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Preliminary injunction: Lenovo stops sale of Notebooks, PCs and Tablets in Germany
[German]Chinese vendor Lenovo has just stopped selling all computers (notebooks, desktop PCs and tablets) in Germany. The reason is a patent dispute with the Finnish company Nokia about licenses to use the video codec H.264 and a preliminary injunction. Lenovo … Continue reading
HP Business Notebooks: Trouble with Sure Recover and Windows 10 2004
[German]Are HP business notebooks with Windows 10 2004 are having currently issues with HP Sure Recover? I have just come across a case in connection with an HP Elitebook and HP Sure Recover that raises questions. Here is a short … Continue reading
HP Business Notebooks: Trouble with Sure Click/Bromium and Windows 10 October 2020 Updates
[German]Currently there seem to be problems with HP business notebooks running Windows 10 again. HP Sure Click is causing trouble with the October 2020 updates for Windows 10, here is a short summary of what I recently noticed
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Fix for critical helpdesk vulnerability in QNAP NAS devices (Oct. 7, 2020)
[German]Vendor QNAP has fixed two critical vulnerabilities in its helpdesk application that could allow potential attackers to take over unpatched Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices from QNAP.
MosaicRegressor: An UEFI malware
[German]Security researchers from Kaspersky have discovered malicious code in the UEFI installed on the motherboard of devices at customer sites. The malicious code was part of a larger malware framework called Kaspersky MosaicRegressor.
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 ...
AgeLocker Ransomware attacks QNAP NAS drives
[German]A brief warning for users who have QNAP NAS drives in use. The AgeLocker ransomware seems to target such drives that are accessible via the Internet and encrypts their contents. In some cases, files are also taken off for further … Continue reading
Wi-Fi issues: iOS 14.x constantly uses new Wi-Fi MAC addresses
[German]Users of Apple iPads and iPhones that have switched to the new iOS 14 may run into ossies with WLAN access. The devices is using constantly new Wi-Fi MAC addresses. This may causes trouble with routers when MAC filtering is … Continue reading
Linux: Many Lenovo Thinkpads available soon with Ubuntu
[German]Lenovo will increasingly rely on Linux in the future. While various workstation systems with Linux pre-installed were already available in the past, Lenovo is now expanding the program. In the future 20 Thinkpad and ThinkStation models will available with a … Continue reading
Watch OS 7 & iOS 14 breaks Authenticator app functionality
[German]A brief information for user of an Apple smart watch or iOS 14 device, using Microsoft's Authenticator app. After updating to Watch OS 7 or iOS 14, communication with the two-factor authentication app no longer works. And there are also … Continue reading
Video Encoder for HiSilicon-Chips (Huawei) with critical vulnerabilities
[German]Security researcher Alexei Kojenov has discovered serious security vulnerabilities in software video encoders written for HI3520D chipsets from Huawei subsidiary HiSilicon. Because of a discovered access with a standard password, he even writes from a backdoor.