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Realtek closes a DLL Hijacking Vulnerability in HD Audio driver
[German]Vendor Realtek has closed a DLL hijacking vulnerability in its HD audit driver package. Here is some information about this issue.
LDAP Channel Binding: Change is coming 2nd half of 2020
[German]A brief information for administrators in the Windows environment. The changes planned for 2020 for accessing domain controllers via secure LDAP bindings will probably be updated in the '2nd half of 2020'. Here again a little sorted.
Windows 10: Issues with Defender/Ransomware protection
[German]In Windows 10 there is the Defender, which has an option to protect against ransomware. German blog readers Dekre and Markus contacted me the last days by email to point out inconsistencies.
Security information (January 31, 2020)
[German]To conclude the month of January 2020, here is some information on security issues that have come to my attention in the last few hours.
Ryuk ransomware at EWA (Contractor of the US military)
[German]The US company Electronic Warfare Associates, EWA, has fallen victim to an attack with the Ryuk ransomware. The attack took place last week.
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 ...
Fail: Avira pushes Free Security Suite over Antivirus of paying customers
[German]Antivirus vendor Avira has begun to install its Avira Free Security suite on systems of paying customers with Avira Antivirus Pro (or updated the Free Antivirus product to the Free Security Suite). Here is some information what I know so … Continue reading
AVAST: Jumpshot will be closed after privacy scandal
[German]The antivirus vendor AVAST announced its preparing to close down its subsidiary Jumpshot after the latest data scandal that I've also discussed in this blog.
UN hacked in 2019, tried to keep it secret
[German]The United Nations was hacked in 2019. This was possible because systems were not patched. And then the responsible authorities at UN wanted to keep it all secret.
Windows 7 antivirus protection in 2020
[German]In this blog post I like to give a short overview for Windows 7 users who continue to use the operating system and are looking for antivirus software.
Project: Windows 7/Server 2008/R2 Life Extension & 0patch one month trial
[German]ACROS Security offers administrators of systems with Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008/R2 a free trial month for 0patch subscriptions. Here is some information about this offer and also an outline about my plans for the 'Windows 7 Life … Continue reading