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Amazon Alexa: 25% of buyers use it only one week …
[German]Did you also get such an Alexa part from Amazon as a Christmas present? I avoid this stuff like the devil avoids holy water for data protection reasons – and I don't see the point yet. But devices with the … Continue reading
Backdoor CVE-2021-40859 in Auerswald PBX systems (e.g. COMpact 5500R 7.8A & 8.0B) fixed
[German]Auerswald s a German manufacturer of telephone systems for corporate use. Security researchers have discovered backdoors in the firmware of Auerswald telephone systems (e.g. COMpact 5500R) that could be used to reset the administrator password. This was disclosed on 20.12.2021. … Continue reading
Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-3922, CVE-2021-3969 in ImController of Lenovo Notebooks
[German]Lenovo notebooks and devices that use the ImController service are vulnerable to a privilege escation vulnerability. This can allow attackers to execute commands with administrator privileges on the devices. However, there is an update to address both vulnerabilities.
Critical vulnerabilities in Honeywell Experion PKS and ACE controllers
[German]Critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Honeywell Experion PKS controllers C200, C200E, C300 and in the and ACE controllers. ICS-CERT and CISA have issued a warning about this – and the manufacturer Honeywell has issued security advice on what … Continue reading
European Commission proposes a common charger for electronic devices
[German]The European Commission has announced a legislative proposal by September 23, 2021 to tackle the problem of e-waste caused by different charging interfaces on electronic devices. The move seems necessary after the industry worked for years on a voluntary approach … Continue reading
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 ...
INFRA:HALT: Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP stack endanger Operational technology systems (OT)
[German]Security researchers from Forescout and JFrog have just made public the vulnerabilities in the NicheStack TCP/IP library grouped under the term INFRA:HALT. They had come across it while analyzing the library. This NicheStack TCP/IP library is used in products (industrial … Continue reading
Do IoT devices with built-in "radio chips" endanger IT security?
[German]Interesting aspect I stumbled upon recently. It's about the question of how Internet of Things (IoT) devices threaten IT security. Because in addition to often serious vulnerabilities in their firmware as well as lack of updates after a short time, … Continue reading
Geforce GPU: Problems with the output to LG OLED TV of the CX series
[German]A blog reader, who wishes to remain unnamed, has contacted me about problems with graphics output with Nvidia Geforce GPUs to an LG OLED TV of the CX series. He is looking for people who have problems with this constellation.
Amnesia:33 – Vulnerability in TCP/IP stack put many IoT devices at risk
[German]Security researchers have found 33 vulnerabilities in open source implementations of the TCP/IP stack. These endanger the device security of around 150 manufacturers. This applies to all devices connected to the Internet and ranges from medical devices to many IoT … Continue reading
Preliminary injunction: Lenovo stops sale of Notebooks, PCs and Tablets in Germany
[German]Chinese vendor Lenovo has just stopped selling all computers (notebooks, desktop PCs and tablets) in Germany. The reason is a patent dispute with the Finnish company Nokia about licenses to use the video codec H.264 and a preliminary injunction. Lenovo … Continue reading