Lars Becker

Lars Becker

Great Britain wants to ban ransomware payments

Lösegeld Hacker

The British government has fleshed out its anti-ransomware strategy. On Tuesday, the Home Office published plans for three key measures: a payment ban for public institutions and critical infrastructure, mandatory reporting before ransom payments are made and a general obligation to report ransomware attacks.

Weak password destroys 158-year-old company

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A single password that was too weak was enough to destroy the KNP transport company and put 700 people out of work. To this day, the employee concerned does not know that his compromised password led to the destruction of the company - out of consideration.

Microsoft apologizes for Windows update error

Windows

Microsoft has apologized for the confusion surrounding a Windows update error after the company falsely claimed to have fixed a critical firewall issue. In fact, the "Windows Firewall With Advanced Security 2042 None" issue was exacerbated by the update.

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