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Tag Archives: Security
Windows 11/Server 2024 SMB Security-Hardening
[German]In anticipation of the upcoming releases of Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 at the end of August 2024, Microsoft has published a tech community article on the topic of "SMB Security Hardening". The whole thing is part of … Continue reading
Scam-Warning: Fake Trojan alert (here shown via Facebook ads)
[German]Brief information for Facebook users. There are indications that a campaign is running via ads on Facebook, which pretends to be a fake Trojan in the browser and asks the user to call a "Microsoft support page". This is of … Continue reading
Windows: Side-Loading DLL attacks via licensingdiag.exe
[German]I'm once again posting information here in the blog that I stumbled across recently. Anyone who is concerned about Windows security should keep an eye on the command line tool licensingdiag.exe. It is another "living of the land" tool that … Continue reading
Patch your Progress Kemp LoadMaster (Load-Balancer)
[German]Quick note for administrators who use the load balancer LoadMaster from Progress Kemp. The provider has released the next patch for August 2024. The new vulnerability CVE-2024-6658 is to be closed. There are currently no details for the public.
Microsoft Authenticator required although MFA already set up?
[German]Microsoft has started to implement multifactor authentication for its cloud offerings. Among other things, the Microsoft Authenticator app is used as a second factor for authentication. A blog reader got in touch because he ran into a problem with a … 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 ...
Netherlands: Data center failure "grounds" Eindhoven Airport and other authorities
[German]In the Netherlands, a network malfunction in the data center of the Dutch Ministry of Defense have had drastical results. As a result, several Dutch authorities wasn't able to use their IT systems anymore. And even more serious: Eindhoven Airport … Continue reading
Phishing campaign targets Wise users (August 2024)
[German]Brief information for Wise account holders, which I'm posting here on the blog as a precaution. There seems to be a phishing campaign targeting Wise users at the moment. I've noticed that my SPAM folder has been flooded with corresponding … Continue reading
Again issues with CrowdStrike (August 22, 2024)
[German]Brief information: I have received today information that the vendor CrowdStrike with its Flacon security solution has been causing issues again – since around 11:00 a.m. (CET) today, August 22, 2024. The reader reported issues with both the single sign-on … Continue reading
Google Chrome 128.0.6613.84/.85
[German]On August 21, Google released an update of the Google Chrome browser (branch 128) in the stable channel, which closes 38n vulnerabilities (some of them critical). One vulnerability is already under attack. The Extended Stable Channel and the apps for … Continue reading
Windows 11: Recall to get a second chance, coming in October 2024 as a preview for Insiders
[German]Microsoft is not yet abandoning its AI feature "Recall" in Windows. After a real PR disaster when this feature was announced in May 2024, the project was scrapped and Microsoft wanted to reconsider. In an update on August 21, 2024, … Continue reading