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Data theft: Hacker attack on T-Mobile US
August 19, 2021
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The Telekom subsidiary T-Mobile US was attacked by hackers and had to admit that data was stolen. It is still unclear which and how much data was stolen. According to media reports, millions of T-Mobile US customers could be affected. A report from the Tagesschau. According to Tagesschau, T-Mobile US, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, has confirmed the hacker attack on your data. However, the mobile communications provider said that attackers had only gained access to some customer data. At the moment, you still have to get a more detailed overview of the attack and its dimensions. The company showed itself ...

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Damage from ransomware continues to increase worldwide
August 18, 2021
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A forecast by Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that global damage from ransomware could grow to $ 2031 billion by 265. A comment from 8com. Anyone who believes that the costs of ransomware are already enormous could already wish for today's price level in a few years, at least according to a forecast by the security magazine Cybersecurity Ventures. The magazine has been publishing its predictions since 2015 and they have been rising steeply since then - and in fact the costs have increased enormously since then. Based on an annual increase of 30 percent ...

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Does Windows 11 make a PC more secure?
August 17, 2021
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AV-Comparatives looked at how Windows 11 affects the security of the average PC. A blog post by David Weston, Director of Enterprise and OS Security at Microsoft, details the security hardware requirements in Windows 11. One of the most controversial aspects of the new version of Windows is the hardware requirements. In addition to more memory (RAM) and hard disk space, the release version of Windows 11 requires certain hardware-based security functions that must be available on the PC. This includes a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) chip version 2.0 and a processor with VBS (virtualization-based security) and HVCI ...

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Federal authorities communicate in a quantum-secure manner 
August 16, 2021
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In Bonn, two German federal authorities communicated in a quantum-secure manner for the first time. The QuNET initiative uses the latest quantum technology to protect communication systems against the cyber attacks of tomorrow. The test route between the Bonn headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), which was set up on August 10 as part of the QuNET initiative, connected Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek with BSI Vice President Gerhard Schabhüser in a video conference . State-of-the-art quantum technology for communication The QuNET initiative uses state-of-the-art quantum technology to protect communication systems against the cyber attacks of tomorrow. The focus of the initiative is ...

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LANCOM: Rackmount model UF-360 in the SME firewall portfolio
August 14, 2021
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LANCOM expands its SME firewall portfolio with the new UF-360 rackmount model. The latest generation of UTM cybersecurity as a rackmount firewall for small and medium-sized companies. The German network infrastructure supplier LANCOM Systems is expanding its range of rackmount firewalls for small and medium-sized companies. The new LANCOM R & S®Unified Firewall UF-360 is a high-performance complete solution for effective cybersecurity that combines state-of-the-art cybersecurity technologies such as Unified Threat Management (UTM) with sandboxing and machine learning. The UF-360 is now available from LANCOM dealers. Generation change in UTM firewalls With the introduction of the UF-360, LANCOM is consistently pushing ahead with the generation change in its UTM firewalls. Thanks to a completely new ...

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Spearphishing campaign targets the energy industry
August 13, 2021
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A new spear phishing campaign tries to inject malware into energy companies and their suppliers with cleverly forged e-mails, which are then used to spy out access data. Energy, oil and gas companies and other companies from related industries are currently the focus of a sophisticated phishing campaign, as reported by cybersecurity company Intezer. The campaign, which has been active for at least a year, is intended to smuggle malware into the company's networks, which then spies out user names, passwords and other sensitive information and forwards them to the criminal backers. According to Intezer's security experts, the current cases could be the first ...

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Conference: Identify and eliminate security vulnerabilities
August 12, 2021
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From September 28th to 30th, 2021, the Stralsund University of Applied Sciences will hold the IT security conference with the topic "Detecting and eliminating security vulnerabilities". The digital event is free. How to deal with security vulnerabilities in computer networks? What is the overall situation with IT security in Germany and Europe? What is it about movement profiles from social networks? The constant technical progress in the IT area offers a sponge of outstanding possibilities, but also of hidden as well as obvious dangers. In half-hour, concise lectures from September 28th to 30th, 2021, the...

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DDoS attacks decreased by more than a third
August 11, 2021
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Kaspersky states in its report: DDoS attacks have decreased by more than a third, compared to an increase in the same period of the previous year. Many botnet attacks come from Germany. In the second quarter of 2021, the total number of DDoS attacks fell by 38,8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and by 2021 percent compared to the previous quarter of 6,5. Kaspersky does not expect any significant changes for the third quarter, even if the increase or decrease in DDoS attacks is likely to depend on the cryptocurrency market. These results come from the latest DDoS report from Kaspersky. Cyber ​​criminals are looking for new opportunities Cyber ​​criminals have ...

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Endpoint security: 19 solutions tested in the laboratory
August 10, 2021
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In May and June 2021, the AV-TEST Institute tested a total of 40 security solutions - and thus almost all important programs on the market - for private users and companies under Windows 10. 19 products are purely corporate solutions. All products tested in the laboratory were checked in 3 test areas: 'protection' (protection), 'system load' (performance) and 'usability' (usability). The laboratory uses a points system to make it easier to compare the solutions. AV-TEST awards up to 6 points for each test area. The best rated products therefore have 18 points. If a product achieves 17,5 or 18 points, it receives...

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TeamViewer Remote Control App with biometric authentication
August 9, 2021
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TeamViewer increases the security of the remote control app through biometric authentication. The latest version is supplemented by additional functions for mobile use. TeamViewer, a leading global provider of remote connectivity solutions and technologies for digitizing work processes, today announced new security features and usability improvements for the TeamViewer Remote Control app. Remote service via mobile device The app can be used to access computers, tablets, smartphones and other devices from a mobile device. For more security, the application will in future rely on the native biometric face and fingerprint authentication of Apple and Android mobile devices. This allows a ...

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