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Security Advisory for Microsoft Windows
The analysts at usd HeroLab examined various operating system versions of microsoft windows while conducting their security analyses. While...
Cyber Security Insights: usd AG Holds Guest Lecture at Paderborn University
On April 25, 2023, Jan Kemper, Head of Security Audits at usd AG, held a guest lecture at Paderborn University. As part of the lecture Methods of...
PCI DSS – Requirements and Compliance Validation
In this short series we provide you with useful facts about the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Be well informed on your PCI DSS...
SWIFT CSP Re-Assessment: Benefits, Opportunities and Conditions
According to the Customer Security Controls Framework (CSCF), SWIFT users are required to comply with at least all mandatory controls on an annual...
Hacker Contest summer semester 2023: Sample solution of the challenge online
In the 2023 summer semester, our "Hacker Contest" at Technical University (TU) Darmstadt and at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da) will...
Become a Hero Spring 2023: Onboarding for 18 new usd Heroes
At the end of March, usd colleagues from different departments and teams took part in the internal onboarding program "Become a Hero" for the 17th...
Single Sign-on: Usage. Risks. Tips for more Security.
Companies can benefit from the use of Single Sign-on (SSO), but it also entails many risks. Gerbert Roitburd, Senior Consultant at usd HeroLab and...
PCI DSS – What You Need to Know
In this short series we provide you with useful facts about the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. Be well informed on your PCI DSS...
The top 10 cloud security fails and how to avoid them: usd AG gives presentation at CloudLand 2023
From June 20 until June 23, 2023, the second edition of the German-speaking "CloudLand“ festival of the German-speaking Cloud Native Community...
Security Advisories for Friendica
The usd HeroLab analysts examined the Friendica application while conducting their security analyses. It is an open source software to set up a...
How to Efficiently Manage the Results of Technical Security Analyses
IT infrastructures are becoming ever more complex, threats ever more critical. Hence, it is crucial for companies to have a comprehensive overview...
NTT Global Data Centers EMEA certified against PCI DSS v4.0 for the first time
NTT Global Data Centers EMEA, leading data center provider in Europe, successfully completed the joint PCI DSS certification project with usd AG on...