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European Commission adopts adequacy decision for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
[German]After the U.S. recently declared that it has implemented the terms of the EU-U.S. data transfer agreement "Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework" (DPF) and complies with the requirements, the EU Commission is following suit. On July 10, 2023, the EU Commission … Continue reading
Two file manager apps in Google Play Store transfer data to China
[German]Unpleasant story that once again shows that apps should be viewed with great caution and used with restraint. Security researchers have discovered two apps in the Google Play Store that contain spyware that sends data directly to China. Apps like … Continue reading
MOVEit Transfer: New security advisory and update (July 6, 2023)
[German]I hope, admins who are responsible for MOVEit Transfer in enterprises already have stopped using this software. Because after the MOVEit Transfer disaster with the vulnerabilities disclosed at the end of May 2023 and the data theft by the Clop … Continue reading
69% of FortiGate firewalls vulnerable to critical unpatched RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-27997
[German]Is unpatched FortiGate firewalls creating a new cyber risk? Experts are sounding the alarm because something like 70% of FortiGate firewalls are vulnerable to attack via the critical CVE-2023-27997 vulnerability. More than 336,000 servers are reported to be unprotected through … Continue reading
Microsoft fixes Windows Defender LSA bug in Windows 11 with update KB5007651 (version 1.0.2306.10002)
[German]Wonders may yet happen. I have the first reports that Microsoft has fixed the Local Security Authority (LSA) issue that has been simmering in Windows 11 for months. It was caused by an update, and as a result, certain features … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
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Thunderbird 102.13.0
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.13.0 on July 5, 2023. It is a bug fix update, which should eliminate bugs and fixes also vulnerabilities.
U.S. declare they complies with obligations under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
[German]According to an announcement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, the U.S. has now implemented its obligations under the EU-U.S. data transfer agreement "Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework" (DPF) and is now in compliance with the relevant conditions. I expect … Continue reading
Nagoya port (Japan) victim of Lockbit 3.0
[German]Japan's largest overseas port in the city of Nagoya has fallen victim to a ransomware attack (probably from Lockbit 3.0). The NUTS IT system, which is used at all of the port's container terminals, has not worked since July 4, … Continue reading
Anonymous Sudan: Microsoft denies data leak of 30 million customer accounts
[German]Was there a successful hack at Microsoft in which the group Anonymous Sudan was able to pull data from 30 million customer accounts? The group claimed this yesterday, but Microsoft consistently denies it, saying there is no proof. What is … Continue reading
Cloudflare DNS server to block malware/adware content
[German]What are the options for keeping malware or adult content off individual devices or a network? Some use their own software or security solutions to do this. The days I learned that Cloudflare runs public DNS servers that are supposed … Continue reading