Category Archives: Security

Microsoft: Data of European companies/authorities remain in Europe

[German]Microsoft is responding to the fact that there is no legal basis for data exchange between European customers and the US. Therefore, Microsoft plans to adapt its products so that in the future, at some point, the data of European … Continue reading

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Firefox 88.0.1 and 78.10.1 ESR

[German]Mozilla's developers have released versions 88.0.1 and 78.10.1 of the Firefox browser on 5.Mail 2021. It is a security update, which should eliminate vulnerabilities, but also fixes bugs.

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Thunderbird 78.10.1

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 78.10.1 on May 4, 2021. It is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the email client, which fixes various bugs and vulnerabilities.

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Microsoft Defender floods Windows system drive with files (May 2021)

[German]Quick question to see if any of you are affected. Microsoft Defender, which is included by default in Windows, seems to have been running amok for a few hours now, creating and leaving thousands of files on Windows servers (and … Continue reading

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Windows driver with vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-21551) puts millions of Dell systems at risk

[German]Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in a driver that has been installed on millions of Dell consumer and enterprise Windows systems over the past 12 years. These vulnerabilities allow an attacker to perform privilege escalation. In other words, the vulnerability … 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 ...


Credit Scores of Americans are exposed via Experian API

[German]The Credit Scores of Millions of Americans has been exposed via a faulty API of credit reporting company Experian, as Krebs on Security reported here. A name and an email address was sufficient, to snoop into the credit score of … Continue reading

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BadAlloc: Critical bugs found in IoT devices and in OT systems

[German]Microsoft security researchers have taken a closer look at Internet of Things (IoT) software used in devices and operational technology (OT) industrial systems. In the process, they have come across more than two dozen critical remote code execution vulnerabilities. The … Continue reading

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Swiss Cloud AG victim of a cyber attack (April 2021)

[German]Swiss cloud provider, Swiss Cloud AG, fell victim to a cyber attack at the end of April 2021 – according to my information, it was a ransomware attack that brought the company to its knees. Here is a rough overview … Continue reading

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Security Baseline for Microsoft365 Apps for Enterprise v2104

[German]Microsoft has released the Security Baseline for Microsoft365 Apps for Enterprise v2104 as a final for enterprise deployment. This baseline builds on the previous Office baseline, which was released in mid-2019.

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Check: Has my email address been hijacked by the Emotet malware?

[German]Emotet malware (Trojan and ransomware) has been quite successful and has collected million email addresses and access data on compromised systems. As of April 25, 2021, the Emotet malware was automatically removed from Windows machines. Now, the FBI has handed … Continue reading

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