Category Archives: Cloud

Security incident: 13,000 Wyze camera users see images of other users

[German]Security camera vendor, Wyze, recently experienced technical problems. Users reported that they were suddenly shown other people's camera images. The provider has now confirmed the security incident. Around 13,000 users were affected and were shown the camera data of other … Continue reading

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OneDrive trap: Some folder names can prevent synchronization

[German]In OneDrive is lurking a trap when choosing names for files and folders. With the wrong names, the synchronization of files between OneDrive storage and the system's local storage fails. The whole thing doesn't seem to have been properly documented … Continue reading

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Azure Virtual Desktop is generally available (February 1, 2024)

[German]A small addendum to a topic that has been on my list for a few days. Microsoft has made Azure Virtual Desktop generally available (GA) on the Azure Stack HCI platform. Here is some information on this topic. Advertising

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How Midnight Blizzard hackers were able to penetrate Microsoft's email system

[German]It was recently revealed that hackers from the state-run group Midnight Blizzard Hackers were able to penetrate Microsoft's email system and read messages from executives or security experts. The hackers had been in the system for months. Microsoft has now … Continue reading

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Microsoft hacked by Russian Midnight Blizzard; emails exfiltrated since Nov. 2023

[German]Microsoft has been successfully hacked by the Russian state hacker group Midnight Blizzard, also known as Nobelium. This was noticed on January 12, 2024, but the hackers were probably in the systems for months and were able to view and … 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 IP addresses landed on blacklists (Jan. 2023)

[German]Brief note to the my readers, perhaps someone has observed something similar with customers or within its enterprise environments. It seems that some IP addresses that can be assigned to Microsoft mail servers have ended up on blacklists. It may … Continue reading

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Copilot Pro: Microsoft's subscription model for its products

[German]Microsoft has introduced an extension to its LLM solution Copilot. Microsoft Copilot Pro is a subscription-based approach to rolling out LLM models to both home and business users, from small businesses to large enterprises, and earning money from these solutions. … Continue reading

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Microsoft Cloud: Personal data can be kept within the European data border

[German]Microsoft has today announced an important expansion of its EU data boundary for the Microsoft Cloud. Customers will be able to store and process all personal data within the EU. This brings Microsoft closer to the goal it announced last … Continue reading

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Massive spam wave from outlook.com to office.com accounts

[German]A German blog reader contacted me a few hours ago because he noticed an extreme amount of spam from certain Microsoft outlook.com email accounts to his Microsoft Office office.com email account. After publishing the German edition of this blog post, … Continue reading

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Study: 50% of all cyberattacks originate in the cloud

[German]It is an exciting finding that emerges from a study by Illumio (provider of solutions for zero trust segmentation). Half of all cyberattacks on companies originate in the cloud. People are often unable to cope with the complexity of these … Continue reading

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