China and the spyware in software products

[German]Today a short collective article about China, state hackers, espionage and software products. There have been attacks on Australia and spyware has been found in a Chinese control software. Both cases point to state hackers from China as originators.

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Windows 10 V2004: Recover deleted files with the Windows File Recovery App

[German]Microsoft has just released the Windows File Recovery App Tool in the Microsoft Store. This command line application can be used to recover accidentally deleted files.

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Ransomware infection at LG, data exfiltrated?

[German]I have received information through various channels that the internationally active Korean company LG was the victim of a ransomware attack. The Maze Group is making a complaint and threatening to release sensitive data.

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Privacy issues at Twitter

[German]This week Twitter had to apologize to customers for a data leak where unauthorized persons gained access to business data (invoice data). Here are a few details known so far.

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Survey: How satisfied are you with the Office/Windows updates?

Windows Update[German]The updates that Microsoft releases for Office and Windows are felt to be getting worse every week. But what is the real situation of the users? Are reports about update problems a fantasy of the press? Are your satisfied with the update quality Microsoft delivers?

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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 ...


Microsoft closes all retail stores

In its latest announcement Microsoft says they closes all Microsoft stores worldwide. This will change the temporary closure of the stores in the context of the coronavirus pandemic into a permanent shutdown.

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VMware fixes critical vulnerarbilities in Workstation and Fusion

[German]VMware developers have closed several critical vulnerabilities in their virtualization products VMware Workstation and Fusion these days.

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nVidia patches vulnerabilities in Linux/Windows drivers

[German] nVidia has just updated its Linux/Windows drivers. The reason was, that there were twelfe serious vulnerabilities in old version of nVidia kernel mode drivers.

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Data Leak at Domestic Abuse Victims App

[German]Security researchers have discovered a data leak in an app dedicated to the prevention of domestic abuse. Here are some tips on this particularly sensitive topic.

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Security Update Microsoft Edge 83.0.478.56

Edge[German]Microsoft issued a security advisory on June 24, 2020, which indicates the new security update for the Chromium Edge Browser to version 83.0.478.56.

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