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Vulnerability CVE-2020-9054 affects Zyxel USG/ATP firewalls
[German]Zyxel's USG/ATP firewalls are also affected by the CVE-2020-9054 vulnerability, as is their NAS. The vendor has released a firmware update to close the vulnerability.
Vulnerability in ‘Intel x86 Root of Trust’
[German]All Intel CPUs released in the past five years contain an unfixable flaw, that affects the 'Intel x86 Root of Trust'. Intel tried to patch to lessen the damage of exploits. But security researcher say that's not enough to protect … Continue reading
Security round up (03/06/2020)
[German]At the end of the week a collection of security topics that have come to my attention over the last days and for which I do not want to create a separate blog post.
Security Updates: Chrome 80.0.3987.132 / Edge 80.0.361.66
[German]Google has released a security update for the Chrome 80.0.3987.132 on 3 March 2020. Microsoft's developers followed on March 4, 2020 and released a security update for the Chromium Edge browser. This updates the browser to version 80.0.361.66.
Windows 7: Securing with the 0patch solution – Part 2
[German]In Part 1, I described how I was able to install the February 2020 security update on Windows 7 SP1 using an ESU license and the ByPassESU solution. Part 2 now deals with securing a Windows 7 SP1 system after … 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 ...
Sophos RED50: Bug that bricks UTMs found and fixed
[German]Good news for administrators using Sophos RED50 devices. The bug in the Sophos UTM version 9.603 software which caused the firmware of the device to crash, leaving it bricked, has been found and fixed via firmware update.
Sophos acquired by Thoma Bravo
[German]UK security vendor Sophos has been (finally) acquired by US private equity investor group Thomas Bravo for the price of $3.9 billion. That has been announced recently.
Ouch: Let's encrypt withdraws 3 million certificates
[German]A brief message at the end of the day here in German: Let's encrypt had found a bug in the process of issuing certificates. So they now have to withdraw 3 million issued TLS certificates.
Symantec acquisition by Broadcom ends in license/support chaos
[German]Another short message for IT service providers and people who need licenses for Symantec security products. After Broadcom's acquisition of Symantec, things are likely to go haywire and distributors will not be able to issue new licenses.
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 … Continue reading