Category Archives: Cloud

Exchange Online show foreign address lists (GAL) – a GDPR violation

[German]A reader pointed out to me a strange and dubious behavior of Exchange Online. It has been observed that users are offered global address lists (GAL) from other tenants as soon as people try to fill out the To field … Continue reading

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Microsoft extends Purview logging (after Storm-0558 hack)

[German]Following the devastating hack of Microsoft Cloud (Exchange Online and Outlook accounts were compromised by the Storm-0588 group), the vendor had already released its previously paid access to Microsoft Purview audit logs for free use by customers. Then, effective Oct. … Continue reading

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Okta support system hacked with stolen credentials

[German]Okta's support system has been compromised with stolen credentials. Vendor Okta (provider of authentication services in the cloud) just admitted that. The attacker was able to view files uploaded by certain Okta customers as part of recent support cases. The … Continue reading

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MO682702: Microsoft 365 suite disruption, teams affected (10/20/2023)

[German]On October 20, 2023, Microsoft 365 suite experienced a disruption. Users in Europe were unable to access several Microsoft 365 services or experienced loss of functionality. In particular, MS Teams users were affected and were unable to send messages, receive … Continue reading

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Windows Server 2022: Update KB5031364 installs Azure Arc Setup

[German]Microsoft is using security update KB5031364 from October 10, 2023, once again to ship bloatware to Windows Server 2022 and causing frustration on the administrators side, struggling with an unwanted feature. People were quite surprised when an icon for Azure … 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 ...


Exchange Online: Microsoft deaktiviert Spam-Regel, die alles als Junk-Mail betrachtet hat (EX682041)

[German]Exchange Online administrators may have received a number of copies of their users' outgoing emails classified as spam in the last few hours. The cause was a spam rule causing false-positive spam notifications. Microsoft has confirmed the whole thing as … Continue reading

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Exchange Online: Incident EX680695 (Oct. 11, 2023)

As of October 11, 2023, Exchange Online has experienced a severe mail traffic disruption. Several readers reported problems receiving emails from external email addresses. Microsoft has confirmed the incident and claims to have already rolled out a fix. Spoiler: They … Continue reading

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OneDrive: Photos in albums don't count double in storage consumption after all (Oct. 2023)

[German]Microsoft has made an U turn on a recent announcement that photos in albums on OnDrive would be counted twice in storage usage. The latest statement is that photos in albums will not be added to storage capacity if the … Continue reading

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UK competition authority CMA launches market investigation into cloud services

[German]The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a market investigation into cloud services in the UK. Following an investigation by Ofcom, the aim is to examine in more detail whether there are any competition concerns and, if so, … Continue reading

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Philips Hue lights require cloud account from 2024

[German]User of a "smart" Philips Hue light will have to create an account from 2024 to be able to control the gadgets in question via app. Philips had recently introduced a new security system and also promised support for the … Continue reading

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