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Cisco warns against state hacker attacks on networks
[German]The vendor of switches and other network components warns its customers against attacks by government hackers on critical infrastructure. Vulnerabilities in Cisco products can be a gateway for such attacks.
Office 365 Home/Personal: better ransomware protection
Microsoft promises its private Office 365 Home and Personal subscribers enhanced ransomware protection by providing a file recovery feature on OneDrive. Outlook.com also introduces additional email protection features. Microsoft announces details about its plans for advanced protection for Office 365 … Continue reading
Critical flaw in MS Malware Protection Engine (CVE-2018-0986)
[German]Microsoft's Malware Protection Engine has a critical vulnerability (CVE-2018-0986). All supported Windows versions are affected. Microsoft has released a security update for the affected products.
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Tagged CVE-2018-0986, Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, Sicherheit, Update
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Cloudflare launches DNS Service with IP 1.1.1.1
[German]Cloudflare has started a DNS service under the IP address 1.1.1.1 today, April 1, 2018 (four ones suggest the start on April 1). Here is some information about it.
Happy Easter: Microsoft’s MSE Easter egg
Something funny for the weekend: Probably an'Easter egg', which Microsoft dropped into my nest. A few days ago I suddenly got a nice (false) alarm from the Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). They don't trust their own stuff anymore, although the … 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 ...
Update KB4100480 for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (03/29/2018)
[German]Microsoft released an out of band security update KB4100480 for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and the embedded version of Windows 7 on March 29, 2018.
German authorities demands: Microsoft must disable Windows 10 data transfer
[German]Explosive development for Microsoft and their Windows 10? The data protection officer from Baden-Württemberg (Germany) has demanded that the data transfer in Windows 10 be switched off and improved as soon as possible. This is mandatory to fulfill the GPDR … Continue reading
WannaCry ransomeware outbreak at Boeing
[German]The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing fallen victim to a successful ransomeware attack. The malware is assigned to WannaCry Ransomeware, although its spread is probably limited
Microsoft will block RDP connections from clients soon
[German]Due to a critical vulnerability in Microsoft's Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP), the company plans to block RDP connections from unpatched clients to Windows Servers in the future. Administrators need to update all clients and servers, to avoid this situation.
Windows 7 Jan./Feb. 2018 patches opens Total Meltdown vulnerability
[German]It seems that things went terribly wrong. Microsoft's Meltdown updates shipped in January 2018 and February for Windows 7 (and Server 2008 R2) intended to mitigate the Meltdown vulnerability rip open a huge security hole. This allows any process under … Continue reading