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Tag Archives: Security
Massive cyber-attacks by state sponsored Turkish hackers?
[German]Massive cyber attacks on governments and other organizations in Europe and the Middle East have become public last year. Now a Reuters report sheds light into that. It seems that it is the work of hackers acting in the interest … Continue reading
Fortinet closes two vulnerabilities (SSH, Database) in its SIEM
[German]The security vendor Fortinet has released patches that fix the vulnerabilities CVE-2019-17659 and CVE-2019-16153 in their own SIEM product FortiSIEM. The patches are each intended to close a backdoor in SSH and in the product's database that has been torn … Continue reading
Leak revealed: Avast user data was sold
[English]A leaked document reveals that a subsidiary of the Avast antivirus manufacturer sold user data (searches, clicks, purchases, etc.) collected by its software to customers.
Undermined privacy: How Apps spy on us legally
[German]It is actually known to informed people: Apps on smartphones are data sink holes collecting data – and data brokers are busy to get in touch with this collected data.
Detect insecure LDAP bindings before March 2020
[German]A short tip for Windows administrators. Until March 2020 you have to make sure that access to domain controllers is only possible via secure LDAP bindings. Four commands can help identify shaky systems.
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 ...
Reading stuff: Insights to facial recognition
[German]Facial recognition technologies are currently under discussion. As a Sunday reading tip I have a background article with some insights on face recognition technology.
Issues with Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2185?
[German]A brief question to users of Trend Micro WFBS 10.0 SP1: Patch Build 2185: Have you experienced issues updating definition (pattern) files since the patch was installed?
Visual Studio Live Share Spoofing Vulnerability
[German]Microsoft just released a security advisory informing about a Visual Studio Live Share Spoofing Vulnerability. CVE-2019-1486has undergone a major revision increment.
Cyber attacks on Citrix: City of Brandenburg and community Stahnsdorf offline
[German]Both the German city of Brandenburg an der Havel and the municipality of Stahnsdorf in the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark (Germany) have gone offline and turned off their IT systems a cyber attack and are working in emergency mode. Here too, … Continue reading
Edge and its poor installer security
[German]Microsoft offers the new Chromium-based Edge Browser since a few days now. However, the security of the provided Windows installer is quite poor.