Has Fortinet just discontinued its free VPN client?

Posted on 2025-09-11 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]Has Fortinet just discontinued its free VPN client? Brief information for administrators and IT staff who rely on Fortinet products. The provider previously offered a free VPN client in its FortiClient package, which was probably used by some of our readers. Yesterday, I received information that Fortinet has probably "discontinued" the free VPN client. Anyone who wants to continue using the product will have to "purchase a license in the future." Is the product discontinued?
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Vibe Coding Fail: Drama in Brazil, dating app for lesbians exposes data

Posted on 2025-09-11 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]Protagonists are currently celebrating "vibe coding" as the philosopher's stone and a revolution in software development. Developers are no longer needed; everyone lets AI write their code. In Brazil, this trend is showing its ugly face. A popular dating app for lesbian women was developed using vibe coding. What looks like a cool thing is turning into a worst-case scenario for users. The personal data of users could be easily retrieved using a GET command.

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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (September 9, 2025)

Posted on 2025-09-11 by guenni

Update[German]On September 9, 2025 (the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patch Day), Microsoft released several security updates for Microsoft Office 2016, as well as the C2R variants (Office 2016-2021 and 365) and other products. This month, serious vulnerabilities in Office were closed. Below is an overview of the available updates.

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Patchday: Windows Server-Updates (September 9, 2025)

Posted on 2025-09-10 by guenni

Windows[German]On September 9, 2025 (the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft's patch day), various cumulative updates were released for the supported versions of Windows Server. Below, I have listed the updates provided, along with some details for these Windows Server versions (from Windows Server 2012 to 2025).

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Patchday: Windows 10/11 Updates (September 9, 2025)

Posted on 2025-09-10 by guenni

Windows[German]On September 9, 2025 (the second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft's patch day), Microsoft released cumulative updates for the still-supported client operating system versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11. Here are some details about these updates, which are designed to fix vulnerabilities and issues.

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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 Security Update Summary (September 9, 2025)

Posted on 2025-09-10 by guenni

Update[German]On September 9, 2025, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, Office, and other products. The security updates address 81 vulnerabilities (CVEs), eight of which are critical, two of which were classified as zero-day vulnerabilities and are publicly known. Below is a brief overview of these updates, which were released on Patch Day.

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Windows 11 24H2: Further explanation for SSD issues?

Posted on 2025-09-10 by guenni

Windows[English]It seems to be turning into a never-ending story: SSD problems under Windows 11 24H2, presumably triggered by the cumulative security update KB5063878 from August 12, 2025. After an explanation and a fix were provided for a Japanese Windows 11 24H2 via preview update KB5064081 on August 29, 2025, I came across another explanation for possible SSD problems with SSDs with Phison controllers.

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Citrix "Experience": The new licensing model starting April 15, 2026

Posted on 2025-09-09 by guenni

Paragraph[German]Citrix has announced to replace its old, file-based (legacy) licenses with a new cloud-based "License Experience." It comes with telemetry-driven improvements, renders the old license servers obsolete, and will be mandatory for customers starting April 15, 2026.

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Anti-spam service blocks links in Exchange Online and Teams

Posted on 2025-09-09 by guenni

Stop - Pixabay[German]Since Friday, September 5, 2025, users of Exchange Online and Microsoft Teams have noticed that links can no longer be opened. The cause is Microsoft's anti-spam service, which blocks these links for individual users and even moves emails into quarantine. Microsoft is currently working to resolve this issue.

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Exchange Server Hotfix Updates Sept. 8, 2025

Posted on 2025-09-09 by guenni

Exchange Logo[German]Ahead of the September 2025 Patch Tuesday on September 8, 2025, Microsoft has released a hotfix update for the on-premises Exchange Server versions still under support (Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE), Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server 2016). Hotfix versions are not tied to the Patch Tuesday release schedule because they do not contain security updates, only functional bug fixes. Currently, an archiving issue in hybrid environments is being fixed.

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