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Category Archives: devices
Apple released critical security updates (iOS, macOS)
[German]A brief update from this week: On August 20, 2025, Apple released updates for iOS and iPadOS that address critical vulnerabilities in the operating systems. Here is some information.
Microsoft on new Universal Print features
[German]Microsoft announces Universal Print Anywhere A quick update from this week. Microsoft has announced that Universal Print Anywhere is now generally available. With this new feature, users can print securely from any location and retrieve their documents from any printer … Continue reading
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center with CVSS 10 RCE vulnerability CVE-2025-20265
[German]Once again, Cisco is in hot water. The Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVE-2025-20265 was found in their Secure Firewall Management Center. This vulnerability was rated with the maximum possible CVSS 3.1 score of 10.0. Administrators need to react immediately.
Vulnerabilities in Lenovo UEFI and Dell notebooks
[German]Another brief summary of security vulnerabilities in devices. At the end of July 2025, Lenovo notebooks reported vulnerabilities that could be closed via UEFI updates. And in Dell notebooks, a vulnerability called ReVault was found in the ControlVault3 firmware for … Continue reading
Warning of attacks on SonicWall firewalls (SSL VPNs)
[German]Someone among the blog readership who relies on SonicWall. There have been reports for days that attacks on SonicWall firewalls are being observed. It seems to relate to the SSL VPN function of the Gen 7 SonicWall firewalls. It is … 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 ...
Vulnerabilities in around 750 printer models have been exploited since July 2025
[German]In June 2025, it became known that there are vulnerabilities in the firmware of almost 700 printer models from Brother and other manufacturers. There are now reports that attackers are using these vulnerabilities to attack printers that have not been … Continue reading
Belkin USA ends support for Wemo SmartHome devices
[German]The US branch of Belkin (provider of SmartHome accessories), has just announced that it will discontinue support for many of its Wemo SmartHome components as of January 31, 2026. From this date, various intelligent Wemo SmartHome components that rely on … Continue reading
Refurbished Panasonic Toughpads FZ-G1(F) sold on eBay/Priceholes shipped with Synaptics.Exe Worm
[German]Warning to IT service providers and blog readers who ever buy a used Windows notebook, tablet or desktop PC system on eBay or other shops. A reader pointed out to me a couple days ago, that he had ordered refurbished … Continue reading
Microsoft's UEFI Secure Boot certificate expires in June 2026
[German]I'm revisiting a topic here on the blog that still has a year to go, but could have very unpleasant consequences. UEFI Secure Boot certificates expire in June 2026. In October 2026, the next expiring UEFI certificate for Secure Boot … Continue reading
Vulnerabilities in 689 Brother and other printer models (June 2025)
[German]Security researchers from Rapid 7 have looked closer at various multi feature printers for vulnerabilities. They found them in the firmware of 689 Brother printer models. However, some printers from other manufacturers are also vulnerable.