[German]Users of McAfee Endpoint Security should update the product. Because vulnerabilities weakens Windows security. Here is some information.
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VMware: Critical vulnerability in products like Workspace One etc.
[German]VMware, the virtualization vendor, has issued a warning about a critical vulnerability in several Linux and Windows products. A patch is not yet available, only workarounds.
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More than 300,000 Spotify accounts hacked?
[German]Customers of the music streaming service Spotify may have a problem. Hackers have used a database of 380 million records with credentials and personal information from various sources to crack Spotify accounts and have been successful with over 300,000 users.
Windows 10 Insider Preview 19042.662 KB4586853 for 20H2 fixes also Inplace Bug
[German]Microsoft has released the update KB4586853 for Windows 10 Insider in the Beta and Release Preview Channel on November 23, 2020. This update for the Windows 10 October 2020 Update (20H2) raises the build to 19042.662. Numerous bugs, including the Inplace Bug, are fixed.
Windows 10: Deactivate Fast Boot in Multiboot Environments
[German]If you run Windows 10 in multiboot environments, you should disable the Fast Boot feature to save yourself trouble. Blog-reader Karl has written some remarks together.
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 ...
Windows 10: Discussion about 'fat' WIM that goes beyond the 4 GB limit
[German]Brief information about Windows 10 installation ISO files that have become too fat in the 64-bit version and no longer fit on 4 GByte data carriers (DVD, USB stick). Should Microsoft finally throw out its crap from the WIM file to get below the 4 GByte limit again?
IP addresses published for over 49,000 exploitable Fortinet SSL VPNs
[German]A security researcher discovered a list of IP addresses that a hacker published in order to steal VPN access data from over 49,000 Fortinet VPN devices. The accesses are vulnerable to attack via a vulnerability that has long been closed. The list of vulnerable targets includes domains of major banks and government organizations from around the world.
Windows 10: Refresh for Reliability Update KB4023057 (Nov. 2020)
[German]Microsoft has updated in Nov. 2020 Update KB4023057 for Windows 10 Update Service components for older Windows 10 versions. The update is intended to improve the transition to the Windows 10 October 2020 update (version 20H2).
Hoster GoDaddy: Employees tricked in cyber attack
[German]Hoster GoDaddy has now admitted to having been the victim of a cyber attack. The attackers managed to deceive GoDaddy employees who were active for Go Daddy as a domain name registrar. The fraudsters redirected email and web traffic for several crypto-money trading platforms to their own sites last week.
Facebook Security incidents
[German]During the last days I became aware of several security incidents and issues, which I would like to summarize in a short blog post. For example, the Android Messenger app allowed users to eavesdrop on each other. In addition, security researchers found an unsecured database with 100,000 data of Facebook users, which uncovered a huge credit card fraud and phishing campaign targeting Facebook users.