Tor Browser 9.0.6

Sicherheit[German]Brief information for users of the Tor bundle. The developers have released version 9.0.6, which fixes several vulnerabilities.

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VMware Security Updates (12./14.3.2020)

Windows Update[German]VMware has just received a security update for its virtualization products, including VMware Workstation Pro and Vmware Player. These updates address security vulnerabilities in the virtualization products.

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Data leak at biometrics company with 80 million records

[German]Security researchers have discovered a huge data leak at the Brazilian company Antheus Tecnologia, which develops and sells biometric solutions in Brazil and abroad. Over 80 million records were accessible, including e-mails from company employees, telephone numbers, 76,000 unique fingerprints and more.

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Ransomware infection in Czech University Hospital of Brno

[German]The university hospital of the Czech city of Brno (German: Brünn) is currently suffering from an attack by ransomware. The clinic runs one of the largest laboratories for testing for Covid-19 infections.

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Security: Deactivate JavaScript in Tor/Firefox

Sicherheit[German]Users of the Tor bundle are currently required to disable JavaScript due to an unpatched vulnerability (which is generally a good idea).

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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 ...


0patch: Fix for Windows Installer flaw CVE-2020-0683

[German]ACROS Security has released a micro-patch for its 0patch agent that fixes the Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVE-2020-0683 in the Windows Installer. The micro-fix is available for users of Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 who have not purchased the corresponding ESU package from Microsoft but have purchased support from ACROS Security.

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Windows 10 V1903/1909: Nag Screen ‘Let’s make Windows even better …’

[German]Just a brief information I picked up, after a blog reader contacted me . Redmond delights its users of Windows 10 V1903 and V1909 randomly with the nag screen 'Get Let's make Windows even better …' when they log in. Here a few information prepared.

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Windows 10 V2004 Insider Preview Update KB4541738

[German]Microsoft has released the update KB4541738 for Windows 10 Version 2004 on March 13, 2020. This is delivered for Windows Insider in the slow ring.

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Windows 10: KB4551762 causes error 0x800f0988/0x800f0900

[German]On March 12, 2020, Microsoft released the KB4551762 unscheduled security update to close the CVE-2020-0796 SMBv3 vulnerability in Windows 10 V190x and corresponding Windows Server version. However, user messages reporting installation errors (0x800f0988/0x800f0900) are now accumulating.

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Microsoft BUILD 2020 will be held as a virtual Conference

Microsoft's developer conference BUILD 2020 was actually planned for May 19-21, 2020 in Seattle (USA) – see Microsoft Build Conference: Registration possible. Due to the Covid 19 crisis, this conference will be a 'virtual event'.

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