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Lenovo Solution Center vulnerable again
Lenovo's System Update Software (Lenovo Solution Center) is a night mare from security view. Within the last months we've seen several vulnerabilities. Now a new critical security flaw has been discovered in Lenovo Solution Center.
Remix OS V 2.0 test drive
[German]Today (12 January, 2016) Jiide has release Remix OS Version 2.0 als alpha. I've had a short look at this Android x86-based OS. Whilst US media are "overwhelmed", I got a mixed experience.
Dell’s Superfish 2: Devices shipped with cloneable Root certificate
Bad news for Dell customes – this vendor has shipped an unsecure, self signed root CA certifcate (eDellRoot) on new Dell desktop and tablet devices. The odd thing: This certificate may be used to sign own certificates and decrypt https-data.
Firmware-Updates for Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book
This night, Microsoft has released new firmware updates for Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book to fix some issues related to this devices.
Update KB3102810 for Windows 7 SP1 / Server 2008 R2
Microsoft has issued an optional (revised) update KB3102810 for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 on 11/4/2015. It fixes some Windows Update problems.
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 ...
FREAK: Why US policy sets Apple & Google products at risk
US intelligence service requests for SSL spying capabilities and NSA activities has been already causing collateral damages to US tech companies. Now the next act has been revealed: Apple and Google products are more vulnerable as they could be, due … Continue reading
Surface Pro 3: Fix Miracast issue with Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter
Microsoft has released Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter half a year ago. This HDMI stick acts as a Miracast receiver for display devices. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 comes along with Windows 8.1 and supports Miracast. But the combination of a Surface … Continue reading
Superfish: Windows Defender fails to clean properly
[German edition]Today I like to bring your attention to a nasty part of the Lenovo Superfish issue. Currently many media reflecting Ed Bott's ZDNet article, that Windows Defender will detect Superfish and removes it with the Superfish Inc. Root certificates. … Continue reading
Komodia SSL certificates and hijacking tech are widely spread
[German]Yesterday I reported the Lenovo Superfish adware 'incident' (Lenovo ships Superfish adware preinstalled on systems). Today it seems that the problem is even wide spread. Komodia SSL certificates and their SSL hijacking sdk are used in more products.
Lenovo ships Superfish adware preinstalled on systems
Till now I've quoted Lenovo notebooks as a solid foundation for business purposes. But today this image was badly destroyed – it was uncovered, that Lenovo was shipping Malware/Adware preinstalled on their systems.