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Fingerprint authentication of Shopify Android app bypassed
[German]Security researchers have bypassed the biometrics feature of the Shopify Android app. It was supposed to provide merchants with secure access to their shops via a fingerprint reader. If the app is open, however, deep links can be accessed without … Continue reading
Cyber attacks at Rheinmetall and Airbus contractors
[German]The automotive division of German company Rheinmetall (Düsseldorf) has been the victim of a cyber or hacker attack. The company's production facilities in Brazil, Mexico and the USA were disrupted. The company does not know how long the plants cannot … Continue reading
German police seized a darknet server farm in a shelter
[German]German police has swatted an old NATO shelter bought by cyber criminals to operate a server farm for darknet services. The servers are taken down and has been seized.
Windows: Vulnerabilities in IE and Defender (09/23/2019)
[German]On September 23, 2019, Microsoft unexpectedly released unscheduled security updates for Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, other security products, and Internet Explorer, which is expected to close vulnerabilities.
Windows 7/Server 2008/R2: 0patch delivers security patches after support ends
[German]Good news for users of Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008/R2. Support for these operating systems is phasing out, but 0patch plans to continue providing security fixes after the End of Life (EOL).
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 ...
Critical security update to Chrome 77.0.3865.90
[German]Google has released a security update to Chrome 77.0.3865.90 on September 18, 2019. This update patches 1 critical and 3 high-risk security vulnerabilities.
Microsoft Security Advisory Notifications and Revisions (Sept. 2019)
Microsoft has released some security notifications and revision info for the patchday and afterwards. I'll just post them here in the blog for information.
Security update to Chrome 77.0.3865.75
[German]Google has released a security update to Chrome 77.0.3865.75 on September 10, 2019. This update closes 52 vulnerabilities and contains further improvements and fixes.
Patchday: Windows 10 Updates (September 10, 2019)
[German]On September 10, 2019 (the second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft), several cumulative updates were released for the supported Windows 10 builds. For example, an update fixes the Cortana/Search bug in Windows 10 V1903. Here are some details … Continue reading
Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (Sept. 10, 2019)
[German]On September 10, 2019, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and other updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates.