Tag Archives: Sicherheit

Configure Windows Event Viewer for audits and security monitoring using the PowerShell tool

Posted on 2020-04-13 by guenni

[German]How to configure the event viewer in Windows so that it can be used for audits and security monitoring. Someone has written a PowerShell tool for this purpose. Advertising

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VMware Security Updates (12./14.3.2020)

Posted on 2020-03-14 by guenni

[German]VMware has just received a security update for its virtualization products, including VMware Workstation Pro and Vmware Player. These updates address security vulnerabilities in the virtualization products. Advertising

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Bug in Googles Titan M Chip Firmware (CVE-2019-9465)

Posted on 2020-02-29 by guenni

Short information about Google's Pixel Smartphones. Since the Pixel 3 the devices contain a Titan M security chip. But it had a bug (vulnerability) in the firmware. Advertising

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WordPress: Critical vulnerability in InfiniteWP client plugin

Posted on 2020-01-17 by guenni

[German]There is a critical vulnerability in the WordPress plugin InfiniteWP Client up to version 1.9.4.4 that allows bypassing authentication. In addition, security researchers have discovered a plugin that allows the mass implementation of user passwords on compromised WordPress installations. Advertising

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (Jan. 14, 2020)

Posted on 2020-01-15 by guenni

[German]On 14 January 2020, Microsoft released various (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and further updates for Windows 8.1 and the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates. Advertising

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Flaw in Active Directory password lenght policy with 15 chars

Posted on 2019-12-09 by guenni

[German]There is one annoying flaw in the Group Policy for Active Directory. This prevents an administrator from setting a password policy that requires passwords of at least 15 characters. If an administrator tries to force the password length to 15 … Continue reading →

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Unpatched Android vulnerability StrandHogg exploited

Posted on 2019-12-04 by guenni

[German]Bad news for Android users who installs a lot of apps on their devices. There is an unpatched Android vulnerability called StrandHogg. This vulnerability is already being exploited by malicious apps. Advertising

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TPM-FAIL puts Trusted Platform Module at risk

Posted on 2019-11-15 by guenni

[German]A newly discovered vulnerability makes it possible to steal ECDSA signature keys by timing attack from the supposedly secure memory area of TPM chips (Intel fTPM 2.0, STMicroelectronics ST33-TPM). Advertising

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/8.1/Server (Nov. 12, 2019)

Posted on 2019-11-13 by guenni

[German]On November 12, 2019, Microsoft released several (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 and further updates for Windows 8.1 as well as the corresponding server versions. Here is an overview of these updates. Advertising

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Nvidia: Vulnerabilities in GeForce Experience & GPU driver

Posted on 2019-11-08 by guenni

[German]There are several serious vulnerabilities in the Nvidia GeForce Experience and GPU drivers that allow local attackers to increase privileges. Nvidia has provided a driver update. Advertising

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