M.Sc. Chris Wojzechowski

We are members of the Alliance for Cyber Security!

AWARE7 GmbH is now an official member of the Alliance for Cyber Security! In order to do justice to the increasing social importance of IT security, solutions have to be worked on together. In order to pass on our experience and thus support the work of the initiative, we have … continue reading

Politician Hack: This is how large parts of the data were collected!

The whole of Germany is puzzling about the politician Hack, the origin of the stolen data, its purpose and above all about the perpetrators. One thing is already certain: the perpetrator or perpetrators have gone to a lot of trouble. They have collected data, categorized, sorted and marked victims according … continue reading

CastHack – if the Chromecast is externally controlled!

At first it looked as if Google’s popular streaming player had developed a life of its own – but the blame for the sudden playback of a video is the so-called CastHack. Two long-standing security holes in the device were exploited for this purpose. Two hackers are behind the attacks … continue reading

The IT-Security Trends 2019 – that comes to us!

What are the IT Security Trends 2019? Numerous companies, bloggers and other IT security-savvy people are currently asking themselves this question and the corresponding answers.

Is everything true? Not at all important – but it does show an assessment of where we stand today and what the writers believe is possible. We want to join this – these are our trends!

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Review 2018 – over 200 Live Hacking Shows!

The year is drawing to a close – so it’s time for our review of 2018! Above all, the year was marked by numerous live hacking lectures, overnight stays in hotels, serious security gaps and the founding of AWARE7 GmbH. 2018 was all under the flag of Live Hacking & … continue reading

Hospital in Germany paralyzed by virus!

A hospital in Fürstenfeldbruck, to be more precise the hospital Fürstenfeldbruck, had to take all 450 computers from the net. The reason for this is a very massive virus infestation of the entire IT infrastructure. This is not the first case in Germany. At the beginning of 2016, the often … continue reading

AWARE7 at the Startup Night of the Ruhr HUB !

This week we could win Matteo from AWARE7 as Cybersecurity experts for our blog (or more or less forced according to him). Already at the Startup-Nights last Thursday (15.11.) he gave us exciting insights into the Cybersecurity-Startup-Hotspot Gelsenkirchen and shared basic Best Practices with us. Now we could persuade him … continue reading

Call ID Spoofing – Tricksters pretend to be police officers!

Suddenly the 911 calls – the scam is called Call ID Spoofing. The ability to change the phone number makes it easier to convince people of a scenario. Particularly frequent to hear when the 110 calls. In Gelsenkirchen, some fellow citizens are affected by this. It is a scam that … continue reading

Build a Game boy – with a Raspberry Pi Zero!

Get the retro feel of the Super Nintendo and other old consoles with the Raspberry Pi Zero. The great Raspberry Pi is already enjoying great popularity. Whether as a media center or home control. You can now recreate a Game Boy with a Raspberry Pi Zero. The replicated version is … continue reading

ImageGate: Images contain ransomware!

Images contain ransomware: It is a new method to get infected with Locky! Up to now, the widespread encryption trojan came preferably via an email mailbox on the computer. The strategy is now changing. Social networks are in focus! Images contain ransomware – do not download! It’s no longer the … continue reading