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October 13, 2020 | 13:01

Security, Risks, Liability and Audits

I need to admit: I really love writing audits. It has a certain degree of scientific working to falsify statements. So I was recently confronted with the following quote from a responsible IT manager: We are not concerned with security, but with liability. If Microsoft promises security, this is enough for us. Read more

October 8, 2020 | 10:02

BSI warns about Exchange

40. Companies in Germany affected The BSI (German Federal Authority for Informationsecurity) warns with the second highest level “orange” (= the IT threat situation is mission critical. massive disruption of regular operations) in the public media1. Around 40, companies in Germany alone are affected by several critical vulnerabilities because security updates have not yet been installed2. Read more

October 8, 2020 | 08:10

Quote of the Day

Over the recent days, information leaked out how the UK authorities cope with their reported Corona figures. Due to a “technical problem”, about 16, Infected including 50, contact persons have somehow “got lost”1. Well actually, they are using a bunch of Microsoft Excel files. Unfortunately, a spreadsheet stops working at 1,, lines. Read more

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