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Category Archives: Cloud
Will Power Automate emails crashes Outlook 2019?
[German]A blog reader contacted me with a crude observation. In his customer environment, there is a case with Office 2019 in which emails sent by Power Automate cause the recipient's Outlook client to crash. Is this an isolated case or … Continue reading
Microsoft Phishing with MS 365 tenants?
[German]I'd like to discuss an email I allegedly received from Microsoft regarding an "expiring tenant". Something needs to be ordered because the tenant, which has been inactive for more than 200 days, will otherwise expire. Is it a legitimate mail … Continue reading
Volkswagen hack via OTP bypass; access to personal vehicle data
[German]A frustrated buyer of a used VW vehicle was unable to register for Connected Car because the data was sent to the previous owner. So he took a closer look and was able to determine the server access data through … Continue reading
Digital sovereignty: Microsoft arbitrarily blocks access to e-mail/cloud (Prosecutor Internation Criminal Court, Chinese university institution
[German]Short article of the type "Digital sovereignty: have you finally heard the shot". Microsoft has blocked the email account of the chief prosecutor of the International Court of Justice – due to sanctions imposed by the US government under Trump. … Continue reading
Microsoft misses deadline for EU-specific cloud version
[German]Does Microsoft face legal trouble from the CISPE, misses deadline for EU-specific cloud version? Microsoft has failed to provide an adapted Azure version for the consortium of European cloud providers by an agreed deadline. They are now granting additional two … 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: Can't change Tenant setting (since mid-May 2025)
[German]I'm posting an observation here in the blog that a reader pointed out to me – a second reader also seems to be affected. Administrators of Exchange Online tenants have noticed since around May 14, 2025 that they can no … Continue reading
Outlook fails with error [4usqa] since May 2025
[English]Redmond has probably deactivated its "Microsoft Information Protection API" in the tenants. As a result, Microsoft Outlook no longer works, but throws the error [4usqa]. Here is a brief overview of the situation.
Microsoft SharePoint Online migrates to new CDN starting June 2025
[German]A quick note for administrators of Microsoft SharePoint Online who have not noticed this. From June 2025, Microsoft will be migrating this service to a new Content Delivery Network (CDN). There will also be a new domain under which Microsoft … Continue reading
Exchange Online: False SPAM flagging bug with GMail fixed
[German]A small addendum from the beginning of May 2025 regarding Exchange Online. Since April 25, 2025, there has been a problem with a machine learning model incorrectly marking emails from Gmail accounts in Exchange Online as spam. According to Microsoft, … Continue reading
WorkComposer misconfiguration exposes over 21 million screenshots
[German]It's the absolute worst-case scenario for data protection and a nightmare for companies. The misconfiguration of software exposes millions of screenshots containing extremely confidential data. Happened with the employee monitoring software WorkComposer due to a misconfiguration.