Digital Bash Cyber Security
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Digital Bash Cyber Security

I had the pleasure speaking at the Digital Bash webinar series - the self proclaimed "largest web conference in the digital industry". I, of course, had the chance speaking about the importance of password security in companies. This time though I tried having a little more focus on what secure passwords actually are - how long or complex should they be? Did you know that the average password is 9.5 digits long? And that if you know the most used 10 million passwords, you already know more than 50% of ALL passwords in use? The solution is, as it is…
LastPass Mastery Moments: Policies
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LastPass Mastery Moments: Policies

In 2022 we decided to revamp the Mastery Moments Series, give it a new and fresh look and sharpen the content a little. I had the big pleasure in appearing in yet another episode where I had the chance to talk about the importance and some possibilities of Lastpass policies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V876NbvZCdo And don’t forget to subscribe to the EMEA LastPass Solution Consultant Channel to learn more about how LastPass can help you solve todays business problems, make your life easier, more secure and save money.
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Between Cybercrime and User Experience

I had the utmost pleasure to speak at the LastPass Exchange, hosted by Vogel IT-Medien GmbH and Security insider along with two icons in the security and new ways of working industry. Philipp Kalweit is one of the industry's youngest professional hackers. He started the first security assessment of a company at the age of 14 before he founded his own company Kalweit ITS GmbH. Kalweit ITS GmbH offers security assessments, penetration tests, and consulting around IT security. Daniel Holzinger is a very well-known personality in the Austrian but also German digital work community. He is managing director of his…
Autofill RDP with LastPass
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Autofill RDP with LastPass

Disclaimer I am working for LastPass as a Solution Consultant. This blog and all its contents are not official LastPass content. They are solely created by me in my private time. With this post I am posting my first real Tutorial on how to do something in another software. I hope you find it beneficial. One question that is asked a lot during my work and also in the internet is, how to start Remote Desktop Sessions directly from LastPass. This is due to the fact that LastPass often is only seen as Browser extension and also has no native…
IT-Security CYBER Lounge: LastPass – Passwortsicherheit proaktiv managen
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IT-Security CYBER Lounge: LastPass – Passwortsicherheit proaktiv managen

In the CYBER Lounge I was able to present with the outstanding, long time colleague and friend Daniel Holzinger. We split our roles, where Daniel took the part of thought leadership and some very interesting insights into the realm of password management and I took a more hands on approach and could demonstrate LastPass live on the virtual stage. The webinar was very well organized by LSZ and presented by Claudia Marx. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNT32Ml1Bm0 As always it was a great pleasure working with such an outstanding team. And the feedback of the large audience was fantastic.
Yet another Home Office Setup
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Yet another Home Office Setup

In the recent weeks and months during the pandemic, I have seen many people sharing pictures of their home office setup to give others ideas about what works in certain scenarios and benefit from the experiences of others. I would like to tune into this and share my current home office setup - everything from the desk to the computer and camera. My Usecase The ideal setup does not exist. But if it does, it strongly depends on what you do at your desk. In my case, I am in online meetings most of the day - presenting our software…
LastPass Mastery Moments: Shared Folders
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LastPass Mastery Moments: Shared Folders

In my second appearance in the LastPass Solution Consultant Mastery Moments series on our YouTube Channel I had the pleasure to talk about the importance and challenges of shared credentials; and the solutions LastPass has to offer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NxLvE9i1lk And don't forget to subscribe to the EMEA Solution Consultant Channel to learn more about how LogMeIn solutions can help you solve todays business problems, make your life easier and save money.
LastPass Mastery Moments: Email Notifications
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LastPass Mastery Moments: Email Notifications

I had the pleasure to participate in the LastPass Mastery Moments Video series - a initiative of the EMEA Solution Consultant Team to improve the knowledge of customers and partners about LastPass. Episode 14 is about the e-mail notifications of LastPass. A feature that reminds end-users of security concerns of specific aspects of their behaviour in LastPass. This is a flywheel to improve password security to keep the organisation safe... got you interested? Watch the video! ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPqVryLQiUM&t=39s And don't forget to subscribe to the EMEA Solution Consultant Channel to learn more about how LogMeIn solutions can help you solve…
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DIY NETWORK CABINET House Upgrade

Last year, I wrote an article about a DIY Network cabinet for my flat. This should be a central hub for all network connections and a nice clean space for all network devices such as routers, switches and NAS. This perfectly worked out while living in our flat but needed some adjustments when we moved into our house in late 2020. As you may remember, one central part of the cabinet was a 24-port gigabit switch. To get the cables to the switch I used a cable throughput and a switching board (which basically are double CAT5 connectors) on the…
Home Automation Part 2: HMIP Glass and Window Sensor
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Home Automation Part 2: HMIP Glass and Window Sensor

As mentioned in my previous post, I am working on home automation (mainly) with HomeMatic IP (HMIP). Well, and one gap I could find in their quite extensive range of different sensors was, that they did not have a glass breakage sensor - only window/door opening sensors. But because I wanted to secure all windows in our basement with both methods, I had to get creative. After a little research I ended up with these components: HomeMatic IP Kontakt-Schnittstelle 153149A0 HmIP-SCI (HMIM contact interface) costing about 30€ a piece.Abus Draht-NC-Öffnungsmelder FU7350W (Abus wire normally closed opening sensor) about 8€ a…