows 10 system and the smartphone to be accessed. In a new blog post, … Continue reading →

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