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Yearly Archives: 2025
Critical AMI-BMC vulnerability CVE-2024-54085 allows server takeover
[German]Brief warning or information for administrators who use AMI MegaRAC BMC. The company has already published a security warning on March 11, 2025. There is a critical vulnerability CVE-2024-54085 (CVSS v4 score of 10.0), which should allow a remote server … Continue reading
CISA warns of NAKIVO Backup & Replication vulnerability
[German]Does anyone in the readership use NAKIVO Backup & Replication for data backup? The US Cybersecurity Agency CISA has published a warning regarding a vulnerability in this solution. Administrators should apply the latest security updates.
Windows 10/11: Open Source debloat tool
[German]A little tip for users who like to experiment with Windows 10 and Windows 11, but also who are aware of the risk of killing the operating system. There is an open source solution for removing bloatware from these Windows … Continue reading
Can an AI like DeepSeek create malware and keyloggers?
[German]Security experts are wondering whether large language models (LLMs), commonly known as AI solutions (AI), can be misused to create malware or keyloggers. Security researchers have tested this with the Chinese AI solution DeepSeek and were able to circumvent the … 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 ...
EX1038119: Exchange Online quarantines mails (21.3.2025)
[German]Short message for Exchange Online administrators. If no mails were delivered or messages ended up in quarantine as of today, March 21, 2025, it is not due to the tenant. Microsoft has posted a message in the Microsoft 365 Admin … Continue reading
OneNote app for Windows 10: Restrictions from June; End of support in October 2025
[German]Does anyone in the readership use the Microsoft OneNote app on Windows 10? The OneNote for Windows 10 product will no longer be supported in October 2025 (with Windows 10). From June 2025, users will have to be prepared for … Continue reading
Progress Kemp LoadMaster (Load-Balancer) vulnerability CVE-2025-1758 (March 2025)
[English]Short addendum and note for administrators who use the load balancer LoadMaster from Progress Kemp. As of March 10, 2025, the provider has announced that the vulnerability CVE-2025-1758 has been closed by a security update.
Home automation: G-HOMA discontinues app support, wall sockets/cameras useless?
[German]Do you use wall sockets or cameras from G-HOMA? I don't know if it affects any other readers, but the provider G-HOMA seems to shutting down and discontinuing support for its app for smart sockets, which will become useless as … Continue reading
Windows shortcut exploit used by state hackers as a 0-day since 2017
[German]Security researchers from the Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) point to a 0-day vulnerability ( ZDI-CAN-25373) in Windows, which has probably been exploited by 11 state-supported hacker groups from North Korea, Iran, Russia and China since 2017. Microsoft rated … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2: Upgrade blocker for Asphalt 8 (Airborne) removed
[German]Microsoft had set an upgrade block for Windows 11 24H2 on systems on which the game Asphalt 8 (Airborne) was installed. The problems now appear to have been resolved, as Microsoft has now lifted this upgrade blocker for Windows 11 … Continue reading