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Category Archives: Cloud
Cyber incident at SIP trunk provider Colt (from August 14, 2025)
[German]I have no idea whether and how many blog readers use the SIP trunk services of the provider Colt (colt.net) for telephony. The provider has suffered a cyber incident (possibly since last Thursday). This also affects the SIP trunk solutions … Continue reading
Microsoft Exchange Server Hybrid at risk by CVE-2025-53786
[German]Another note for administrators of Microsoft Exchange Server hybrid configurations. Microsoft points out that these configurations are at risk from an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability (CVE-2025-53786). However, there is a hotfix to eliminate this vulnerability in these hybrid configurations and … Continue reading
OneDrive Personal also syncs business data. Is this a problem?
[German]Quick survey for administrators among my blog readers: Is there a problem with OneDrive, and how are you dealing with it? In July 2025, Microsoft began allowing OneDrive Personal users to synchronize OneDrive for Business as well. How are you … Continue reading
Microsoft blocked account of LibreOffice developer
[German]I have reported several times on sudden Microsoft account suspensions. Suddenly, out of the blue, access to your Microsoft account is blocked. Everything connected to the account falls into digital nirvana. Now it has happened to a LibreOffice developer whose … Continue reading
Sovereign EU cloud debacle: Microsoft cannot prevent US access
[German]Microsoft has inflated a huge balloon with regard to European cloud offerings. Data centers in Europe, a "European Microsoft cloud" for digital sovereignty. And then a Microsoft manager had to admit under oath that this does not protect against access … 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 ...
Microsoft says it's ending U.S. Defense Department cloud maintenance by Chinese software engineers
[German]That was kind of quick reaction after Microsoft was caught as a kind of "with its finger in the honey pot", so to speak. A week after ProPublica's report, that Microsoft uses software engineers in China to maintain it's federal … Continue reading
Reduced license count for the Exchange Online Delicensing Resiliency feature
[German]Microsoft has slightly adjusted its criteria for delicensing resiliency for Exchange Online tenants. Now Exchange Online tenants with fewer than 10,000 licenses can also benefit from this function. This helps administrators who remove licenses in a tenant to prevent the … Continue reading
Insane: Microsoft let Chinese software engineers maintain the cloud of US Department of Defense
[German]It's a "bombshell" that ProPublica has just dropped. Microsoft is using engineers in China to maintain the US Department of Defense's cloud computer systems. There is only minimal monitoring by poorly qualified American personnel. Microsoft has so far ignored all … Continue reading
Belkin USA ends support for Wemo SmartHome devices
[German]The US branch of Belkin (provider of SmartHome accessories), has just announced that it will discontinue support for many of its Wemo SmartHome components as of January 31, 2026. From this date, various intelligent Wemo SmartHome components that rely on … Continue reading
Default outbound connections from VMs in Azure ends on Sept. 30, 2025
[German]From September 30, 2025 Microsoft intends to discontinue the standard connectivity of outbound connections for VMs in Azure and switch to new methods.