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Tag Archives: Security
Sept. 30, 2021: Will we see trouble with old Let's Encrypt certificates?
[German]Do you run websites that are signed via Let's Encrypt certificates? Then there could possibly be problems on September 30, 2021. This is because the root certificate used by Let's Encrypt to sign client certificates will lose its validity on … Continue reading
Amazon's newly introduced Astro Robot, a disaster?
[German]As of September 28, 2021, Amzon has introduced a home robot that goes by the name of Astro. The aim of this device is to provide assistance in the home. Keywords are home monitoring and assistance in conjunction with a … Continue reading
Windows 10: 0patch fix for MSHTML vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444)
[German]The vulnerability CVE-2021-40444 in the Windows MSHTML library has been known since September 7, 2021. Attackers try to attack Windows machines via this vulnerability using manipulated Office files. There are security updates from Microsoft, but not for older Windows versions. … Continue reading
WordPress DSGVO Plugin from legalweb.io hacked
[German]The GDPR plugin for WordPress from the provider legalweb.io has been hacked. WordPress installations that have used this plugin are considered compromised. Users are being redirected to malware sites. Here is a brief summary of what I am aware of … Continue reading
Pegasus spyware detected on French phones, Zeus app detects Pegasus
[German]Today another short article on the Pegasus surveillance software from the Israeli NSO Group. After the discovery of this spy software on smartphones of politicians and activists in the summer of 2021, the Trojan was recently found on phones of … 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 ...
The true cost of cybersecurity incidents
[German]IT security ist costly, which is often not understood by the management. If a security incident then occurs, the level of concern is high and repairing the damage costs considerable sums. Security provider Palo Alto Networks does the math and … Continue reading
Critical Vulnerability CVE-2021-22005 in VMware vCenter
[German]VMware has published information on a total of 19 vulnerabilities in the products VMware vCenter Server (vCenter Server) and VMware Cloud Foundation (Cloud Foundation) [VMW2021a] as of September 21, 2021. Some of these are critical vulnerabilities – specifically, the CVE-2021-22005 … Continue reading
Microsoft tries to register autodiscover domains
[German]After a design error in the Autodiscover protocol used by Microsoft Exchange became public, Microsoft is now rushing to register all Autodiscover domains. This is because clients may leak access data from Exchange accounts to such Autodiscover domains via the … Continue reading
Chrome 94.0.4606.61 fixes 0-day
[German]Google has surprisingly released the stable version of Google Chrome 94.0.4606.61 for Windows, Mac and Linux on September 24, 2021. It is a security update that closes a 0-day vulnerability. Here is a brief overview of what problem has been … Continue reading
Vulnerability in 100 million IP cameras from Hikvision and OEMs
[German]A command injection vulnerability exists in the web server of some Hikvision products due to insufficient input validation. Unauthorized persons could send messages with malicious commands to the web server via this vulnerability. The manufacturer has provided a firmware update … Continue reading