Toleration of MS Teams in Hessian schools ends on July 31, 2021

Posted on 2021-06-30 by guenni

[German]Schools and students in German state Hesse will no longer be able to work with Microsoft Teams as a video conference communication solution in the next school year winter 2021/2022. The Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HBDI) had already given a clear indication on March 31 of this year that the toleration of non-privacy-compliant video conferencing systems (VKS) in the Hessian school landscape would expire. From July 31, 2021, this toleration will end and schools will have to switch to data protection-compliant video conferencing systems. Microsoft Teams is also explicitly affected by this end of toleration, as the Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HBDI) recently announced.

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Chromebooks: Boom will outlast COVID-19 in 2021

Posted on 2021-06-30 by guenni

[German]There was a real boom in sales of Chromebooks with Google's ChromeOS in 2020. The analyst firm IDC writes in a forecast that Chromebook sales will continue to boom in 2021. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic subsiding, customers will decide whether to continue buying Chromebooks or alternative devices.

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Security Baseline for Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise 2106 released

Posted on 2021-06-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released the final version of the Security Baseline for Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise version 2106. However, there are no changes compared to the last security baseline (v2104) for Office. Microsoft has published the Techcommunity article Security baseline for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise v2106 – FINAL  on this.

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Atlassian vulnerability allows account takeover

Posted on 2021-06-29 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]Security researchers from vendor Check Point have discovered a vulnerability in the Atlassian platform, which is popular with many companies. This vulnerability would have allowed attackers to access the Atlassian Jira Bug System, where information about security issues and other sensitive details can be found. In the wake of rising attacks against supply chains and the incidents surrounding the SolarWinds attack, Check Point has been looking more deeply into Atlassian.

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Cumulative Exchange CUs June 2021 released

Posted on 2021-06-29 by guenni

Update[German]Microsoft had delayed the quarterly cumulative updates for Exchange Server, which actually come out on the third Tuesday of each month, to the end of the month (see info June 2021 Cumulative Update for Exchange Server postphoned). However, as of June 29, 2021, the quarterly cumulative updates (CUs) for Exchange Server have now been released. There are updates for Exchange Server 2016 and for Exchange Server 2019.

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

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Windows 11: First Insider Preview Build 22000.51

Posted on 2021-06-29 by guenni

Windows[German]As expected, Microsoft has released the first Insider Preview of Windows 11 for testers on June 28, 2021. Specifically, it is build 22000.51, which will be rolled out as a 64-bit version in various languages and SKUs for Windows Insiders. To get this build, the machine must officially meet both the minimum requirements and, most importantly, have been added to the Dev Channel of the Microsoft Windows Insider program before June 24, 2021.

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Windows 11: No TPM required?

Posted on 2021-06-28 by guenni

Windows[German]Will Trusted Platform Module (TPM) not be a requirement for Windows 11 installation after all? After "TPM 2.0 is needed for Windows 11" and the "TPM 1.2 is also sufficient for Windows 11", I would like to add another volte-face. It looks like systems completely without TPM from Microsoft also have the blessing for Windows 11. In a leaked beta, there was already a trick to bypass the TPM check during setup.

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Nobelium hackers continue to attack Microsoft customers, Trojan on support computers

Posted on 2021-06-27 by guenni

Sicherheit (Pexels, allgemeine Nutzung)[German]The activities of the suspected Russian Nobelium group continue. Microsoft has uncovered three successful hacks of customers and informed them. In addition, a Trojan was found on a Microsoft supporter's computer. This was able to pass on information about customers to the hackers.

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Windows 11: These features disappear

Posted on 2021-06-27 by guenni

Windows[German]With the introducing of Windows 11 on June 24, 2021 (seeYes, Microsoft introduced Windows 11), Microsoft is ushering in a new era and plans to phase out Windows 10 in 2025 (see Will Windows 10 end on October 14, 2025? A bit …). Similar to new Windows 10 versions, Microsoft will also let various features disappear in Windows 11 or declare them obsolete. The only astonishing thing is that this happens long before the operating system is available.

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Windows 11 Compatibility tests (PC Health Check, WhyNotWin11)

Posted on 2021-06-26 by guenni

Windows[German]Microsoft has published a larger list of requirements that a machine must or should fulfill for the new operating system after the presentation of Windows 11 (see Yes, Microsoft has presented Windows 11). An overview can be found in the article Windows 11: Hardware requirements. However, to check whether a machine meets the requirements for Windows 11, there is a (now updated) PC Health Check tool from Microsoft, as well as the WhyNotWin11 tool, which provides more details.

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