Category Archives: Security

Microsoft January 2017 Patchday summary

Microsoft has released on January 10, 2017 (Patchday) a couple of security updates for supported Windows versions, for Adobe Flash and for Microsoft Office 2016/Sharepoint.

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No end for Cerber Ransomware in 2017

Cerber Ransomware has been on the raise in 2016. There has been several campaigns – and the worse thing: it seems that Cerber won't fade away in 2017.

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Firmware (security) updates for Netgear router available

[German]Netgear WLAN routers R6250, R6400, R7000 and R8000 are vulnerable. Now Netgear has released firmware updates for several models, so a firmware update is recommended.

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Security Update for .NET Framework (3205640) revised

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-155 has undergone a major revision increment on 12/18/2016. Here is what Microsoft has announced so far.

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LinkedIn: Informing about Lynda.com data breach

LinkedIn, now owned by Microsoft, begun informing users about a data breach at Lynda.com. An unauthorized third party breached a database with Lynda.com learning data and customer information.

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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 ...


Yahoo: New data breach – more than 1B accounts hacked

Bad news for Yahoo users again. Last September the company informed about a data breach affecting 500 Million user accounts. Now the company reveals a new data breach where 'unauthorized third party' accessed data from more than 1B Yahoo user … Continue reading

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