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Tag Archives: Security
Vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection
[German]There are serious vulnerabilities in older versions (before 14.3) of Endpoint Protection and Endpoint Protection Manager for Windows that allow the system to take over. Symantec has released updates for these products.
Three vulnerabilities in Sophos/Cyberoam firewall technology
[German]Security researchers have discovered three vulnerabilities in Cyberoam firewalls (owned by British company Sophos). The vulnerabilities leave millions of devices and, in principle, the entire network vulnerable to security attacks. The products are used in corporate networks and are accessible … Continue reading
Security: Finding Passwords in Windows Domains
[German]The takeover of a domain controller by stolen admin passwords is a popular approach of cyber criminals. I stumbled upon an article on Twitter, explaining where attackers could find passwords on SYSVOL and via GPO preferences.
Many super Computers in Europe down after hack
[German]Several high-performance computers in Europe were attacked by cyber criminals and have since been taken down (means offline from the internet). It is not yet entirely clear what the target of the attack was. Addendum: It seems, the attackers mined … Continue reading
News on the ransomware attack on Ludwigshafen supplier
[German]New information about the attack by clop ransomware group on the energy supplier of Ludwigshafen, Technische Werke Ludwigshafen (TWL), has become public. Customer data was stolen in the ransomware attack and has now been published.
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 ...
Windows Print-Spooler: Exploit for CVE-2020-1048
[German]There is a CVE-2020-1048 vulnerability in Windows print spooler that could allow malicious software to gain elevated privileges. But a patch is available since May 12, 2020, and there are a few restriction to misuse that flaw. Here is a … Continue reading
Security incident at the Santander Bank website in Belgium
[German]At the Belgian subsidiary of the Spanish Santander bank, a misconfigured web server enabled the indexing of the stored files. When inspecting this data, security researchers from Cybernews came across sensitive material in the form of SQL dumps and JSON … Continue reading
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (May 12, 2020)
[German]On May 12, 2020, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and further updates for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.
Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (May 12, 2020)
[German]On May 12, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft) several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds were released. Here are some details about the respective updates.
Diebold Nixdorf victim of a Ransomware Attack
[German]The ATM manufacturer Diebold Nixdorf has already fallen victim to a cyber attack with ransomware on April 25, 2020. This was reported by various media.