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Fortinet fixes critical RCE bug in Fortigate SSL VPNs (June 2023)
[German]Fortinet has released an update to the firmware for its Fortigate SSL VPNs on June 9, 2023. But they don't think they mentioned that this firmware update should be installed urgently, as it closes a critical RCE vulnerability in the … Continue reading
MOVEit Transfer: New vulnerability; patch urgently!
[German]Administrators responsible for supporting Progress Software's MOVEit managed file transfer (MFT) solution need to respond again. After the SQL injection vulnerability CVE-2023-34362, which was exploited by a ransomware group and became public at the end of May 2023, comes the … Continue reading
Thunderbird 102.12.0
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.12.0 on June 7, 2023. It is a bug fix update, which should eliminate bugs.2.0 freigegeben. Es ist ein Bug-Fix-Update, welches Fehler beseitigen soll.
Splashtop Streamer v3.5.6.0 generates high CPU and IO load due to antivirus software
A note for users of Splashtop Streamer software (is integrated into management tools like NinjaRMM) who wonder about high CPU and IO load on their machines. The cause could be the antivirus software in use, which wants to scan log … Continue reading
Warning: MOVEit vulnerability is abused in attacks, data extradicted
[German]Do any of you use the MOVEit Managed File Transfer (MFT) software? There is a vulnerability in the MOVEit Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution that allows privilege escalation and unauthorized access to the software's environment. The German Federal Office for … 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 ...
Windows temp folder flooded with Aria-debug-xxx.log files
[German]I'm picking up an issue that a blog reader reported to me back in March 2023. While checking his temp folder under Windows, he noticed that there are several GByte-sized log files with the name Aria-debug-xxx. His guess is that … Continue reading
Firefox switches to Extended Support for Windows 7, 8, 8.1
[German]Mozilla's developers have just announced that the Firefox browser will move to the so-called Extended Support channel starting with version 115 for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Firefox 115 will be the last browser version that will still … Continue reading
Thunderbird 102.11.2
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another maintenance update of the email client to version 102.11.2 on May 27, 2023. It is a bug fix update, which should eliminate bugs. Thanks to the blog reader for the tip.
Critical security update (May 24, 2023) for all Zyxel firewall products – attacks in the wild
[German]The Taiwanese vendor Zyxel has released a very critical security update for all security products. The security warning states that several buffer overflow vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-33009, CVE-2023-33010) are affected. I have evidence that the vulnerabilities are already being exploited in Zyxel … Continue reading
WordPress Plugin "WP to Twitter" banned
[German]Brief information for WordPress users who use the plugin "WP to Twitter" to automatically submit blog posts as tweets on Twitter. The plugin has been suspended by Twitter "for violation of the rules" as of May 23, 2023.