HACKER #Attackers Heat French Supermarket Fridges Up to 50°C by Hijacking Danfoss Controllers

Unfortunately this news is a "normal" consequence on how internet (and IT) "work".
It meansto have all devices interconnected between them (not only referring to LANs but meanly when they rely to internet, exposing delicated services or referring to the cloud).

Attackers Heat French Supermarket Fridges Up to 50°C by Hijacking Danfoss Controllers.

Danfoss told AFP that most of the units hit were older products that no longer get software or security updates (the AK-SM 800 and the AK-SC 355).

Danfoss declared the AK-SM 800 end-of-life in May 2021 and phased out the AK-SC 355 in 2016. In an October 2025 newsletter, it said it would end all services for such older products and urged customers to plan replacements.

For the moment the "fix" is to disconnect these devices from lan/Internet. (or other less invasive workarounds, in any case full articles have more technical details there indicated)

These are impacted retailers.

Original article 

Here they are some italian articles too

https://www.cybersecurity360.it/nuove-minacce/attacco-ai-supermercati-francesi-la-vulnerabilita-ot-che-mette-a-rischio-la-catena-del-freddo/

https://www.tomshw.it/altro/attacco-informatico-ai-supermercati-europei-gli-hacker-attivano-lo-sbrinamento-e-bloccano-i-frigoriferi

https://www.tomshw.it/altro/attacco-informatico-ai-supermercati-europei-gli-hacker-attivano-lo-sbrinamento-e-bloccano-i-frigoriferi


CITRIX #NETSCALER CONSOLE AND FIREWALL RULES PORTS NECESSARY TO BE OPENED

About NetScaler console I take note about ports that are necessary to be opened to dialog correctely versus Netscaler/Load balancers:

https://docs.netscaler.com/us/en/netscaler-console-service/system-requirements.html



EXTRA IT #time management EfficaceMente & 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management

 

Condivido e metto nel blog un video (dal canale youtube Efficacemente) che analizza un libro che da 15 consigli per il "time management" (il video ne indica 8) sulle varie abitudini ricorrenti in 288 persone con produttivita' sopra la media intervistate dallo scrittore Kevin Kruse imprenditore e scrittore americano per due anni.

Ecco uno stralcio degli 8 punti:

  1. 1440 buone ragioni per non perdere tempo (noi abbiamo 1440 minuti al giorno come se una banca ci accreditasse tali minuti all'inizio delle giornata ma che alle 00:00 resettasse il conto) (con la postilla che il tempo perso non torna indietro/non si puo' recuperare). (scelte strategiche)

  2. Domandiamoci quale sia per noi l'attivita' singola di oggi che portata avanti avra' il maggiore impatto nella mia vita di (2 ore). Partendo da questo presupposto tale attivita' dovrebbe essere il nostro focus.
    (scelte strategiche)

  3. Buttare la ToDoList (mediamente il 41% dei task non verranno mai fatti.
    Da notare che il rischio e' anche l'effetto Zeigarnik per cui ogni voce che non abbiamo smarcato e' come un tarlo che ci ronza nel sottofondo.
    L'alternativa e' usare il calendario per fissare in agenda i task.
    Infatti il calendario non mente mai sul tempo realmente a disposizione soprattutto quando e' pieno
    (scelte intelligenza emotiva)

  4. Smettere di fidarsi dell'io futuro (del tipo da lunedi' riprendo ad andare in palestra, faro' questo o quello.
    Tutto cio' parte dal pensiero che nel futuro avremo piu' energie, capacita' e tempo).

    Siccome non e' cosi', prepariamo sin da adesso il futuro (vuoi andare in palestra domattina, preparati stasera la borsa, vuoi fare un task importante? Segnalo sul calendario) meno fiducia nell'io futuro e piu' preparazione.
    (scelte intelligenza emotiva)
Le prime due abitudini sono sono in realta': (scelte strategiche)
La 3 e 4 giocano su come gestire le emozioni quando le cose dobbiamo veramente farle (rimandarle all'io futuro a.e.) (scelte intelligenza emotiva)

La partita del tempo si gioca su esecutivo, tecnologico ed intelligenza artificiale

Si lavora su 3 livelli: strategia, esecutivo e tecnologico (modello delle tre licenze)
che poi sono intelligenza strategica, intelligenza emotiva e l'intelligenza artificiale.

5. Non fare mai straordinari (o limitarli il piu' possibile).

Questo perche' le persone superproduttive hanno questa caratteristica (che non e' un indice di pigrizia) ma hanno capito che la nostra efficacia ha un picco naturale per cui continuare a lavorare e' come spremere un limone gia' spremuto, cioe' fai tanta fatica per ottienere poco (con il rischio di fare errori che il giorno dovrai correggere)

Addirittura esiste una sostanziale differenza tra smettere di lavorare od avere finito di lavorare).
Chi a tarda sera e' sfinito dopo aver smesso di lavorare allo stesso tempo si ritrova la testa piena di cose da fare mentre chi definisce un orario rigido di chiusura della giornata impara a progettare la giornata perche' si chiuda davvero. (usando efficamente tutto il tempo a disposizione)

Trattasi della legge di Parkinson «Il lavoro si espande fino ad occupare tutto il tempo disponibile; più è il tempo e più il lavoro sembra importante e impegnativo.», piu' tempo dedichiamo al lavoro e piu' ne sprechiamo)

Il suggerimento e' di darsi una data ed orario non negoziabile per il giorno dopo per iniziare a provare questa metodologia.

6. Avere sempre un taccuino con se per prendere appunti (Richard Branson fondatore di Virgin considera tale workaround una pietra miliare del suo successo).

La nostra testa e' un'officina meravigliosa ma un pessimo magazzino (il nostro cervello non e' fatto per memorizzare le informazioni) da qui l'idea di appuntarsi. (l'importante e' che sia un posto solo)

7. Gestire l'energia e non il tempo (che e' un'invariante per tutti) possiamo invece gestire l'energia, la motivazione e l'entusiasmo che mettiamo dentro ogni 1 minuto.

Ricordiamo poi che (indicativamente) 1 ora da riposati vale come 3 ore da stanchi).

Le persone intervistate ne sono consapevoli e per questo lavorano sul sonno, dieta ed il movimento (sembra banale come i consigli della nonna)

8. Usare la regola del singolo tocco. A.E. ti svegli prendi il cellulare, controlli le mail del lavoro, leggi a colazione, durante il viaggio, in ufficio, e rispondi solo la sera (non siamo fatti per il multitasking avendo anche lo svantaggio di avere un alto switching cost). 

Quello che suggeriscono e' di applicare la regola del singolo tocco (ogni cosa va toccata nel momento giusto, apri la mail, la leggi e la sbrighi subito).

a.e. Fare dei task durante i tempi morti ti rende meno produttivo ed allo stesso tempo piu' stanco (e poi, diciamocelo, anche la noia conta/e' necessaria alle volte.)


Infine, la riflessione e' che ognuna di queste abitudini (o toglie qualcosa) oppure protegge qualcos'altro.


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Di seguito il libro

15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management [Paperback] Kevin Kruse




Vi sono inoltri corsi di time management su linken anche se bisogna avere un account ad hoc

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I’m sharing on the blog a video from the YouTube channel Efficacemente, which discusses a book offering 15 tips on time management. The video focuses on eight of them, based on recurring habits identified among 288 highly productive people interviewed by American entrepreneur and author Kevin Kruse over a two-year period.

Here is a summary of the eight key points:

  1. 1440 good reasons not to waste time. We have 1,440 minutes available every day. Imagine a bank crediting 1,440 minutes to your account at the beginning of each day and resetting the balance to zero at midnight. Any unused time is gone forever: once time has been wasted, we cannot get it back. (strategic choices)  

  2. Ask yourself: what is the single activity I can do today that will have the greatest impact on my life? Suppose that activity requires two hours. Starting from this assumption, that activity should become our main focus for the day.  (strategic choices) 

  3. Get rid of the to-do list. 
    On average, 41% of the tasks on a to-do list will never be completed.
    Another issue worth considering is the Zeigarnik effect: every unfinished task can remain in the back of our minds, constantly demanding our attention.
    An alternative is to use the calendar and schedule our tasks directly into it.
    A calendar does not lie about how much time we really have available, especially when it is already full.  (emotional-intelligence choices) 

  4. Stop trusting your “future self.”
    We often tell ourselves things such as, “I’ll start going to the gym again on Monday,” or “I’ll do this or that tomorrow.”
    This way of thinking is based on the assumption that our future selves will somehow have more energy, more time and greater motivation than we do today.
    Since this is rarely the case, we should instead prepare today for what we want to accomplish tomorrow.
    Want to go to the gym tomorrow morning? Prepare your gym bag tonight.
    Need to complete an important task? Put it on your calendar.
    In other words: trust your future self less and prepare for your future self more.
    (emotional-intelligence choices)

The first two habits essentially deal with strategic choices.

Habits 3 and 4, on the other hand, concern the way we manage our emotions when the time actually comes to get things done, rather than postponing them and leaving them to our “future self.” 
(emotional-intelligence choices)

Managing our time therefore involves three dimensions: strategy, execution and technology.

We can think of these as three levels, or a “three-intelligences model”:

  1. Strategic intelligence
  2. Emotional intelligence
  3. Artificial intelligence

5. Avoid working overtime (whenever possible).
One characteristic of highly productive people is that they tend to avoid excessive overtime. 
This is not a sign of laziness. Rather, they understand that our effectiveness has a natural peak. Continuing to work after that point is like trying to squeeze juice from a lemon that has already been squeezed: it requires a great deal of effort for very little return. Worse still, we may make mistakes that we then have to correct the following day.
There is also an important difference between stopping work and actually being finished with work.
Someone who stops working late in the evening because they are exhausted may still have their head full of unfinished tasks. Someone who establishes a strict end to the working day, however, gradually learns to structure the day so that it can actually be completed within the available time.
This is closely related to Parkinson’s Law: work tends to expand to fill the time available for its completion. In practical terms, the more time we allow ourselves for work, the greater the risk of wasting some of it.
The suggestion is therefore to establish a non-negotiable finishing time for the following day and start experimenting with this approach.
 
6. Always carry a notebook with you. Use it to take notes.
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin, considers the habit of carrying a notebook an important part of his approach to work and success.
Our mind is a wonderful workshop, but a terrible warehouse.
Instead of relying on our brain to store every idea, commitment and piece of information, we should write things down. The important thing is to have one consistent place where we capture them.
 
7. Manage your energy, not your time.
Time is essentially the same for everyone: we all have the same number of minutes in a day.
What we can manage instead is the energy, motivation and enthusiasm we bring to each of those minutes.
As a useful rule of thumb, one hour of focused work when we are well rested can be worth far more than several hours (three) of work when we are exhausted.
The highly productive people interviewed for the book appear to understand this principle well. This is why they pay attention to sleep, diet and physical activity.
It may sound obvious, almost like advice from our grandparents, but these basic habits matter.


8. Use the “single-touch” rule.
Imagine waking up and immediately checking your work emails on your phone. You read them again over breakfast, check them once more while travel path, look at them again when you arrive at the office, and finally reply in the evening.
This creates unnecessary repetition and switching cost. We are not particularly good at multitasking, and constantly moving from one task to another also comes with a significant switching cost.
The suggestion is to apply the single-touch rule: deal with something at the appropriate time and, whenever possible, complete it then and there. If you open an email to deal with it, read it and handle it rather than repeatedly coming back to it.
Similarly, trying to squeeze work tasks into every idle moment does not necessarily make us more productive. It can simply make us more tired.
And, let’s be honest, sometimes boredom has a purpose too.

Ultimately, the interesting idea behind all these habits is that each of them either removes something that wastes our time or protects something that makes our time more valuable.

5 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management [Paperback] Kevin Kruse



CITRIX #NetScaler CVE-2026-88779

Citrix released new CVE bullettin.

Affected Netscaler versions are:

  • NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway 14.1-73.41 and later releases
  • NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway 13.1-64.28 and later releases of 13.1
  • NetScaler ADC 14.1-FIPS 14.1-73.41 FIPS and later releases of 14.1-FIPS
  • NetScaler ADC 13.1-FIPS and 13.1-NDcPP 13.1-37.282 and later releases of 13.1-FIPS and 13.1-NDcPP
Citrix article explain how to determine if an appliance meets the CVE preconditions.

Meanwhile I share steps to be done on Netscaler:

a) Connect though SSH to search if saml is configured using these commands:

  • show ns runningConfig | grep -i saml
  • show authentication samlAction
  • show authentication samlIdPProfile
  • b) Though GUI:

    1. Log in on Netscaler
    2. Configuration search for --> saml
    3. Configuration --> Security ---> AAA-Application Traffic --> Policies --> Authentication





    Extra IT - Zeta Vino

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    Ho la fortuna di lavorare in un'azienda vinicola (*) ed avere un ex compagno delle superiori, nonche' caro amico che ha una passione afferente al mondo del vino.

    Ho preso sempre piu' consapevolezza di questa sua passione uscendo insieme per dei bei "tour tasting".

    In questo uscite/"zingarate" Guido mi ha aiutato a capire meglio questo bellissimo e variegato "mondo" (oltre a divertirmi parecchio).

    Ho approfondito, questa sua passione, i perche', le attivita' correlate da lui seguite ed effettuate (devo dire in maniera molto professionale) e prendere visione del tanto lavoro fatto e cio' che pubblica sul web.

    Quest'articolo nasce dal desiderio di dare cassa di risonanza a quello che fa:

    • Il motore e' la curiosità [ cercando buoni vini da bere ed indagando tutto ciò che sta dietro il bicchiere ( territorio, lavoro, cultura, filosofia)]. 
    • Seguendo eventi, visitando aziende e partecipando a corsi formativi. 
    • Ed infine la passione, contribuendo fattivamente e positivamente, nel diffondere il verbo del vino.

    <====>

    (*) (www.ruffino.it) devo esserle molto grato che, producendo eccellenti vini, mi ha aiutato non solo ad apprezzare il mondo del vino ma anche ad inziare a berlo un poco (ero praticamente astemio)

    Invece, afferente al mondo del vino, mi sento di menzionare alcuni siti web:

    Tips - How to easily sign .PDF using Chrome

     There is an easy way to sign PDF using Chrome, about other browser you can follow this article:

    https://employees.brooklyn.edu/base/sign-pdf/

    1. Open a new tab in Google Chrome.
    2. Drag and drop your PDF into the tab, or press Ctrl+O to select and open your file.
    3. Click the Draw (pencil/scribble icon) in the top toolbar.


    4. Select your pen color and thickness in the right-side menu.


    5. Use your mouse, trackpad, or touchscreen to draw your signature. (remember to zoom to better sign)
    6. Click Download (down arrow icon) at the top right. 


    7. Save the file to keep your changes.

    Tips - Certificate Checker

    If you need to check entirely certificate chain you can use below links:

    1. https://www.geocerts.com/ssl-checker
    2. https://www.digicert.com/help/
    3. https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html
    4. https://decoder.link/sslchecker/

    otherwise you can use sslyse that can be here downloaded.

    sslyze --certinfo website_name

    Once you have unzipped file you need to launch, on command prompt to have a verbose certificate analysis


    Extra IT #Office Of Cards

    Oggi vorrei segnalare questo libro "Office of Cards" che ho avuto la fortuna di ricevere come regalo ( e leggere)
    E' un libro che spiega le dinamiche aziendali, il come muoversi proficuamente senza scendere a patti con la coscienza e con tutto quello che e' giusto che sia (anche se alle volte e' un po' "borderline")

    ll testo disassembla la vita in ufficio, trattandola non come un luogo di produttività, ma come un tabellone da gioco strategico (da qui il richiamo a House of Cards)

    Ma soprattutto e' un "knowledge sharing" tout court su tantissimi argomenti. (e questo e' decisamente ammirevole)

    Davide Cervellini e' una persona brillante, sicuramente curiosa, che ti mostra, in maniera disincantata, i vari giochi di potere nelle aziende, che nemmeno uno sapeva che esistessero.

    Analizzando il tutto, sotto l'aspetto strategico, con il giusto pragmatismo (senza troppi fronzoli) ed infine utilizzando l'arma dell'ironia.

    Si puo' essere non d'accordo con tutte le dinamiche aziendali, ma sicuramente la consapevolezza, e' il primo passo necessario in tutti gli ambiti, compreso quello aziendale, per non rimanere schiacciato da un sistema e fare, come si dice in IT, il decrypting/reverse engineering di tutto (compreso le dinamiche aziendali)

    Questo e' il libro.

    Questo e' il sito web.

    https://officeofcards.com/

    Questi sono podcasts, molto interessanti, nonche' tre episodi di Giampaolo Grossi (a suo tempo CEO di Starbucks Italia molto interessanti)

    Questo e' un'interessante Video Youtube che mostra, da una parte le capacita' di Davide, ed allo stesso tempo mette in evidenza come il successo e la felicita' sono inter/scon(nessi)


    La relazione circolare tra successo e felicità | Davide Cervellin | TEDxVerona

    da cui si evince il messaggio finale e' che:

    "non so se il successo porta alla felicita' ma posso dire che con i tre pilastri di disciplina, relazioni e gratitudine la felicita' porta alla successo"

     
     PODCAST #1 PODCAST #2 PODCAST #3 PODCAST #4 PODCAST #5

    Security #AI applied to create fake articles, videos, and interviews, presented by well-known faces or political and institutional figures

     This italian article well explain on how AI techniques (deepfake) are used to create fake articles, videos, and interviews, presented by well-known faces or political and institutional figures to increase their credbility

    Here it is full article in English and in italian 

    Security #Windows Server Secure Boot playbook for certificates expiring in 2026

     

    Windows Server Secure Boot playbook for certificates expiring in 2026

    Learn about tools and options available to organizations to update Secure Boot certificates on Windows Server. Certificates begin expiring in June 2026. You must update them before that date to help keep your security posture. Many recent platforms already include the supported 2023 certificates in firmware. However, for the ones that need to be updated, you need to manage this process manually.

     

    When will this happen: 

    ·     The tools are already available to help you to proactively inventory, monitor, and apply updated certificates to your Windows Server devices.

    ·     June 2026: The 2011 Secure Boot certificate authorities (CAs) begin expiring.

     

    How this will affect your organization: 

    Systems on the 2011 CAs after June 2026 are at risk of running on degraded security posture. To update these systems, please be proactive and follow our recommended approach.

     

    What you need to do to prepare: 

    Read complete guidance in Additional information for details on how to: 

    1.  Inventory and prepare your environment.  

    2.  Monitor and check your devices for Secure Boot status.  

    3.  Apply any needed OEM firmware updates before updating certificates.  

    4.  Plan and pilot Secure Boot certificate deployments.  

    5.  Troubleshoot issues. 

     

    here it is an interesting article with very detailed information

    https://4sysops.com/archives/update-expiring-windows-secure-boot-certificates-now/

    Windows Server Secure Boot playbook for certificates expiring in 2026

    Update Secure Boot certificates on Windows Server and VMs before June 2026

    Security #DoH (DNS over https) ** Windows 11/2025 **

    DNS over https (DoH) is a protocol that permit to encrypt DNS queries and sending them over Https.

    This protocol has been developed to override security concerns of DNS traffic.

    Windows has supported DoH on the client side since Windows 11. While Windows 10 includes the underlying client support in later builds

    The encryption operates at the Application Layer (Layer 7) of the OSI model and integrates directly into applications such as web browsers. This approach differs from traditional DNS, which transmits queries over UDP or TCP on port 53 without encryption, leaving them visible to ISPs, network operators, and potential attackers.

    be aware about DNS over HTTPS (DoH) (better privacy)  (operate at 443 port more difficult to be detected vs DNS over TLS ( DoT) ( operates at the Transport Layer, using a dedicated port 853 and it is easily to be identified.

    DoH verifies DNS server's identity and prevents impersonation attacks. The other advantage is DNS queries and not interceptable.

    Microsoft introduced DoH resolver support for Windows DNS Server in the February 10, 2026, cumulative update for Windows Server 2025.

    When you enable DoH resolver functionality on a Windows DNS Server, all queries received from clients and responses sent on port 443 are encrypted. However, this implementation has a significant limitation: queries sent by the Windows DNS Server to upstream DNS servers, such as conditional forwarders or authoritative servers, remain unencrypted on port 53.

    The traditional DNS service on port 53 continues to operate alongside DoH, ensuring backward compatibility with clients that do not support the encrypted protocol.

    So, on Windows 2025 you must install this cumulative update, and doH can be enabled through powershell

    I would suggest to read fullo/original article about more interesting and useful details.

    [Original/other articles

    Enable DoH (DNS over HTTPS) in Windows Server 2025 DNS server, configure Windows 11 DNS clients




    Sophos #How to override ACS compatibility problem

    If you try to install Sophos on O.S. that not support Azure Code Signing this will not receive Sophos updates and/or install it

    KB5022661—Windows support for the Trusted Signing (formerly Azure Code Signing) program

    In the past there was a build that fixed problem but is is no longer supported

    October 12, 2021—KB5006669 (OS Build 14393.4704) - EXPIRED

    to override problem you might arrange to download new Trusted CA Certificate ( Microsoft Identity Verification Root Certificate Authority 2020) that it is related to ACS from this repository:

    PKI Repository - Microsoft PKI Services

    start --> certmgr.msc --> local computer --> Trusted Root Certification Authorities --> Certificates

    In this way Sophos installation works properly.



    Extra IT #Leadership e gestione del cambiamento


    Partendo dall’analisi di numerose situazioni problematiche reali, il testo offre indicazioni teorico-pratiche e soluzioni concrete per gestire al meglio il rapporto tra il manager e il personale. Analizzando temi come l’importanza di stimolare per sé e per gli altri il cambiamento e di sviluppare le proprie capacità manageriali a tutto campo, l’Autore definisce la figura del leader quale risorsa strategica in grado di guidare il personale verso l’eccellenza, in un percorso di miglioramento continuo

    Parole dell'autore Cesare Sansavini

    Sono diventato autore di libri casualmente, dopo un morso di un cane che mi aveva procurato una lunga degenza. La mia reazione all’immobilità fu quella di documentare le mie tante esperienze di vendita e trasformarle in una pubblicazione. Nacque così il mio primo libro, edito da Giunti, dal titolo “Dell’arte di vendere e di cos’è il marketing”. Il successo per un autore sconosciuto andò al di là di ogni aspettativa con oltre 100.000 copie vendute negli anni successivi.

    Quel libro aprì la porta a numerose altre pubblicazioni, tutte caratterizzate dalla stessa metodologia comunicativa: scrivere libri originali che nascono dalla propria esperienza. Ho chiamato questo metodo Osservazione induttiva, riconoscendo che la più grande qualità umana è imparare dalla propria esperienza, osservando situazioni e comportamenti per trarne conclusioni applicabili ad altri contesti.

    Questa capacità di uscire dagli schemi per introdurre soluzioni innovative ha portato alla nascita della collana manageriale Change Project.


    https://www.changeproject.it/prodotto/leadership-e-gestione-del-cambiamento-edizione-2023/
     

    Microsoft #Windows Server end of support Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, or 2025.

    TOPIC: Microsoft 365 Apps (*) end of support (a.e. Word, Excel, Outlook ...) on Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, or 2025.

    END OF SUPPORT DEADLINES until:

    • Windows Server 2025: October 2029
    • Windows Server 2022: October 2026
    • Windows Server 2019: October 2025
      • In the interest of maintaining security while customers complete their migrations to a supported configuration, Microsoft will continue providing security updates for Microsoft 365 desktop apps running on Windows Server 2019 for a total of three years, ending on October 10, 2028.(**)
    • Windows Server 2016: October 2025
      • In the interest of maintaining security while customers complete their migrations to a supported configuration, Microsoft will continue providing security updates for Microsoft 365 desktop apps running on Windows Server 2016 for a total of three years, ending on October 10, 2028. (**)
    IMPACTS:
    1. Microsoft 365 Apps (*) will not be longer supported after previous deadlines  related to O.S. versions earlier mentioned (but it does not mean that they will stop immediately to work properly ) 
    2. These deadlined will affect Virtual Desktops environments such Citrix VDA and gold image...
    (*) Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook for email, OneNote, OneDrive, Teams, Sharepoint

    [Original articles]

    Microsoft 365 Apps migration from Windows Server

    (**) Windows Server end of support and Microsoft 365 Apps 



    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-windows-server-end-support-365-apps-2016-2019-mazzanti-olgre

    Vmware #RVTools

    Today I would like to discuss regarding RVTools that it can be downloaded here.

    Thi is a lightweight but powerful Windows application used by VMware administrators to collect, analyze, and export detailed information about their vSphere environments. It connects to vCenter Server or directly to ESX/ESXi hosts and provides a comprehensive inventory of virtual machines, hosts, datastores, networks, snapshots, VMware Tools status, and much more. 


    It has become something of an industry standard for quick audits, health checks, and documentation of VMware infrastructures. 

    What RV Tools can do

    RVTools gathers and displays a wide range of information, including:

    • VM inventory (CPU, memory, disk usage, network configuration)

    • Snapshots (including old or orphaned snapshots)

    • Datastore usage

    • VMware Tools and VM hardware versions

    • ESXi host details

    • vNIC and vDisk information

    • Zombie objects (disconnected NICs, stale CD-ROMs, etc.)

    It’s especially useful for:

    • Audits and compliance checks

    • Capacity planning

    • Identifying misconfigurations

    • Exporting reports to Excel for documentation or management review

    How it Works (High Level)


    RVTools connects to vCenter or ESXi using read‑only credentials, making it safe for environments where you want visibility without risk. Typical workflow:
    • Install RVTools on a Windows machine.
    • Connect to vCenter/ESXi using a read‑only account.
    • RVTools collects data across dozens of categories.
    • Export results to Excel for reporting or analysis.

    Download & Security Notes

    RVTools is now maintained by Dell Technologies, and the only supported download location is Dell’s official site. This is important because older third‑party sites (like robware.net) are no longer updated.

    Why It’s Popular

    • Extremely easy to use
    • No impact on production systems
    • Fast, comprehensive reporting
    • Ideal for troubleshooting and audits
    • Free to download and use

    Mobile #Qstudio parental control software

    Today I would like to mention Qstodio software that is a nice parental control that work properly on these devices:

    https://www.qustodio.com/en/

    1. Windows
    2. Mac
    3. Chromebook
    4. Android
    5. iPhone/iPad
    6. Kink mobile phone, tablets

    Numbers 8 million families protected

    Top-rated app – 4.3

    Major topics are:

    • Filter content & apps
    • Monitor activity
    • Set time limits
    • Schedule screen-free moments
    • Track calls & SMS for Android and iOS
    • Locate family
    • Reports, alerts & SOS
    • AI applied to WhatsApp, SMS, calls, Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook etc. etc.

    I would add that they have technical support that is a very nice feature.

    Be Aware that it does not have Antivirus capabilities and, in any case, it permit to block proxy and/or VPN addon/app/software (obviously you need to find them on app list and block them)

    From my side I utilize, on Windows device, https://www.opendns.com/ too (to improve security and reporting)

    From my side I will evaluate to create a more detailed technical article.

    In any case, from my usage point of view, I am satisfied with that (price is not lo but, where Family link was not able to block child’s workarounds, Qstodio it does =)


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    What happens when I set time limits with Qustodio

    What is extra time and how can I use it?

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    Server #Error 0x800f0922 installing windows update KB5066793

    On microsoft Windows server at the end of installing windows update KB5066793 (at 98%) the update rolls back and shows Error 0x800f0922 in windows update.

    Solution is opening regedit.exe and delete this registry key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WINEVT\Publishers\{53e3d721-2aa0-4743-b2db-299d872b8e3d}

    More details con be found here

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5597589/error-0x800f0922-installing-windows-update-kb50667

    Edge #How to reset profile

    If you need to reset Edge settings profile (you will lose only stored password, bookmarks can be easily reimported, plugin/extentions could be re-downloaded) you need to go to this path and rename following folder

    C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1355083/delete-all-microsoft-edge-profiles-(complete-reset

    https://angolodiwindows.com/2022/04/come-resettare-microsoft-edge/