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- StanG on Windows 10: End of support in October 2025 – Million systems about to be replaced?
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- Bellmac on Windows 11 24H2: Are scanner issues fixed?
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Category Archives: Cloud
Microsoft Teams changes: New labeling disappears – Classic Teams is EOL
[German]A small addendum to Microsoft's plans for changes to the Teams client, which I came across a few days ago. Microsoft will remove the NEW label and the reminder of the end of support from the Teams client. The background … Continue reading
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HornetSecurity quarantines Microsoft Exchange emails (July 2, 2024)
[German]A information to the administrators among the blog readership who use HornetSecurity to filter mails (e.g. in Microsoft Exchange). A reader informed me that the mails in question (for Exchange) have been quarantined. On the HornetSecurity status page there is … Continue reading
Microsoft Teams: Desktop application fails to launch (July 2, 2024)
[German]Support for Microsoft Teams Classic expired on July 1, 2024. Now the first readers have reported that the Microsoft Teams client will not start on July 2, 2024. Is this related? Unclear, but there is a status message from Microsoft … Continue reading
Changes to free Internxt storage plan
[German]No idea how many users the E2E-encrypted and, according to its own information, GDPR-compliant storage service Imternxt has, and how many blog readers are affected. Blog reader Lars Hendrik had received 2 GB of free online storage there. There were … Continue reading
Microsoft requires MFA for all Azure users; it begins in July 2024
[German]Brief information that should have been known since mid-May 2024. Microsoft wants to improve the security of Azure user accounts. Redmond is therefore making multifactor authentication (MFA) mandatory for all Azure user accounts. Implementation is set to begin in July … 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 ...
Microsoft will better secure private Outlook mail accounts
[German]A few days ago, Microsoft made an announcement that it wants to better secure "Outlook for private users" in future. The mention of Outlook is a bit of a misnomer. The aim is to improve the security of online e-mail … Continue reading
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Whistleblower: Microsoft ignored warnings about AD bug; was exploited in 2020 SolarWinds hack
[German]We all know that security has been a priority at Microsoft for years – no kidding. And every Windows is the best and most secure Windows ever. Whistleblower and ex-employee Andrew Harris says Microsoft ignored his warnings about an Active … Continue reading
Hornetsecurity is down (June 7, 2024; since ~ 7:00 a.m.)
[German]German blog reader Jona contacted me a few minutes ago and asked, whether I know anything about a malfunction at "Hornet-Security". In the meantime, there is a second report from Matthias about a service disruption. But it looks as if … Continue reading
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Tenable discovers critical vulnerability in Microsoft Azure; company won't patch (June 2024)
[German]The security experts at Tenable have discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft Azure that they classify as critical. However, Microsoft has announced that it does not intend to patch this vulnerability, which affects more than ten Azure services. This means that … Continue reading
Strange cloud access to collector.azure.*
[German]I'm posting here an observation from readers that relates to Microsoft's Azure and Microsoft 365 services. Since mid-April 2024, there have been cyclical accesses to various domains that list "collector" as a subdomain. Virustotal probably has no complaints, so it's … Continue reading