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Category Archives: devices
Cisco drama: Critical vulnerabilities in small business routers (Feb. 2022)
[German]Customers of Network supplier Cisco and its customers are currently at risk. Cisco has published a security notice regarding its small business routers (SMB) on February 2, 2022, which is quite something. There are several security holes in their firmware, … Continue reading
QNAP: DeadBolt attacks via vulnerability patched in December 2021
[German]The question why NAS manufacturer QNAP recently updated its devices via forced update has now been answered. The attacks by the DeadBolt ransomware that took place in January 2022 were only possible if the NAS owners made them accessible on … Continue reading
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Over 20,000 HPE Proliant servers with outdated iLO accessible via the Internet
[German]Advisory for administrators of HPE Proliant servers running outdated or unpatched HPEs Integrated Lights-out versions. The Internet Storm Center (SANS ISC) warned this week that more than 20,000 HPE Proliant servers were accessible via the Internet. Wouldn't be such a … Continue reading
QNAPs forced update after 3,600 DeadBolt ransomware infections (Jan. 2022)
[GermanGeman]QNAP users are currently victims of the DeadBolt ransomware – I didn't have it in the blog, but within a week there were probably over 3,600 victims. The NAS manufacturer is now resorting to drastic measures and is trying to … Continue reading
Do Windows updates bricks Lenovo computers?(Jan. 2022)
[German]Today I have a quick question for users and service providers who own or support Lenovo devices. I have seen reports that these devices (especially in the consumer sector) suddenly no longer boot after a Windows update (possibly January 2022 … 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 ...
Critical vulnerability CVE-2021-44738 in Lexmark printers (Jan. 2022)
[German]A critical vulnerability CVE-2021-44738 has been found in the PostScript interpreter of various Lexmark printers. The manufacturer warns about this vulnerability, which allows remote code execution, in a security advisory and provides a firmware update to close the vulnerability. Here … Continue reading
Canon ships toner without manufacturer's chips and provides usage guidance
[German]Printer manufacturer Canon currently has to deliver toner cartridges without the chips to check whether they are originals from this vendor. The reason is the current chip shortage on the market, which has now also hit this manufacturer. In order … Continue reading
On January 4, 2022, support for BlackBerry ends
As a reminder, legacy services for BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier versions, BlackBerry 10 software, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 and earlier versions will no longer be available starting January 4, 2022. After that date, devices running these legacy services and … Continue reading
Amazon Alexa: 25% of buyers use it only one week …
[German]Did you also get such an Alexa part from Amazon as a Christmas present? I avoid this stuff like the devil avoids holy water for data protection reasons – and I don't see the point yet. But devices with the … Continue reading
Dell BIOS update causes (boot) issues with notebooks and desktop systems (12.2021)
[German]Any of you with more recent Dell notebooks or desktop systems? Then you might want to be a little cautious with recent BIOS (UEFI) updates and read this post beforehand. There is evidence that a BIOS update from Dell can … Continue reading