Tag Archives: Dell

Microsoft Security-Advisory 3119884 (Dell root certificates)

Posted on 2015-12-02 by guenni

Microsoft has published Security Advisory 3119884 Inadvertently Disclosed Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing. This advisory addresses the Dell root-CA-certificate desaster. Advertising

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An issue in Dell Foundation Service allows user tracking

Posted on 2015-12-01 by guenni

Another bad day for Dell Inc. Their Dell Foundation Services version 2.3.3800.0A00 and below comes with a serious security issue. Dell Foundation Services can be exploited by a malicious website to leak the Dell service tag of a Dell system, … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Dell’s Superfish 2: Devices shipped with cloneable Root certificate

Posted on 2015-11-24 by guenni

Bad news for Dell customes – this vendor has shipped an unsecure, self signed root CA certifcate (eDellRoot) on new Dell desktop and tablet devices. The odd thing: This certificate may be used to sign own certificates and decrypt https-data. … Continue reading →

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