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Comparitech acquired by Aura (Hotspot Shield)
[German]Another short news item that came to my attention the other day. Comparitech, a British consumer information and comparison site that is also active in the field of security, was taken over in the fall of 2021 by Aura, which … Continue reading
15 years of "Borns IT and Windows Blog"
[German]I realized yesterday, my German "Borns IT and Windows Blog" (the sibling of my blog "Born's Tech and Windows World" here) has been around for 15 years. So to say "15 years guiding users and administrators through the numerous cliffs … Continue reading
Microsoft Build (May 24, – 26, 2022), Registration is now open
This year's Microsoft developer conference BUILD is scheduled to take place between May 24 and 26. As in the two previous years, Build 2022 will take place online. Therefore, anyone interested in learning more about the latest developer tools can … Continue reading
European Union: Agreement on digital law against hate and incitement (Digital Services Act, DSA)
[German]Delegates from the European Parliament and EU member states agreed on the Digital Services Act (DSA) in Brussels today, April 23, 2022. This is a law on digital services that is intended to ensure stricter supervision of online platforms and … Continue reading
Lapsus$: Two UK teenagers charged in connection with hacking for this group
[German]The London Police have now announced that two teenagers aged 16 and 17 from the UK will be charged with involvement in activities of the Lapsus$ hacking group. The identities of members of the hacking group had become known a … 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 ...
World Backup Day 2022
Today, 31 March 2022, is World Backup Day again – a good time to think about what an effective data backup strategy needs to do. A lot has changed in recent years! More and more data is hosted in the … Continue reading
GIF inventor Stephen Wilhite dies at the age of 74
Already on 14 March 2022, the US computer scientist Stephen Wilhite passed away at the age of 74. Stephen Wilhite is considered the "inventor" of the GIF graphic file format, which he developed with his team in 1987.
Irish data protection authorities fined Meta 17 million euros
[German]The Irish Data Protection Authority (DPC) has just fined Meta (formerly Facebook) €17 million. This fine stems from several data protection breaches by Facebook in the past.
Microsoft stops sales in Russia
[German]Microsoft has stopped all business sales of its products and services in Russia with immediate effect due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This sales stop affects both hardware, such as Xbox and Surface devices. But it also includes online … Continue reading
Facebook: Stock went down, and now exit threat in Europe? (Feb. 2022)
[German]Dark clouds over the horizon for Facebook and its users? Or joyful news for Internet users? Since Facebook (lately they call themselves Meta, but I'm still using Facebook here in the article) presented the last quarterly report, the stock has … Continue reading