remote access

QuickBooks Desktop is still the backbone for many accounting firms in 2026, but the way firms deliver it has changed decisively. Instead of trusting a single office server or a lone workstation, many practices now run QuickBooks in hosted environments that add remote access, centralized backups...

The idea of scrapping paid Windows apps and rebuilding a working desktop with free, open‑source software sounds like a hobbyist’s fantasy — but as one recent first‑person experiment shows, it’s a practical, defensible path for many users who value privacy, control, and lower ongoing costs. The...

If you keep Remote Desktop, Remote Assistance, or other remote‑access features enabled on machines that don't need them, you are handing attackers an open invitation — and you should disable those features right now unless you have a clear, controlled reason to leave them enabled. RDP and...

IT administrators are increasingly pairing so‑called Agent Mode AI with remote access tools to turn large language models (LLMs) from passive advisers into hands‑on operators — and Devolutions’ recent integration of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) into Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) illustrates a...

A newly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) — tracked as CVE-2025-53806 in the Microsoft Security Response Center entry provided by the reporter — is an out‑of‑bounds read / buffer over‑read that can allow an attacker to obtain memory contents from an...

Microsoft has assigned CVE-2025-53796 to a newly disclosed vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that can cause a buffer over‑read / use of an uninitialized resource, allowing an attacker to disclose memory contents over a network; organizations that run RRAS as a...

A newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Windows' Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) can allow remote attackers to execute code against unpatched RRAS hosts — administrators must treat any RRAS-enabled servers exposed to untrusted networks as high-priority for patching, isolation, and...

Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54096, a vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that allows an out-of-bounds read and can be abused by a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information over a network — a high-priority fix for any server running...

A set of high-severity flaws in ABB’s ASPECT, NEXUS, and MATRIX building-management products has forced an urgent wave of patching and network lockdowns across industrial and commercial facilities worldwide, with at least three tracked CVEs that let remote attackers bypass authentication, crash...

A remote information‑disclosure weakness in Mitsubishi Electric’s MELSEC iQ‑F series CPU modules has been publicly described as a cleartext transmission of sensitive information over SLMP, enabling an attacker with network access to capture credentials and potentially read/write device values or...

BeyondTrust’s release of the 2023 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report — framed as the 10th‑anniversary edition — is both a retrospective and a warning: the last decade of Microsoft vulnerability disclosures has delivered recurring patterns that disproportionately affect Windows Server environments...

The Colonial Pipeline blackout of May 2021 remains a cautionary touchstone: ransomware that began in corporate IT cascaded into physical shortages and public alarm, a stark demonstration that operational technology (OT) insecurity costs more than data — it can disrupt energy, water, food and...

Siemens has published fixes for an improper VNC password check in multiple SINUMERIK CNC platforms after researchers discovered that the systems’ VNC access service can be reached with insufficient password verification, allowing an attacker on an adjacent network to gain unauthorized remote...

Microsoft’s advisory for CVE-2025-53719 describes an information‑disclosure bug in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) caused by the use of an uninitialized resource, and administrators should treat any RRAS host exposed to untrusted networks as high priority for inspection and...

Title: CVE-2025-53153 — Windows RRAS "Uninitialized Resource" Information-Disclosure: What admins need to know and do now Summary CVE-2025-53153 is an information-disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft’s Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS). According to Microsoft, the issue stems from the...

CVE-2025-53138 — RRAS information disclosure: what admins need to know now By [Your Name], WindowsForum.com — August 12, 2025 Summary Microsoft’s Security Response Center lists CVE-2025-53138 as an information‑disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS)...

Title: CVE-2025-50162 — RRAS Heap-Based Buffer Overflow: What Windows admins need to know (deep-dive, triage & hardening guide) Summary (TL;DR) A heap-based buffer overflow has been disclosed in Microsoft’s Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) allowing remote code execution on affected...

A critical new vulnerability in the Johnson Controls FX80 and FX90 platforms has brought the cyber-physical security of critical infrastructure sharply into focus, as industrial operators worldwide brace for the fallout from the recently disclosed CVE-2025-43867. Affecting building automation...

In a year marked by shifting priorities in data privacy and an ever-increasing hunger for seamless, self-managed digital storage, the arrival of the Synology DiskStation DS925+ could not be better timed. This new iteration of Synology's celebrated NAS family claims to blend robust power...

West Virginia University has recently announced a sweeping change to its digital access protocols: from now on, all Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace services will require an active WVU Login account mediated through the university’s new identity management system, Okta. This transition marks a...