Tag Archives: Security

NoMoreRansom.org help for ransomware victims

Posted on 2016-07-26 by guenni

New hope for victims of ransom ware. Europol, Intel Security, Kaspersky Lab and the Dutch Police are cooperating against ransom ware.

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10 Decryption tools for Ransomware available

Posted on 2016-07-25 by guenni

Good news for some victims of ransom ware. Security firms has released decryption tools for several Ransomware. Here are a few details.

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Vulnerabilities and Backdoors in Dell’s SonicWALL

Posted on 2016-07-21 by guenni

Some bad news for users of Dell's SonicWALL security solution. Security researchers has identified six Vulnerabilities including a hidden 'Backdoor' in Dell's SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS), Version 8.1 (Build: 8110.1197).

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Ransom ware: #Satana, greetings from hell …

Posted on 2016-07-12 by guenni

[German]A new day, a new ransom ware for computer users. Kaspersky has found a ransom ware called Satana, which is a Russian name for "Satan". The nice gift from hell encrypts your document files and also swaps the Master Boot … Continue reading →

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Android Security Bulletin July 2016

Posted on 2016-07-07 by guenni

Google has released a security bulletin for Android at July 6, 2016, addressing the newest security flaws. Patches for supported Google Nexus devices will be rolled out within the next days. Also Samsung rolls out some security updates for his … Continue reading →

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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 ...

Qualcomm-vulnerability breaks Android’s disk encryption

Posted on 2016-07-02 by guenni

Flaws in Qualcomm's TrustZone implementation allows to crack Android's disk encryption (device encryption) via brute-force attacks. Millions of Android devices are affected.

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Security flaw in Symantec’s AV products sets you at risk

Posted on 2016-06-29 by guenni

Bad news for all computer users (Windows and Mac OS) working with Symantec's Anti Virus-/security solutions. Tavis Ormandy from Google's project zero has uncovered a vulnerability that affects all Norton/Symantec security products.

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New Lenovo Solution Center V 3.3.003 fixes 2 security holes

Posted on 2016-06-26 by guenni

Lenovo has released a new version 3.3.003 of Lenovo Solution Center, because prior versions comes with two critical vulnerabilities. Here are a few hints how to handle the new security desaster.

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Sophos Home: A free commercial-grade security for the home

Posted on 2016-06-26 by guenni

Security vendor Sophos offers a free commercial-grade security solution (Sophos Home) for home users.

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Urgent: Remove Apple`s QuickTime Player from Windows

Posted on 2016-04-16 by guenni

In short: This is an urgent call to action – please uninstall QuickTime for Windows as soon as possible, because there are two serious reasons: First, Apple is deprecating QuickTime for Microsoft Windows – no further security updates are provided. … Continue reading →

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