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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
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
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 ...
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.
Citrix Vulnerability CVE-2025-5777: Is Citrix Bleed Part 2 back?
[German]Are you responsable for Citrix NetScaler ADC and the NetScaler Gateway as an administrator? Last week I had reported on serious vulnerabilities on Citrix products mentioned above that should be closed promptly by patching. Now Citrix has changed the description … Continue reading
Surface Pro 8 loses UEFI information – and is suddenly an OEM product
[German]Brief information for those who are still managing Surface Pro 8 devices. There seems to be a problem that these devices suddenly lose their UEFI information (manufacturer, model, serial number). This causes a lot of trouble.
Windows 10 22H2: Out-of-Band Update KB5063159
[German]Microsoft has released a new out-of-band update KB5063159 for Windows 10 22H2 on June 16, 2025. This update contains the fixes that were generally rolled out with the security update KB5060533 from June 10, 2025. However, the out-of-band update KB5063159 … Continue reading
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