Helient® Blog
Citrix Announces End of Maintenance for Versions 12.0.x of ADC (NetScaler)
by Daniel Ruiz, Senior Solutions Architect *Customers are advised to downgrade to 11.1.x or upgrade to 12.x. Helient recommends installing NetScaler firmware designated Maintenance Phase as opposed to Feature Phase. Although both are supported by Citrix in production environments, Feature Phase firmware is released while Citrix is still adding new features, which could introduce new bugs. […]
Bug Bounty Project Uncovers Risky Vulnerabilities in PuTTy
by Robinson Roca, Practice Leader – Network Infrastructure Recently the “Bug Bounty Project”, an endeavor run by the European Union has uncovered a few very risky vulnerabilities in a well know and popular application called PuTTy. PuTTY is a software terminal emulator for Windows and Linux. It provides a text user interface to remote computers running any of its supported protocols, including SSH and Telnet. PuTTy can also […]
Citrix Reports Unauthorized Access to their Internal Network
by Jamie Engelhard Chief Technology Officer At 11:45 PM EST on Friday, March 8th we were notified by Citrix Systems Inc. that international cyber criminals had recently gained unauthorized access to the Citrix corporate network. Citrix has reportedly launched an internal investigation and has also taken steps to contain the attack. More information can be […]
New Profile Installation Workflow for iOS 12.2
by Armen Gharibian Practice Leader – Desktop & Applications Apple has announced upcoming changes to its MDM workflow enrollment for manual profile installations starting with the beta release of iOS 12.2. This new process, targeted for late 2019, is intended to improve platform security for all iOS users. According to Apple, the purpose for these […]
UPDATED March 6, 2019…Exchange Vulnerability – Microsoft Security Advisory CVE-2019-0686
by Michael Bianchi Senior Systems Engineer Microsoft recently published a security advisory (CVE-2019-0686) regarding a new discovered Exchange vulnerability. The details can be found here: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0686 Microsoft released this advisory the same day as quarterly updates and it was not patched at the time of writing. Microsoft suggests implementing a throttling policy that will prevent Exchange […]
Daylight Saving Time Alert — Important Reminder About Upcoming Clock Change
by Armen Gharibian Practice Leader – Desktop & Applications This is a reminder that Daylight Saving Time will begin at 2:00 AM (EST) on Sunday, March 10th. This semiannual time change can cause major problems with VDI environments such as machine registration issues, session disconnects, and group policy failures. Whether using Citrix Provisioning Services, Citrix […]
Helient™ Announces Major Expansion of Network Infrastructure Services & Robinson Roca Joins Helient As Practice Lead, Infrastructure Services
For Immediate Release: February 1, 2019, Philadelphia, PA – Helient Systems is pleased to announce the major expansion of the company’s network engineering practice delivering enhanced infrastructure solutions incorporating security and access control, advanced routing and switching, software defined networking and related next generation technologies. At the same time, Helient is excited to announce that […]
Windows 7 is Rapidly Approaching End of Life. Are You Ready?
by Armen Gharibian Practice Leader – Desktop & Applications On January 14, 2020, less than one year from today, Windows 7 will officially reach end of life. On this date, Microsoft will cease to provide bug fixes, security updates, and technical support for any person or business still running Windows 7. The migration to […]
William Fulmer is Named to the 2019 Nutanix Technology Champions
William Fulmer, Chief Operating Officer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2018, Philadelphia, PA – Helient Systems is pleased to announce that William Fulmer, Chief Operating Officer, has been named as a 2019 Nutanix Technology Champion (NTC). As an NTC professional, Nutanix hand-picks the engineers based on qualifications including diverse backgrounds, experiences and expertise challenging the […]
Daylight Saving Time Alert — Important Reminder About Upcoming Clock Change
by Jamie Engelhard, Chief Technology Officer This is a reminder that Daylight Saving Time will end at 2:00 AM on Sunday, November 4th. This semiannual time change can cause major problems with VDI environments such as machine registration issues, session disconnects, and group policy failures. Whether using Citrix Provisioning Services, Citrix Machine Creation Services, or […]