SECURITY ALERT
Eigentlich haben wir uns fast schon gewundert, dass es so lange dauert bis etwas passiert....
Palo Alto Networks (deutsche Infoseite: Heise Newsticker) warnt vor einem neuen Erpresser-Trojaner, welcher die Daten von Mac OS Nutzern verschlüsselt.
Die Infektion betrifft primär Benutzer, welche die Open-Source Freeware Transmission, Version 2.90, (hier absichtlich kein Link...) ...
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Warum Macros nicht in Office-Dokumente gehören
Wir haben als Mailserver-Betreiber immer wieder das Problem, dass wir einerseits ein möglichst sicheres System haben wollen - andererseits die Benutzer nicht unnötig einschränken wollen.
Was uns allerdings schon seit Jahren ein Dorn im Auge ist: Macros in Office Dokumenten
Irgendwie scheinen gewisse User sich einen Sport daraus zu machen, in Excel grundsätlich nur noch mit Macros zu arbeiten...
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Cisco ASA Software IKEv1/v2 Buffer Overflow
Cisco has released a Security Advisory for it's ASA Firewall Line of Products: CVE-2016-1287
Criticality: HIGH
Status: ACTIVELY USED
Workarounds: N/A
Recommended Action: Update as soon as possible (Cisco Software Download Link)
Affected Systems:
Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances
Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Next-Generation Firewalls
Cisco ASA Se...
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GPGTools im Tages-Anzeiger!
Lesenswert:
Herr Schüssler erklärt Mail-Verschlüsselung und GPGTools: Mailen ohne dass die NSA mitliest
Es freut uns ausserordentlich, dass GPGTools offensichtlich "angekommen" ist.
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MacKeeper – He who lies once is not to be believed twice
We have been writing about Scareware (especially: MacKeeper) in the past. And no, it's not really news that MacKeeper has been forced to refund customers in the US because the software simply is not holding what it is promising.
Worse: We have seen several security leaks (or even entry doors) into MacKeeper in the past.
Every time this happened, Kromtech (the owner / developer of MacKeeper) ...
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Features without a clue – why privacy matters
This article is a bit special because it is not directly linked to computer security in a way most people understand it.
Since more and more devices are connected to the internet I feel it's about time to write an article about something most of us use without too much caution.
And writing about a fridge gone berserk is not something I feel most people would listen up....
But now, some gu...
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Hack the hacking Hacker
They know that we know that they know what they shouldn't know.
Basically, Malware is always a threat. There are two types of malware providers: Those who do it for money and those who do it for big money. In between are those, who want to do big money but are afraid to get caught by the police. Solution to this dilemma? Well, sell the software to the police as "security tool" to allow supervis...
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Gut gemeint ist nicht immer Gut gemacht: NOD32 erlaubt das Kapern von Rechnern
Anti-Virus ist sinnvoll. Noch sinnvoller: Darum prüfe, wer sich ewig bindet: NOD32 erlaubt das Kapern von Rechnern
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Scareware with addon functionality for the really bad guys
According to Heise Security, MacKeeper (a well known Scareware Product) has a security problem that is being actively exploited by malware.
This signifies in short:
People who think they do something useful when installing MacKeeper end up having an even less secure device.
Well done, MacKeeper.
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LastPass – The passwords will last. The Security didn’t.
In general, password databases are something very useful. How else would we be able to remember all the passwords we have chosen over past. And, in addition, how on earth would we be able to remember that password we only use any other year.
But where to put them? As we all know, (even password protected) Excel Sheets are a no-go. There are a bunch of really cool applications out there like Kee...
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