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VMs running Windows Server Datacenter 2022 on Azure with Desktop Experience: Hotpatching available
[German]One more quick piece of information for administrators who manage Windows Server 2022 Datacenter virtual machines on Microsoft Azure with Desktop Experience. Microsoft has just announced that hotpatching is now available for these machines.
Stolen AAD key allowed (Storm-0558) wide-ranging access to Microsoft cloud services
[German]Microsoft had to admit on begin of July 2023 that suspected Chinese hackers from the Storm-0558 group were able to forge security tokens using a stolen private MSA key. Then then gain broad access to Microsoft cloud services, as Wiz … Continue reading
Microsoft365 Backup and Microsoft 365 Archive introduced
[German]As part of this week's Inspire 2023 partner conference, Microsoft also unveiled two new data backup products. With Microsoft365Backup and Microsoft 365 Archive, administrators should be able to back up data from Microsoft products such as OneDrive, SharePoint or Exchange … Continue reading
After CISA report on Storm-0558 hack, Microsoft provides customers with enhanced cloud logging
[German]At the suggestion of the U.S. National Security Agency (CISA), Microsoft will provide its customers with enhanced cloud logging capabilities at no additional cost. This is intended to improve cyber defenses and incident response and is in response to the … Continue reading
Exchange Online blocked emails (June 18, 2023)
[German]Today, July 18, 2023, Microsoft's Exchange Online cloud service appears to have been experiencing a [partial] glitch since morning (8 a.m. UTM). German blog readers reported that emails are being blocked. There are various references to issues on 3rd party … 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 ...
Azure Virtual Desktop: Private Link available
[German]A small addendum for administrators of Microsoft's Azure Virtual Desktop: Redmond announced last week that so-called "private links" are now generally available in Azure Virtual Desktop. This should increase the security of connections to Azure Virtual Desktop instances. This is … Continue reading
China hacker (Storm-0558) accessed Outlook accounts in Microsoft's cloud
[German]A suspected China-based hacking group, which Microsoft refers to as Storm-0558, has managed to gain access to email accounts of about 25 organizations. These include government agencies (US State Department), as well as corresponding private accounts of people who are … Continue reading
European Commission adopts adequacy decision for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
[German]After the U.S. recently declared that it has implemented the terms of the EU-U.S. data transfer agreement "Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework" (DPF) and complies with the requirements, the EU Commission is following suit. On July 10, 2023, the EU Commission … Continue reading
MOVEit Transfer: New security advisory and update (July 6, 2023)
[German]I hope, admins who are responsible for MOVEit Transfer in enterprises already have stopped using this software. Because after the MOVEit Transfer disaster with the vulnerabilities disclosed at the end of May 2023 and the data theft by the Clop … Continue reading
Outlook.com search issue ;(July 6/7, 2023); MS Teams "duplicate contacts" bug unfixed since end of March 2023.
[German]Microsoft is struggling with various disruptions to its cloud infrastructure in the last few hours (July 6 / 7, 2023). Hours ago, the search in Outlook.com was broken – the cause was probably a faulty update. And currently the status … Continue reading