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Category Archives: Security
Harden Windows networks with AD option against NotPetya
[German]How to harden a network environment against the worm components of ransomware like NotPetya? A simple Active Directory settings may help with this approach.
New SplitSpectre-Attack; Windows Retpoline Spectre Mitigation
Just a brief note: Researchers discover an new Spectre-like CPU attack, called SplitSpectre. And Microsoft has published an article about Windows Retpoline Spectre Mitigation.
Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 Patch 1493
Trend Micro released patch 14.93 for its Worry-Free Business Security (WFBS) version 10.0 on November 30, 2018. Here is some information about this update für Windows. Addendum: The update has been pulled – but the direct download links within this … Continue reading
German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI): ‘Windows 10 is a Privacy Accident’
German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI) certifies Microsoft in a new report – between the lines – that Windows 10 is a 'data protection and privacy accident'. Telemetry can hardly be switched off … Continue reading
Cyber attack from russion ‘Snake’ group on German und US government agency and military
[German]In November there seems to have been a new cyber attack campaign on German politicians, the Bundeswehr (German military) and German embassies. At the same time, new hacking attempts on US government agencies, think tanks, and businesses, the companies has … Continue reading
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 ...
Bing says VLC player site is malicious
[German]Microsoft's search engine Bing is probably in a clinch with the Videolan website where the VLC player is hosted. The website is classified as 'dangerous'. Addendum: This fals warning has been fixed.
Possible hack: Dell resets customer passwords
Currently Dell has reset all customer passwords for his site dell.com. The reason is a suspected security incident (hack) in the company.
Microsoft Security Advisory Notification (November 27, 2018)
Microsoft has released Security Advisory ADV180029 (Inadvertently Disclosed Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing) on November 27, 2018. It fixes the certificate problem caused by Sennheiser software.
DoS vulnerability in Microsoft Skype for Business
[German]There was a vulnerability in Microsoft Skype for Business that allowed a Denial of Service attack. Microsoft has released at least fixes for affected Skype for Business builds.
Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit 1.0 available
Microsoft has released the 'Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit 1.0'. That's a set of tools for enterprise security administrators, that allows to establish a security configuration baseline for Windows and other Microsoft products.