Cryptolaemus and the fight against Emotet

[German]A group of security researchers and administrators are trying to fight agains attacks by emotet malware for some time. Now an article with an inteview about this group has been published. I find interesting the references to the group of security researchers acting under the name Cryptolaemus, which also publishes updated information about C&C servers.

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Exchange Server 2013: Issue with Security Update KB4536988

[German]When you install security update KB4536988 (Feb. 2020) to close the vulnerability CVE-2020-0688, Exchange Server 2013 may experience an issue that was described a year ago in Exchange Server 2016.

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Microsoft retires MCSA, MCSD, and MCSE certification

[German]Microsoft  has just announced that it will discontinue its certifications (MCSA, MCSD, MCSE) for certain programs such as Windows Server 2019, Windows SQL Server 2019 and so on.

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Changes in Microsoft Office 365 Login/Authentication

[German]Microsoft has announced that it will soon revise the visual design of the login page for Office 365, Azure and Dynamics. And there will be major changes to Exchange Online authentication from October 13, 2020.

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Sunday Reading: Tools for Administrators (March 2020)

[German]Today a small collection of interesting topics for administrators in a Windows environment. Tools for deployment, PowerShell stories and so on. Sunday reading for admins, so to speak.

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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 ...


Bug in Googles Titan M Chip Firmware (CVE-2019-9465)

Short information about Google's Pixel Smartphones. Since the Pixel 3 the devices contain a Titan M security chip. But it had a bug (vulnerability) in the firmware.

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Microsoft Guidance for Enabling LDAP Channel Binding and LDAP Signing

[German]Microsoft has issued on February 28, 2020, security advisory notification ADV190023 with revised guidance on LDAP Channel Binding and LDAP Signing for Active Directory Domain Controllers.

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NVIDIA fixes critical vulnerability in Windows GPU driver (2/28/2020)

[German]Nvidia has just fixed a critical vulnerability in its Windows GPU graphics driver with an update. The vulnerabilities could lead to privilege escalation and code execution or information theft.

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Critical vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins (Feb. 29, 2020)

[German]Vulnerabilities in WordPress-Plugins like Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce puts  hundreds of thousands of WordPress pages at risk to be hijacked. Here is some information that I received during the days around this topic.

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Add RSAT to Windows 10 V1809 in SCCM

[German]A short tip for administrators who want to administer Windows 10 via SCCM and distribute the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 10.

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