Category Archives: General

Google account blocked and police action because of toddler photos for the doctor

[German]I have frequently reported here on the sudden blocking of online accounts with American cloud providers (Apple, Google, and especially Microsoft). Just now, a case is boiling up in the USA, where Google blocked an account because of uploaded "nude … Continue reading

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Meta Vice President "Throws out the underperformers"

[German]Maher Saba is vice president of remote presence and engineering at Facebook parent company Meta, a top management position after Marc Zuckerberg. In a message to managers of the company, he instructed them to look for "underperformers" and kick them … Continue reading

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Uber files: Dirty lobbying campaign in Europe

[German]More than 124,000 confidential documents have been leaked to the British Guardian. The analysis of this data by journalists reveal that the ride service provider Uber has tried to influence politicians such as Joe Biden and has exerted powerful pressure. … Continue reading

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Phishing gang responsible for millions in losses busted up by Europol (June 21, 2022)

[German]The air for cybercriminals is getting thinner and thinner, judging by the reports from Europol. Europol has managed to dismantle a phishing gang responsible for millions in damages. The suspects sent emails and text messages with phishing links to fake … Continue reading

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European Security Blogger Awards 2022 – we have been awarded

[German]In May 2022 I had reported about the European Security Blogger Awards 2022 and the nomination of my German IT blog in the post Nomination for the European Cybersecurity Blogger Award 2022 – we are now underdogs. Today, June 21, … Continue reading

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Microsoft account: Password cannot be changed …

[German]There are mixed opinions about the Microsoft accounts required for online services and Windows. If there are problems with the account, the user is locked out, especially if the account has been deactivated. Now a reader told me about a … Continue reading

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Microsoft Graph: Upcoming billing changes

[German]A small note to administrators and developers who are responsible for the use of Microsoft Teams and use a data export via Microsoft Graph from Microsoft Teams. You have noticed that this export will be charged in the future? Whether … Continue reading

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Facebook manager Sheryl Sandberg steps down and leaves Meta

She was the number 2 behind Marc Zuckerberg, the Facebook manager Sheryl Sandberg. After 14 years in the service of this social media company, Sandberg now announced that she is stepping down and leaving the company.

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Broadcom acquires VMware for 61 billion US-$

[German]There is an agreement from Broadcom with the management of the cloud and virtualization specialist VMware, to acquire VMware (if the competition authorities approve). Broadcom confirmed this in an announcement dated May 25, 2022. The purchase price is expected to … Continue reading

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Nomination for the European Cybersecurity Blogger Award 2022 – we are now underdogs

[German]London-based Eskenzi PR intend also in 2022 to grant the European Cybersecurity Blogger Award. There are usually various categories and in past years people like Troy Hunt have been nominated and awarded. I just found out that the German edition … Continue reading

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