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VMware by Broadcom: Realization "things are not going well with the Broadcom plans"

[German]Broadcom President and CEO Hock Tan was still boasting to investors that the license conversion strategy at VMware would see new sales increases every quarter by the end of the year. Now it looks as if it is slowly dawning … Continue reading

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Issues with Microsoft Outlook (scheduling) since March 2024 patchday? – Part II

[German]Blog reader Steffen has contacted me by email because he is seeing issues and problem reports from users of Microsoft Outlook in connection with the scheduling wizard. It affects different versions of Outlook and he is wondering whether other readers … Continue reading

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Google I/O on May 14, 2024

Google plans to hold its developer conference Google I/O on May 14, 2024, as announced here. The agenda is still largely empty, but there will be over 100 sessions. Neowin.net writes here that Google I/O 2024 will largely be an … Continue reading

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Deprecated: Test Base, special TLS authentication certificates, Visual Studio App Center

[English]Another brief information: Microsoft has announced the discontinuation of Visual Studio App Center this week. Furthermore, features such as Test Base (Azure) and TLS server authentication certificates with less than 2048 bits were classified as "deprecated" and discontinued for March … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office 2024 and Microsoft Office LTSC 2024: Preview in April 2024

[German]There have been rumors about a Microsoft Office 2024 for some time (see Leak: New Office 2024, new Windows 12 are indirectly confirmed?). Now Microsoft has officially announced Microsoft Office 2024 and Microsoft Office LTSC 2024, and the public preview … Continue reading

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Problems with Microsoft Outlook and Exchange since March 2024 patch day? – Part I

[German]Question for IT service providers, administrators and users of Microsoft Outlook. There were also Exchange and Office updates on March 12, 2024. Are you seeing more and more feedback from users about problems with Exchange Online and Teams in connection … Continue reading

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Google Chrome real-time URL protection (Safe Browsing) against phishing & malicious sites

[German]Google is equipping its Chrome browser with enhanced protection within its "Safe Browsing" feature. This is intended to protect the user in real time from accessing malicious URLs and websites because the browser displays a clear warning. At the same … Continue reading

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Edge 122.0.2365.92

[German]Microsoft has released another update of the Edge (Chromium) browser to version 122.0.2365.92 in the stable channel on March 14, 2024. It is a security and maintenance update that fixes bugs ("Fixed various bugs and performance issues.). Vulnerabilities have also … Continue reading

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.NET-Updates (March 2024)

Small addendum from the March 2024 patch day on March 12. On this occasion, Microsoft also released updates to .NET 8.0.3, .NET 7.0.17 and .NET 6.0.28, which are intended to eliminate vulnerabilities. Our colleagues at deskmodder.de have linked the respective … Continue reading

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Update on Windows handening in 2024/2025 – March 2024

[German]A quick note for administrators in corporate environments. Microsoft carries out so-called hardening measures for Windows (clients and servers) over longer periods of time. This involves hardening (securing) functions via Windows Update on certain key dates. Some of these hardening … Continue reading

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