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Category Archives: Cloud
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
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 ...
U.S. declare they complies with obligations under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
[German]According to an announcement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, the U.S. has now implemented its obligations under the EU-U.S. data transfer agreement "Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework" (DPF) and is now in compliance with the relevant conditions. I expect … Continue reading
Windows 365: Microsoft is working on a Windows 11 based cloud PC for consumers
[German]Another short addendum from last week (readers had pointed it out in comments, but I was in vacation last week). Microsoft plans to offer Windows 11 as a cloud operating system to private users as Windows 365 via a subscription … Continue reading
Exchange Online: Updated requirements for SMTP relay as of November 1, 2023
[German]Quick note for administrators who use Exchange Online as an SMTP relay to send bulk email. Microsoft is adjusting the requirements for using SMTP relay functionality accordingly as of November 1, 2023. The company made the announcement in a June … Continue reading
Microsoft's cloud outage was result of a DDoS attack
[German]Since June 5, 2023, there have been repeated problems with the availability of the Microsoft cloud and the services offered there. I had speculated in my blog posts that there might be an attack behind it, especially since a hacktivist … Continue reading
Outlook 365 damages PDF and Office files since April 2023
[German]Short addendum from this week. I received a tip that Microsoft Outlook 365 has been constantly corrupting Office files – and probably also PDF documents – since April 2023. If you don't have a backup, you may lose attachments – … Continue reading