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heise offer: iX workshop IT security: current attack techniques and their defense

heise offer On two days you will analyze current attack techniques in order to better evaluate your own vulnerability and protective measures. Early bird discount until 3.2. The online course Current attack techniques and their defense provides an overview of the current threat situation over two days. Strategies and techniques of frequent attacks are explained… Read more

iPhone 12: Less mini, more pro

Is the iPhone 12 mini a slow seller? At least the smallest Apple smartphone seems to have been less popular with customers for years than expected by the manufacturer. As the banking house Morgan Stanley has found out, a production shift has now been ordered. A total of two million less of the iPhone 12… Read more

heise + | The right streaming client for video, television, music and games

A streaming client often significantly expands the functionality of a television. But not everyone may support your favorite service. The right streaming client for video, television, music and games Classic television, music and games Older televisions are also compatible Movies, series, television Music Play Conclusion Test table Do you want your TV over ya re… Read more

Security Updates: Critical Root Gaps in SD-WAN Routers from Cisco

The network equipment supplier Cisco has closed security gaps in several products. Cisco hardware and software admins should install the latest security patches. Otherwise, attackers could attack networks and, in some cases, execute malicious code and thus take complete control. Specific information on threatened versions and security updates can be found in the security warnings… Read more

“Usable” Linux lands on the M1 Mac

Since Apple launched ARM Macs, various groups have tried to port Linux to the machines. The software provider Corellium, known for its practical tools for iOS virtualization, which Apple would like to prevent, has now had its first success. The developers were now able to boot a full Ubuntu rpi desktop on the M1 Mac…. Read more

Telekom and Cellnex merge radio towers in the Netherlands

Deutsche Telekom and the telecommunications service provider Cellnex want to merge their radio towers in the Netherlands. The leading independent tower company in the country is to be created under the name Cellnex Netherlands, as the Bonn-based company announced on Thursday. In this, the approximately 3150 roof locations and radio towers of the Telekom subsidiary… Read more

Bioinspiration: Learning from dragonflies and bees

Bio-inspiration, i.e. imitating what nature shows, is not new to humans. The vast field that many researchers plow ranges from camouflage to the lotus effect to walking robots. Researchers from Germany and the Netherlands are now showing their work, which is about learning from bees and dragonflies. Scientists at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU) have… Read more

heise offer: Emotet: self-protection instead of consultant analysis

Emotet still poses a threat to companies. But instead of leaving it with a security analysis carried out by external consultants based on established facts, those responsible should take the reins into their own hands and prepare their security infrastructure. The new iX 2 / 665 shows how to tackle such a self-test. In this… Read more

Smaller and @home: Dreamhack Leipzig slimmed down significantly

The Dreamhack gaming festival actually attracts thousands of computer game fans to the Leipzig Trade Fair in January – but this year everything is different. The Leipziger Messe and its partners organize the Dreamhack from 22. to 24. January as “Home Edition”. “This is a very slimmed-down version of Dreamhack, so that we can make… Read more

Robots in the throat

Hardly any industrialized country carried out fewer PCR tests than Japan during the pandemic. One reason for this is that the capacity of public health centers is limited. This gave the industrial robot manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) an idea: Why not just automate the test and laboratory work like a production line in a… Read more

Raspberry Pi Pico: microcontroller board for 4 euros

The Raspberry Pi Pico is aimed at projects for which a Raspberry Pi is too big, too power-hungry, too complicated – or too expensive. The Pico costs 4 euros, is a little bigger than an Arduino Nano and has the economical 32 – Bit microcontroller RP 2040 developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation itself Has…. Read more

heise + | IT security: a guide to the Emotet self-test

IT security: Instructions for the Emotet self-test Modified risk analysis Stake out the analysis area How the malware works An interim balance sheet Shared responsibilities – specific questions Result interpretation and conclusion Article in iX 2 / 2021 read Understanding why action is necessary is elementary when it comes to the Implementation of holistic IT… Read more

Comment: Discuss more precisely – about the distinction between means and ends

It would help many discussions to better distinguish between means and ends. For example the one about the energy transition. Its primary purpose is to combat climate change. The need for this should be out of the question in the year 2021. Issues such as Power-to-X, hydrogen, CO 2 storage, geo-engineering, wind power, photovoltaics, grid… Read more

heise + | Ghost-CMS: Install a slim WordPress alternative on a Raspi

Ghost-CMS: Install a slim WordPress alternative on a Raspi Markdowns in Ghost Installation on the Raspberry Pi Node.js instead of PHP Ghost in action It is easy to create your own website – WordPress is usually used as the content management system (CMS) for this. It is considered a generalist and with numerous themes and… Read more

LG is considering withdrawing from the smartphone market

In an internal communication to the employees, LG boss Kwon Bong-seok indicated major changes in his smartphone department. LG’s mobile phone division has been losing money for more than four years, making a withdrawal from the smartphone market more and more likely. LG confirms such considerations, but all possible measures are examined and nothing has… Read more