Category Archives: devices

Massive wave of attacks on Citrix Netscaler gateways since 5, and 6, Dec. 2024?

Posted on 2024-12-07 by guenni

[German]A quick question or information for the readers of the blog who use Citrix Netscaler Gateways. Were you able to observe a massive increase in attack attempts on these instances yesterday evening? A blog reader has just informed me about … 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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Windows 11 24H2: Problems with USB scanners that use eSCL

Posted on 2024-11-26 by guenni

[German]In addition to the problems with Ubisoft games under Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft has also admitted to difficulties with USB scanners. USB scanners are simply not found if they use the eSCL scan protocol. A scanner problem has already been … Continue reading →

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CISA warns about attacks on 0 day vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks firewalls

Posted on 2024-11-16 by guenni

[German]An unpatched vulnerability (0-day) exist in the firewalls of Palo Alto Networks. The management interface can be accessed via this vulnerability. This 0-day vulneability is already being exploited for attacks. Both the BSI and the US authority CISA have issued … Continue reading →

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Valetudo: Taming spying automatic robot vacuum cleaner

Posted on 2024-11-03 by guenni

[German]Automatic robot vacuum cleaners are now in many households. The devices are collecting many data and can spying on a user environment. How can the owner of such an appliance prevent data from flowing into the manufacturer's cloud? I have … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: Installation fails on some ASUS devices

Posted on 2024-10-21 by guenni

[German]Owners of ASUS computers that appear to be formally compatible with Windows 11 24H2 will still not receive the feature upgrade. In the spirit of "the unexpected often happens", Microsoft has discovered that installation is failing on some devices from … Continue reading →

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Huawei kicks Windows and delivers PCs with HarmonyOS

Posted on 2024-10-06 by guenni

[German]Chinese manufacturer Huawei has announced that it will soon be ditching Microsoft Windows and shipping its devices with its own HarmonyOS.

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Incorrect firmware updates break HPE servers (ProLiant MicroServer Gen 10 Plus)

Posted on 2024-09-21 by guenni

[German]Anyone still using an older HPE MicroServer Gen 10 Plus must be careful when installing firmware updates. It is probably possible to install the wrong firmware on the devices. As a result, the ProLiant MicroServer Gen 10 Plus in question … Continue reading →

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Review of HP Probooks 445 G7 and 455 G7 bricked with BIOS update

Posted on 2024-08-27 by guenni

[German]Hewlett Packard (HP) has released a broken BIOS version 01.17.00 that turns notebooks of the HP Probook 445 G7 and 455 G7 models from 2020 into expensive paperweights. An affected reader has subsequently contacted us again and described some advice … Continue reading →

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