Category Archives: Cloud

How Midnight Blizzard hackers were able to penetrate Microsoft's email system

[German]It was recently revealed that hackers from the state-run group Midnight Blizzard Hackers were able to penetrate Microsoft's email system and read messages from executives or security experts. The hackers had been in the system for months. Microsoft has now … Continue reading

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Microsoft hacked by Russian Midnight Blizzard; emails exfiltrated since Nov. 2023

[German]Microsoft has been successfully hacked by the Russian state hacker group Midnight Blizzard, also known as Nobelium. This was noticed on January 12, 2024, but the hackers were probably in the systems for months and were able to view and … Continue reading

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Microsoft IP addresses landed on blacklists (Jan. 2023)

[German]Brief note to the my readers, perhaps someone has observed something similar with customers or within its enterprise environments. It seems that some IP addresses that can be assigned to Microsoft mail servers have ended up on blacklists. It may … Continue reading

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Copilot Pro: Microsoft's subscription model for its products

[German]Microsoft has introduced an extension to its LLM solution Copilot. Microsoft Copilot Pro is a subscription-based approach to rolling out LLM models to both home and business users, from small businesses to large enterprises, and earning money from these solutions. … Continue reading

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Microsoft Cloud: Personal data can be kept within the European data border

[German]Microsoft has today announced an important expansion of its EU data boundary for the Microsoft Cloud. Customers will be able to store and process all personal data within the EU. This brings Microsoft closer to the goal it announced last … Continue reading

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...


Massive spam wave from outlook.com to office.com accounts

[German]A German blog reader contacted me a few hours ago because he noticed an extreme amount of spam from certain Microsoft outlook.com email accounts to his Microsoft Office office.com email account. After publishing the German edition of this blog post, … Continue reading

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Study: 50% of all cyberattacks originate in the cloud

[German]It is an exciting finding that emerges from a study by Illumio (provider of solutions for zero trust segmentation). Half of all cyberattacks on companies originate in the cloud. People are often unable to cope with the complexity of these … Continue reading

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Google describes solution for restoring Google Drive files

Google Drive users have been complaining about lost files for weeks. At the end of November 2023, Google began investigating reports from such users and described the problem in this support article. It only affected a few users who used … Continue reading

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DICOM protocol: Millions of patient data accessible unprotected via the Internet

[German]It's a very unpleasant situation: the DICOM protocol has been used for decades to exchange X-ray images or images from other imaging procedures with clinics and doctors, for example. It wasn't a problem until someone came up with the idea … Continue reading

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Exchange Online issue (EX694090) from 28, – 29, Nov. 2023 fixed

[German]Microsoft's Exchange Online experienced a malfunction (EX694090) on November 28, 2023, during which the service was no longer  functional. Users were unable to receive emails via Exchange Online. However, Microsoft is trying to resolve the problem by redirecting mail deliveries. … Continue reading

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