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Yearly Archives: 2025
Critical vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC & NetScaler Gateway
[German]Administrators of Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway must respond as new critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-7775, CVE-2025-7776, CVE-2025-8424) have been discovered. Citrix writes that exploitation of a vulnerability via exploits has already been observed.
Windows 10/11: Preview Updates August 26,/29, 2025
[German]Microsoft released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5063842 for Windows 10 22H2 on August 26, 2025. In addition, the preview update KB5064080 for Windows 11 22H2 – 23H2 has been released. These updates contain fixes that can be tested and … Continue reading
AutoCAD, Firefox, SAP requests admin rights after Windows August 2025 updates (MSI error 1730)
[German]The security updates for Windows released on August 12, 2025, have caused some "collateral damage." Users of the Autodesk product AutoCAD are encountering a problem after installing the August 2025 updates on various Windows versions, whereby administrator rights are suddenly … Continue reading
Replacing Exchange with cloud-managed remote mailboxes in EO
[German]Microsoft unveiled its "Cloud-Managed Remote Mailboxes" on August 20, 2025. This is an attempt to free companies that have moved all their mailboxes to Exchange Online in the cloud from the Microsoft Exchange servers they still operate on-premises. These Exchange … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Is Office 365 been causing HP printer/scanner malfunctions since August 18, 2025?
[German]Last week, I received a reader's tip about a problem involving Microsoft 365 Office apps and HP multifunction devices with scanning functionality. Since August 18, 2025, there have been increasing reports that scanning no longer works in this environment. HP … Continue reading
Perplexity Comet Browser Prompt Injection as a major security risk
[German]Another failure in the field of AI agents. The developers of the Brave browser have revealed a vulnerability in the Perplexity Comet browser. Using prompt injection, it would be possible to retrieve sensitive information from the agent and instruct the … Continue reading
Data I/O fell victim to ransomware on August 16, 2025
[German]Data I/O, a provider of data programming for flash memory, microcontrollers, and logic, has been the victim of a ransomware attack. The attack, which took place on August 16, 2025, has affected production. Data I/O's customers include many German companies … Continue reading
Exchange Online: 12-hour sync issue (EX1137017) is being investigated
[German]Microsoft is investigating an issue with Exchange Online that causes emails to not sync with Outlook for 12 hours. This affects users of mobile devices where the Outlook client uses Hybrid Modern Authentication (HMA). Email access issues may then occur … Continue reading
Password manager vulnerability in 11 products enables data theft
[German]Many users manage their passwords in password managers. Security researchers took a closer look at 11 popular extensions (1Password, LastPass, iCloud, and others). These were identified as vulnerable, putting login details, 2FA codes, and credit card data at risk.
Phishing simulations (and SEG) are largely useless
[German]Some companies subject their employees to internal phishing training involving simulated attacks. A study has now shown that these phishing simulations are largely useless. But even secure email gateways cannot stop phishing emails.