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Category Archives: Cloud
Annoying Microsoft query when exiting OneDrive (Nov. 2023)
[German]Another short story for the weekend that is currently making the rounds in the US media. Microsoft apparently annoyed Windows users by asking them why they wanted to quit OneDrive. Microsoft says it was just a test and has now … Continue reading
Microsoft 365 services temporarily down (Nov. 10, 2023)
[German]Quick information at the end of the week – as of this morning (CET), November 11, 2023, there appear to be problems accessing Microsoft 365 services. This is said it was related to Europe, but Germany and the UK have … Continue reading
New Microsoft Teams 2.0 client mandatory from April 1, 2024
[German]At the beginning of October 2023, Microsoft released its new Teams 2.0 client for macOS and Windows in general – after a beta phase that started in spring 2023. There is still a little time to upgrade missing functions and … Continue reading
ServiceNow silently fixes bug from 2015 that enabled data leaks
[German]The US company ServiceNow Inc. offers a cloud platform in whose software there has been a gaping bug since 2015 that allowed third parties to siphon off information without authentication. After a security researcher discovered the vulnerability, it was quietly … Continue reading
Exchange Online: Missing confirmations for rooms bookings
[German]Currently users are facing many issues with Exchange Online. German blog reader Georg emailed me yesterday (October 25, 2023) about an annoying bug in Exchange Online: They don't get any confirmations / rejections sent for rooms bookings in Exchange Online … Continue reading
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 ...
Exchange Online show foreign address lists (GAL) – a GDPR violation
[German]A reader pointed out to me a strange and dubious behavior of Exchange Online. It has been observed that users are offered global address lists (GAL) from other tenants as soon as people try to fill out the To field … Continue reading
Microsoft extends Purview logging (after Storm-0558 hack)
[German]Following the devastating hack of Microsoft Cloud (Exchange Online and Outlook accounts were compromised by the Storm-0588 group), the vendor had already released its previously paid access to Microsoft Purview audit logs for free use by customers. Then, effective Oct. … Continue reading
Okta support system hacked with stolen credentials
[German]Okta's support system has been compromised with stolen credentials. Vendor Okta (provider of authentication services in the cloud) just admitted that. The attacker was able to view files uploaded by certain Okta customers as part of recent support cases. The … Continue reading
MO682702: Microsoft 365 suite disruption, teams affected (10/20/2023)
[German]On October 20, 2023, Microsoft 365 suite experienced a disruption. Users in Europe were unable to access several Microsoft 365 services or experienced loss of functionality. In particular, MS Teams users were affected and were unable to send messages, receive … Continue reading
Windows Server 2022: Update KB5031364 installs Azure Arc Setup
[German]Microsoft is using security update KB5031364 from October 10, 2023, once again to ship bloatware to Windows Server 2022 and causing frustration on the administrators side, struggling with an unwanted feature. People were quite surprised when an icon for Azure … Continue reading