Windows 10 Version 1809-2004: Driver installation via store broken

Posted on 2020-12-29 by guenni

[German]Are the GUI components for drivers (e.g. for Intel Graphics or Waves MaxxAudio settings) suddenly missing after Windows 10 setup? A crude bug causes the driver GUI components originally installed as a UWP app during setup from the Microsoft Store to be removed during the OOBE phase. Here's some information on this issue, which was detected in Windows 10 version 1809 but affects all Windows 10 builds up to Windows 10 version 2004 – it's only fixed in Windows 10 20H2.

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German BKA and FBI warns of China espionage by GoldenSpy

Posted on 2020-12-28 by guenni

[German]The German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the FBI has already published a warning about Chinese spyware activities against German and other foreign  companies that maintain business relations in China.

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Unprotected Azure blob exposes 500,000 confidential documents

Posted on 2020-12-27 by guenni

[German]A British app developer made a big mistake by running a Microsoft Azure Blob unprotected in the cloud. As a result, over 500,000 confidential documents, some with medical data, could be accessed publicly and without any access control.

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Fashion app leaks data from top European influencers

Posted on 2020-12-26 by guenni

[German]The social e-commerce app 21 Buttons has just had a major privacy incident. Security researchers found a cloud storage used by the app that was publicly accessible and contained personal and financial data of 21 Buttons users.

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Warning: DDoS attacks on Citrix NetScaler (ADC)

Posted on 2020-12-26 by guenni

[German]A brief information for Citrix NetScaler administrators. Now also CERT-Bund warns about worldwide UDP:443 (EDT) accesses to Citrix Netscaler gateways. Citrix has published a workaround.

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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 ...

Book: Hacking Multifactor Authentication

Posted on 2020-12-26 by guenni

Book: Hacking Multifactor Authentication[German]A small note for my blog reader. It's such apparent certainties that make us feel 'well secured and taken care of' security-wise. All you need is Multifactor Authentication (MFA) and good security software and everything is secured. As of December 17, 2020, the title 'Multifactor Authentication' by Roger A. Grimes (published by Wiley) is out. Since I frequently writes about security topics here on the blog, I received a copy of the book in advance and read it crosswise a week ago.

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HP ends Free Instant Ink subscription for new customers

Posted on 2020-12-26 by guenni

[German] HP announced recently the end of lifetime Free HP Instant Ink subscription for customers. The Free Instant Ink offer was dedicated to customers with low print volume. After a lot of protest from customers, the program will continue at least for existing customers, but will end for new customers.

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Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008/R2: Extended Support 2021 – Part 2

Posted on 2020-12-25 by guenni

win7[German]In my blog post Windows 7 SP1: ESU Support for 2021 – Part 1  I had pointed out that from January 2021 a new ESU license is required to receive further security updates for this operating system. Those who do not have an ESU license (e.g. private users) or do not get it (e.g. because of Windows 7 Home or Windows Server 2008/R2) can use alternative solutions, which I present in part 2.

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Merry Christmas …

Posted on 2020-12-25 by guenni

to all my blog readers. And always remember: In 365 days it will be Christmas again.
Frost crystals on an iron gate (borncity.com)

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0patch fixes CVE-2020-1013 in Windows 7/Server 2008 R2

Posted on 2020-12-24 by guenni

win7 [German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the CVE-2020-1013 (WSUS Spoofing, Local Privilege Escalation in Group Policies) vulnerability for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 (without ESU license). Here is some information about it.

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