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Bye bye WhatsApp: Swiss Army uses Threema
[German]The Swiss Armed Forces has banned its military personnel from using messengers like WhatsApp while on duty. Instead, all army personnel are to use the Swiss messaging app for official business. The decision was made for security reasons in order … Continue reading
Strange: Norton 360 installs crypto miner
[German]The security and antivirus solution Norton 360 installing a crypto miner on the user's Windows system. Although this can be controlled by the user, it is (in a time we are facing climate change) still questionable. I have become aware … Continue reading
ZLoader malware abuses Microsoft's file signatures
[German]The ZLoader banking Trojan is on the rise again. A new ZLoader malware abuses Microsoft's digital signature verification to spread. The goal is to steal user data from thousands of victims from 111 countries. Security experts from Check Point suspect … Continue reading
Chrome 97.0.4692.71 released, contains fixes for 37 security vulnerabilities
[German]Google has released an update to Google Chrome 97.0.4692.71 for Windows, Mac and Linux (and version 97.0.4664.104 for Android) as of January 4, 2022. It's an update to a new development branch that closes vulnerabilities. Here's a quick overview.
VMware security advisory about vulnerability CVE-2021-22045 in VMware Workstation & Co.
[German]Vendor VMware has issued a security alert for vulnerability CVE-2021-22045 as of January 4, 2022. This vulnerability, located in the CD-ROM driver, threatens the security of VMware Workstation, Fusion and ESXi Server through a heap overflow. However, updates are available … Continue reading
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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 ...
Security: Windows Format command allows DLL loading abuse
[German]It is almost unbelievable what can be hidden behind Windows functions and commands. The format command for formatting disks, which has been available in the command prompt for ages, has a side effect. With a parameter the call of an … Continue reading
Windows Defender: Fixes, Issues and Log4j scanner false alarms
[German]At the end of the year, here is a small collection of articles about Microsoft's antivirus solution Defender. For Windows Server 2019, a problem with Defender has probably been fixed with the December 2021 updates. On the other hand, a … Continue reading
5 cybersecurity predictions for 2022
[German]In a few hours, we will have left 2021 behind us and find ourselves at the beginning of 2022. 2021 was marked by many security incidents and successful cyberattacks as well as ransomware infections. What cyber enterprises need to do … Continue reading
Sophos fails with timely malware sample analysis, support contact options miserable
[German]Actually, antivirus vendors should be happy when attentive users submit malware samples that are not detected by their scan engines so far. Especially if it is known that it is a malware file, a quick reaction is recommended. An administrator … Continue reading
Norwegian publishing group Amedia affected by cyber attack
[German]Norwegian publishing group Amedia has been the victim of a cyber attack. As a result of this attack (I assume Ramsomware), newspapers could no longer be published in paper form and advertisements were also no longer placed – the systems … Continue reading