[German]Google is changing its terms of use for Google accounts (Gmail, Google Drive) etc. as of June 1, 2021. This also affects the question of what happens when such an account is not used for a longer period of time. Here is a brief overview of this issue.
[German]On January 5, 2021(first Tuesday of the month, Office Patchday) Microsoft released several non-security updates for versions of Microsoft Office that are still supported. Here is a brief overview.
[German]On January 14, 2020, one year ago, support with security updates for Windows 7 expired for most users. But millions of systems continue to run this operating system version and are connected to the Internet. Microsoft provides security updates till January 2023 for some users. Here's a quick look at that issue.
[German]Slack, a web-based instant messaging service provider, experienced a massive global disruption on January 4, 2021. Users experienced login issues and were unable to use the service.
[German]More and more details about the SolarWinds hack are coming to light, and more and more questions are surfacing. There are a large number of people affected, raising the question of the attackers' targets. In addition, questions are growing louder about why the early warning systems in the U.S. did not kick in, and whether outsourcing to SolarWinds dependencies in Eastern Europe made the attack possible in the first place.
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[German]To kick off 2021, I'd like to take a quick look at cybersecurity trends. What can we expect in the next 12 months in this regard, especially after many tasks were moved to the home office in 2020 as part of the Covid 19 pandemic.
[German]A brief note for admins responsible for security in Active Directory structures and 'secure workstations'. Microsoft has retired the Enhanced Security Admin Environment (ESAE) architectural approach to securing AD computer structures.
With the Covid-19 pandemic forcing many countries to go into lockdown, people are having to talk to their friends and family or customers online rather than in person. The good news: Most messenger apps are secure, but be careful with Facebook Messenger and Telegram – they're not secure by default.
[German]Microsoft has admitted that the hackers who introduced the SolarWinds backdoor into the Orion software had access to project source code. Code could allegedly not be changed, however.
That's what I wish all blog readers – and also health and happiness – and of course no New Year's hangover.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
