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Alert: Patch CVE-2020-2021 (in Palo Alto Networks products)
[German]Warning about the SAML vulnerability CVE-2020-2021 in various devices from the vendor Palo Alto and similar products. It can be assumed that the vulnerability will soon be exploited by cyber criminals to penetrate networks.
China and the spyware in software products
[German]Today a short collective article about China, state hackers, espionage and software products. There have been attacks on Australia and spyware has been found in a Chinese control software. Both cases point to state hackers from China as originators.
Ransomware infection at LG, data exfiltrated?
[German]I have received information through various channels that the internationally active Korean company LG was the victim of a ransomware attack. The Maze Group is making a complaint and threatening to release sensitive data.
Privacy issues at Twitter
[German]This week Twitter had to apologize to customers for a data leak where unauthorized persons gained access to business data (invoice data). Here are a few details known so far.
VMware fixes critical vulnerarbilities in Workstation and Fusion
[German]VMware developers have closed several critical vulnerabilities in their virtualization products VMware Workstation and Fusion these days.
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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 ...
nVidia patches vulnerabilities in Linux/Windows drivers
[German] nVidia has just updated its Linux/Windows drivers. The reason was, that there were twelfe serious vulnerabilities in old version of nVidia kernel mode drivers.
Data Leak at Domestic Abuse Victims App
[German]Security researchers have discovered a data leak in an app dedicated to the prevention of domestic abuse. Here are some tips on this particularly sensitive topic.
Chrome 83.0.4103.116 with security fixes released
[German]Google's developers have updated the Chrome Browser to version 83.0.4103.116 as of 22 June 2020. This version closes one vulnerability in the desktop version of the Google Browser.
Oracle BlueKai: Tracking database data leak
[German]Oracle's subsidiary BlueKai operates a huge database for user tracking via the cloud. Through an unsecured server, the extent of this tracking has now become visible. Millions of user data, partly identifiable as persons, were openly available on the Internet … Continue reading
SharePoint: PoC for RCE Vulnerability CVE-2020-1181
[German]Security researchers have now published a proof of concept (PoC) for the Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the web part CVE-2020-1181. Since patches are available, administrators should take action.