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Exchange Online reports lack of storage space
[German]Another curious observation from a blog reader today, asking whether other administrators have ever encountered this. He gets a storage error in his Exchange Online environment because the "disk is full". However, we are talking about a Microsoft cloud offering … Continue reading
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German Linux developer René Rebe was SWATted
[German]An unpleasant experience for German Linux developer René Rebe, who was SWATted during a Twitch live streaming session. The doorbell rang and when Rebe opened it, the police were standing in the room. He was then handcuffed. Is an oppressive … Continue reading
Review: Windows and the TCP-IP vulnerability CVE-2024-38063
[German]A small follow-up to the August 13, 2024 patchday, where the 0-day remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2024-38063 in the TCP/IP implementation of Windows became known. Attackers can compromise a host via IPv6 packets and execute code there. Based on the … Continue reading
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Oracle's Java pricing: Subscribers switch to OpenJDK
[German]Has Oracle simply gambled with the pricing of JAVA licenses? It will be bitter for subscribers when Oracle issues an invoice for the licensing of JAVA. After all, it is calculated on a "per user" basis. It is incomprehensible to … Continue reading
Investor Meridian BidCo LLC acquires majority stake in MariaDB plc
[German]Small addendum from July 25, 2024: It was announced that MariaDB plc has a new majority shareholder. This is a subsidiary of an investment firm. This company has acquired 88.7% of the shares in MariaDB plc and can now determine … 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 ...
CrowdStrike: Investigation report; amount of damages and compensation; attribution of blame
[German]Now that the initial dust has settled after the CrowdStrike incident, which paralyzed 8.5 million Windows systems following a faulty update, new information has emerged. CrowdStrike has presented an initial investigation report into what exactly happened. There are initial figures … Continue reading
OpenAI 2023 hacked – not went public till now
[German]The chatGPT provider OpenAI was the victim of a cyberattack in 2023, in which the attackers were able to access and read the internal chats between researchers and other employees of the company. However, the source code behind the OpenAI … Continue reading
CheckMK also raises its prices
[German]In the article Paessler switches PRTG license model to subscriptions üI had just reported on a change from their license model to subscriptions. The bottom line is that this will lead to massive price increases. But CheckMK has probably also … Continue reading
Kaspersky Antivirus: Sales and update freeze in the USA; sanctions against Kaspersky management
[German]A heavy blow to antivirus provider Kaspersky. The US government has banned its software in the USA and the product may no longer be sold. And updates may soon no longer be supplied either. In addition, twelve senior Kaspersky employees … Continue reading
Google I/O on May 14, 2024
Google plans to hold its developer conference Google I/O on May 14, 2024, as announced here. The agenda is still largely empty, but there will be over 100 sessions. Neowin.net writes here that Google I/O 2024 will largely be an … Continue reading