Tag: IT security
Log4shell vulnerability: a Log4j specialist explains what’s going on – economy
Christian Grobmeier from Augsburg co-wrote the Java program Log4j, which is currently shaking half the Internet. How he is kept awake by the Log4shell security hole and why he still…
Log4shell: The waves of attack are rolling – economy
It is one of the most far-reaching security vulnerabilities in the history of the Internet, and gradually more and more hackers are trying to exploit it. State attackers are also…
Log4j: What is known so far about the security gap – economy
A small piece of software, but a huge security gap: Experts all over the world are still working flat out to plug the huge hole that has opened up here.…
Affected by Log4j vulnerability: Several authorities open to hacker attacks
Sunday December 12th 2021 Affected by the Log4j vulnerability Several authorities open to hacking attacks The BSI has had a red alert since the Log4j security gap was known. According…
Log4shell vulnerability: The network is on fire – economy
from Jannis Brühl At the Chaos Computer Club congress a few years ago, a banner hung: “All computers are broken.” What was more of a joke among hackers at the…
Corona warning app: why it is becoming more and more popular – politics
from Christoph Koopmann, Munich The big warner in this pandemic has always been Markus Söder, or at least that’s how he sees it. This part was actually intended for an…
Cyber Extortion: The Ransom Crisis
Attacks with ransomware damage citizens and companies massively, the perpetrators make money like cocaine cartels once did. German politicians are now calling for ransom payments to be made more difficult…
Medatixx ransomware: Thousands of doctors have to change their passwords – economy
In the midst of a new wave of the corona pandemic and booster vaccinations, a hacker attack means additional trouble for thousands of German medical practices. The company Medatixx from…
Internet failure: can it affect everything, not just Facebook? – Panorama
“People can no longer post selfies and can no longer shit,” is how the Interior Minister initially assesses the sudden power failure. He’ll have to correct himself soon, the series…
IT security: a source of danger from home offices
Invitation for cyber criminals: they access sensitive data and demand money. Working at home in particular makes it easy for hackers. At the Itsa trade fair in Nuremberg, companies are…