Data leak: Doctor's office puts 30,000 patient records online 22 November 2019 Cyber-Security, Data-Protection The data protection supergau happens to a community practice in Hanover, Germany: all practice data, including master and patient data, as well as employee and operational data, have been permanently available on the Internet. Information and comments. [More]
Data leak: 1TB customer data from hotel booking platforms online 20 November 2019 Cyber-Security, Data-Protection A large amount of personal data was freely available on the Internet. Hotel booking platforms are affected. [More]
Cryptocurrency Monero hacked 20 November 2019 Cyber-Security Unknowns succeeded in attacking Monero. The extent of the damage and the modus operandi are still unclear. [More]
Security Breaches at Domain Registrars 04 November 2019 Cyber-Security, Data-Protection Top domain name registrars NetworkSolutions.com, Register.com, and Web.com discovered an intrusion in August 2019 in which customer account information was accessed. Now they are taking measures. [More]
Need for action: Old Windows versions affected by attacks 04 November 2019 Cyber-Security, Data-Protection, Software If you are still running old versions of Windows on the Internet, you should immediately install the latest security updates from the manufacturer Microsoft. So-called malware could affect systems and entire networks. [More]
GDPR: Data Protectors in Germany Agree on Fine Structure 25 October 2019 Data-Protection The German data protection authorities have agreed on a uniform structure for fines for breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation. [More]
Cookies only after consent --European Court of Justice 01 October 2019 Data-Protection Cookies may only be stored on users' systems if they have expressly consented. In addition, users mu [More]
New Update Package for Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 (CU14) 18 September 2019 Cyber-Security, Software The next update package for Microsoft's Exchange Server 2016 is available. [More]
Cyber-Attacks: Companies are not prepared 13 September 2019 Cyber-Security, Data-Protection Loose data protection and sloppy handling of data in companies: A recent study shows serious shortcomings. [More]
Launch of the NetAlive IT Blog 13 September 2019 Press Press Release: Today, the NetAlive Ltd IT blog launches. [More]
With a keyboard: Android F(x)tec Pro1 13 September 2019 Innovation New Android smartphone with keyboard presented at the IFA. [More]
Dangerous app: Company loses 220,000 Euros 13 September 2019 Cyber-Security, Data-Protection According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, a company has been defrauded by around €220,000 - using so-called deepfake technologies. You can read here why this affects us all. [More]
Sensitive data use: UK government collects usage data in context of Brexit 13 September 2019 Cyber-Security, Data-Protection Is Cambridge Analytica-style data analysis now being applied to British citizens data for a Brexit strategy? [More]
Microsoft Patch-Day 09/19 11 September 2019 Software For Patch Day in September 2019, manufacturer Microsoft is updating numerous products, especially the Windows operating system. It also provides or applies security updates to the .NET Framework, Edge Browser, Exchange Server, Internet Explorer, Office, Skype for Business, Team Foundation Server, and Visual Studio. [More]
SIM cards show severe vulnerability 11 September 2019 Cyber-Security A serious vulnerability in SIM cards is putting about one billion users at risk worldwide. [More]
GDPR: German video surveillance has to be adapted 22 August 2019 Cyber-Security, Data-Protection Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht kippt §4 des Bundesdatenschutzgesetzes (BDSG). Der Paragraph regel [More]