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Microsoft will block RDP connections from clients soon
[German]Due to a critical vulnerability in Microsoft's Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP), the company plans to block RDP connections from unpatched clients to Windows Servers in the future. Administrators need to update all clients and servers, to avoid this situation.
Windows 7 Jan./Feb. 2018 patches opens Total Meltdown vulnerability
[German]It seems that things went terribly wrong. Microsoft's Meltdown updates shipped in January 2018 and February for Windows 7 (and Server 2008 R2) intended to mitigate the Meltdown vulnerability rip open a huge security hole. This allows any process under … Continue reading
Is FlashPeak Inc. shipping Slimjet browser with a backdoor?
[German]Is the Slimjet browser (a Google Chrome clone) moving towards Mozilla? Or does the developer moves to ship potentially unwanted software or even a backdoor? Within this blog post I address a a very strange observation some blog readers are … Continue reading
New Monero mining malware discovered in Google Play
Avast security researchers have discovered two new crypto-mining apps on the Google Play Store that secretly dig on the Monero smartphone. Here are some hints.
Microsoft Security (Bulletin) Update Releases (March 13, 2018)
As part of the March 2018 patchday on March 13, 2018, Microsoft also revised and re-released various security bulletins. Here is the information on these changes.
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 ...
Microsoft Office Patchday (March 13, 2018)
[German]On Patchday (second Tuesday of the month, March 13, 2018) Microsoft has released several security-related updates for Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2013 and Office 2016.
Vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 3 (iLO 3)
[German]Does anyone of you use the Integrated Lights-out for HP client servers management software? Integrated Lights-out3 (iLO 3) has a security vulnerability allowing DDoS attacks.
Cisco Security Alert – Updates for 22 vulnerabilities available
[German]Cisco has released 22 Security Advisories about vulnerabilities in several of its products. A couple of these vulnerabilities are classified as critical, others as high.
Intel Spectre/Meltdown Microcode Updates (March 11, 2018)
[German]Intel began rolling out microcode updates against meltdown and spectre attacks on its Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge family of processors a few days ago to OEMs. Here is an overview of the microcode updates that are now available.
Windows Defender ATP detects Finfisher spyware
[German]Microsoft has built-in detection of the spyware Finfisher in Windows Defender ATP. This should make it harder for government agencies and their Trojans to spy on Windows users.