We wrote about the new Zero-day vulnerability in the Internet Explorer affects all IE Versions from 6 to 11 which is being exploited in limited and targeted attacks. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2014-1776, could allow remote code execution even if the user doesn’t click on anything. Microsoft kept their promise and fixed the problem in only 5 days after informing the […]
A new Zero-day vulnerability in the Internet Explorer affects all IE Versions from 6 to 11 and is being exploited in limited and targeted attacks. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2014-1776 ,could allow remote code execution even if the user doesn’t click on anything. Remote code execution means that attackers could distribute malware via a drive-by installation. The […]
Beyond the Password: Why You Need 2-Factor Authentication Sue Marquette Poremba, Business News Daily Contributor | April 25, 2014 12:39pm ET While two-factor authentication may sound complicated and cumbersome, Sorin Mustaca, an IT security expert at Avira, said it’s the only way to properly secure critical assets and mobile devices. “Passwords can be guessed and are […]
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Are attacks by governments the next big threat? Small and medium-sized enterprises may be at risk for state-sponsored hacking By Michael O’Dwyer – Tech Page One April 17 2014 “My personal blogs are daily attacked by at least 500 IP addresses, which come from all over the world. Is it safe to assume that the [IP addresses reflect […]
The Heartbleed problem is long fixed, at least on the major website around the world. But, the effects of this problem are by for not gone. I received at least 10 emails in the past week asking me nicely to change by password. Last week, a major vulnerability called “Heartbleed” surfaced for the […]
URL: http://techpageone.dell.com/technology/small-businesses-brace-end-windows-xp Sorin Mustaca, an IT security expert at Avira, a global provider of IT-security protection for computers, smartphones, servers and networks, agrees that Windows 7 may be an easier option. ”Our experience shows us that most software is still not adapted to make native use of Windows 8′s new APIs (application programming interfaces) and functionalities,” he says. […]
At the beginning of this week a new vulnerability in OpenSSL called Heartbleed was made public. OpenSSL is the library used by most computers to encrypt data sent across the Internet and not only. OpenSSL is perhaps the most widely deployed SSL library and appears in a wide variety of applications, including a number of Linux distributions (see […]
Source: http://www.schwaebische.de/politik/politik-aktuell_artikel,-%E2%80%9EAnwender-sollten-umgehend-das-Passwort-aendern%E2%80%9C-_arid,5622599.html RAVENSBURG / sz Sorin Mustaca ist Sicherheitsexperte bei dem IT-Unternehmen Avira in Tettnang. Er sprach mit Annabell Gutzmer über den aktuellen Datenklau und gab Tipps, wie man sich schützen kann. Wie reagiert Avira auf den aktuellen Datenklau? „Wir sensibilisieren unsere Anwender für den verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit ihren Daten. Auch wenn ein aktueller Virenschutz zur […]
The Federal Office for Security in Information Technology (BSI) has informed the press (in German) about a new case of identity theft. Also this time a lot of German users are affected, according to the source, more than 3 million email addresses. BSI is working with big telecom providers like Telekom, Freenet, GMX, Kabel Deutschland, Vodafone, Web.de in […]
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