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Manufacturing defects: Cisco warns of DIMM failures

Posted on 2022-05-10 by guenni

[German]Cisco has issued a warning for memory chips (DIMMs) that are likely to be used in its own products, such as the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS). A limited number of Cisco-supplied DIMMs manufactured in the mid-to-late 2020s are prone … Continue reading →

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Sinclair ZX Spectrum turns 40

Posted on 2022-04-23 by guenni

[German]Today is a memorable day for some (older) computer enthusiasts. Because the 8-bit computer Sinclair ZX Spectrum was released exactly 40 years ago, and made some fellow citizens become "computer freaks". The following is a brief outline of the year … Continue reading →

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USB-C as a uniform standard for charging cable is coming in Europe

Posted on 2022-04-22 by guenni

[German]The next hurdle to make the USB-C standard as mandatory for charging cables for mobile devices in Europe has cleared – and the standard can probably come soon (Summer 2024). The Committee for the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) … Continue reading →

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Microsoft releases scan tool for MikroTic Trickbot infections

Posted on 2022-03-18 by guenni

[German]The Trickbot gang infects IoT devices and MikroTik routers with malware to make them part of a botnet. The infected routers can then communicate with the Trickbot Gang's C&C servers and spread further malware or be misused for attacks. Microsoft … Continue reading →

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TLStorm: 3 critical 0-day vulnerabilities put APC Smart UPS at risk

Posted on 2022-03-08 by guenni

[German]Vendor Armis has discovered three critical zero-day vulnerabilities in smart UPS from APC. The vulnerabilities, known as TLStorm, put more than 20 million enterprise devices attached to APC uninterruptible power supplies at risk. The vulnerabilities in widely used uninterruptible power … Continue reading →

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

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Dymo equips paper rolls for thermal direct printers with RFID chips for identification

Posted on 2022-02-17 by guenni

[German]The U.S. civil liberties organization Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has just made public another case of lockin for printer consumables. Printer manufacturer Dymo has equipped its latest generations of thermal direct printers with a new ruse to force the use … Continue reading →

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QNAPs forced update after 3,600 DeadBolt ransomware infections (Jan. 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-29 by guenni

[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 →

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Do Windows updates bricks Lenovo computers?(Jan. 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-27 by guenni

[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 →

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Dell BIOS update causes (boot) issues with notebooks and desktop systems (12.2021)

Posted on 2021-12-22 by guenni

[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 →

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Printing Shellz: Vulnerabilities in HP multi-function printers (MFPs)

Posted on 2021-11-30 by guenni

[German]Today (Nov. 30,) is Computer Security Day, and this topic fits perfectly. There are several firmware vulnerabilities of certain HP LaserJet, HP LaserJet Managed, HP PageWide and HP PageWide Managed products. These are potentially vulnerable to a buffer overflow. This … Continue reading →

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