Tag Archives: device

Surface Hub 2S and v1 electronic waste after October 2025?

Posted on 2025-04-20 by guenni

[German]I don't know how many administrators from the blog readership are responsible for installations of the large Surface Hub 2S and Surface Hub v1 displays in their companies. These were delivered with Windows 10, which will be discontinued in October … Continue reading →

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Amazon Echo will send everything you say to Amazon servers from March 28, 2025

Posted on 2025-03-19 by guenni

[German]The Amazon Echo smart speaker can also recognize voice commands. There are now reports that the device will send everything spoken to Amazon servers from March 28, 2025. This is said to have been announced to owners in the USA … Continue reading →

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Tarlogic Security detects unknown commands in ESP32 chip (BlueTooth, WiFi)

Posted on 2025-03-16 by guenni

[German]A very unpleasant story that security researchers from Tarlogic Security have just revealed. There is a set of unknown commands that could be misused as a backdoor in a popular chip that has been built into millions of devices to … Continue reading →

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Vulnerabilities in DigiEver DVRs are being exploited, no patch available

Posted on 2025-03-01 by guenni

[German]DigiEver from Taiwan offers IP video surveillance based on Linux. Security researchers from TXOne discovered RCE vulnerabilities in DigiEver products back in July 2023. The provider does not provide updates because the devices have reached the end of support. Since … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: Performance issues with Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs – Feb. 2025 update with side effects

Posted on 2025-02-28 by guenni

[German]The next blog reader with performance problems under Windows 11 24H2 has reached me. The reader set up a system with an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU on an ASRock Z890 Pro RS mainboard and installed Windows 11 24H2. … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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CISA: Backdoor in patient monitor system Contec CMS8000

Posted on 2025-02-01 by guenni

[German]The US cyber security authority CISA warns of a backdoor in the Contec CMS8000 patient monitor system from a Chinese manufacturer. A backdoor has been discovered in various firmware versions that enables data transmission and remote access. The devices should … Continue reading →

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Need a Lenovo BIOS simualator?

Posted on 2025-01-02 by guenni

[German]A little tip for people who may need to document BIOS settings for Lenovo devices. Lenovo offers a BIOS simulator that allows you to retrieve all settings via the Internet and document them with a screenshot. Advertising

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German CERT also warns of massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways (Dec. 2024)

Posted on 2024-12-13 by guenni

[German]A few days ago, I warned in the blog post Massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways since 5, and 6, Dec. 2024? about a massive wave of attempted attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways since around Dec. 5, 2024. … Continue reading →

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Deye deactivates solar inverters in USA, UK and Pakistan

Posted on 2024-11-28 by guenni

[German]This is a critical issue that I have come across recently and illustrates the risk of IT shutdowns by vendors/manufacturers or countries. The Chinese manufacturer Deye, also represented in German balcony power plants and solar system installations with inverters, has … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: Fix for Synaptics audio issue on HP Prodesk 600 G4

Posted on 2024-11-27 by guenni

[German]If you own a business PC HP Prodesk 600 G4 with Windows 11 23H2, you could run into problems when upgrading to Windows 11 24H2. The sound from the Synaptics audio unit is missing after the upgrade because the driver … Continue reading →

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