2021

Email encryption – this is how it works!

Unfortunately, encryption of emails is used far too little, although it has long been known that emails can be intercepted by third parties on their way to their recipients. The reason why asymmetric encryption is so little used for emails may be that setting up such procedures is usually complicated … continue reading

Privilege Escalation – The attainment of new rights!

In the context of a privilege escalation, the attacker tries to gain more rights on the target system. Such privilege escalation may be necessary to load additional malware or start other processes for which the ordinary user has no rights. In a recent case, an attacker can gain admin rights … continue reading

Which cloud is the most secure?

One often encounters the term cloud when it comes to data storage. There are many different cloud providers that can store our data for a small amount of money. We therefore took a look at which cloud is the most secure. Which cloud is the most secure? Which cloud is … continue reading

What is a firewall?

The term firewall appears very often in the context of corporate IT security. But what exactly is a firewall and what are the different types? So that you too can use this IT security tool correctly, we explain everything about the firewall in this article. What is a firewall? In … continue reading

The same passwords everywhere? That’s how fast you get hacked!

Not much works on the Internet without passwords – but whether you always use the same passwords is very rarely checked. Criminals have also long since acquired a taste for this and therefore carry out the so-called “credential reuse attacks”. Once attackers on the network have found the login data … continue reading

This football club is most often used as a password!

Football clubs are often used as passwords. How often exactly? We took a closer look at this! You can register quickly on platforms, websites or in apps – if it weren’t for the annoying password. But how do you remember all the passwords? Obviously, many people use their football clubs … continue reading