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Microsoft's Office Defense in Depth Update ADV230003 (August 2023) breaks RCE Attacks via CVE-2023-36884
[German]Microsoft has released security updates for Windows and Office as of August 8, 2023. For Microsoft Office, there were security updates for the MSI versions for both version 2013 and Office 2016. The C2R variants of Office 2016 and 2019 … Continue reading
Microsoft Office Updates (August 8, 2023)
[German]On Jugust 8, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft Patchday), Microsoft released several security-related updates for still-supported Microsoft Office versions and other products. With the April 2023 patchday, support for Office 2013 ended – but vulnerabilities were still closed … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Update Summary (August 8, 2023)
[German]On August 8, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office – as well as for other products. The security updates eliminate 73 vulnerabilities, one is a 0-day. Below is a compact overview of these updates … Continue reading
Workaround/Fix for Outlook issue: Appointments automatically become Teams meetings
[German]Another small addendum to a problem with Outlook. In the blog, I had picked up on the annoying behavior that Outlook appointments have automatically become Teams meetings for some time. At the weekend, I came across a workaround and a … Continue reading
Support ends for connections to Microsoft 365 services for Office 2016/2019 after October 2023
[German]Reminder to Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 users and administrators, if this isn't on your radar, as of October 2023, support for connections from Office apps to Microsoft 365 services will end. Connections will still be able to be made, … 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 ...
Outlook: Microsoft releases workaround for "open window" startup bug
[German]Since the Office updates of late June 2023, users have been complaining about a new bug in Outlook. Outlook asks at every start if windows open in the previous session (which do not exist) should be opened again. I had … Continue reading
Microsoft 365: First Windows Mail and Calendar users will be migrated to the new Outlook at the end of August 2023
[English]Microsoft plans to gradually migrate first users of Windows apps Mail and Calandard to the new Outlook app starting in late August 2023. I'm not sure how excited users are about this.
Microsoft Office Updates (July 27, 2023)
[German]Small addendum from Friday, since this was already off my radar (came across it via Susan Bradley). Instead of the 1st Tuesday in July (A-Week), Microsoft released non-security updates for still-supported versions of Microsoft Office on July 27, 2023. There … Continue reading
Outlook: Microsoft releases temporary fix for slow saving on network paths
[German]Microsoft has published a new support article the other day that addresses the "slow save" issue with Outlook Desktop. The problem occurs when attachments are to be saved to a location within a network. Then a corresponding dialog box appears. … Continue reading
SharePoint Online outage on July 25, 2023 due to incorrect TLS certificate
[German]On July 24, 2023, there was a brief outage of SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. After two hours, Microsoft informed us that the problem was related to an update and had already been corrected. In the meantime, it has … Continue reading