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Tag Archives: Security
Albany County Airport Authority (NY) Victim of Ransomware
[German]Over Christmas, the IT infrastructure of the Albany County Airport Authority of the city of Albany, New York State, was attacked by Sodinokibi ransomware. This ransomware then encrypted the files on their servers.
End of Support for Microsoft Products in January 2020
[German]In a few days Windows 7 SP1 receives security updates for the last time (at least for the broad mass of users). Then the support for this operating system will end. But in January 2020, support for a number of … Continue reading
System Center will be renamed to Microsoft Endpoint Manager
Microsoft decided that a new name should make Microsoft's strategy for managing PCs via Config Manager and Intune clearer. As a result, there will be the new Microsoft Endpoint Manager.
Google: Changed disclosure policy at Project Zero
[German]Project Zero at Google is changing its policy on disclosure of found vulnerabilities. The main decision: Disclosures should be published within 90 days from 2020. But it's a test, running for one year.
Windows 7: Preparing for ESU and license activation – Part 2
[German]In Part 1 of this series of articles, I outlined how customers can purchase and manage a Windows 7 SP1 Extended Security Updates (ESU) license. In part 2 I'll show you how to prepare Windows 7 SP1 to activate the … 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 ...
Firefox 72 and 68.4.0esr released
[German]Mozilla's developers have just released (January 7, 2020) version 72 (and 68.4.0 ESR) of the Firefox browser. This is a major version and the 68.4.0 ISR is a maintenance update. Both versions close a number of security holes. Here is … Continue reading
Useful tools for AWS cloud security
[German]A tip for people who are responsible for the administration of Amazon Cloud Solutions (AWS etc.). In order to detect weaknesses early, you should be aware of the IP addresses and subdomains used.
Windows 7: Buy and manage ESU licenses – Part 1
[German]On January 14, 2020 Windows 7 SP1 reaches End of Life. Business customers can order Windows 7 SP1 Extended Security Updates (ESU). In this blog post, I'll show in detail what customers from small and medium businesses (SMB) need to … Continue reading
Cyber attack on the Austrian Foreign Ministry
[German]At the weekend (Saturday evening, January 4, 2020) there was a serious cyber attack on the Austrian Foreign Ministry, as a speaker of the Ministery confirmed. It is assumed that state actors are behind the attack.
IoT provider Wyze admits data leak
[German]Another addendum from the weekend. The IoT provider Wyze just had to admit a data leak. Nearly 2.4 million user data were stored unprotected on a server on the Internet.