[German]I see dark clouds looming for data transfer from European organizations to the US cloud? Donald Trump's presidential order also puts the axe to the EU Commission's adequacy decision, which is the basis for the use of the US cloud in Europe. The possibility of the European Court (ECJ )overturning the agreement has risen sharply.
[German]Microsoft Exchange 2019 administrators have been asking themselves when CU 15, which has been overdue since 2024, will finally be released. Microsoft has now commented on this in a tech community article and also announced further innovations. Exchange 2019 and CU 15 are already prepared for Windows Server 2025.
[German]The US cyber security authority CISA warns of a backdoor in the Contec CMS8000 patient monitor system from a Chinese manufacturer. A backdoor has been discovered in various firmware versions that enables data transmission and remote access. The devices should be isolated from the Internet or taken out of service immediately.
[German]A security vulnerability classified as high has become known in the TeamViewer client. In a security advisory dated January 28, 2025, the manufacturer warns of the vulnerability CVE-2025-0065 in its client and recommends updating to version 15.62.
[German]Since September 2021, Microsoft has provided the Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service (EEMS) for Exchange Server to improve Exchange protection. However, this service only works on systems that are up to date. Microsoft explicitly pointed this out at the end of last week.
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[German]Reolink offers surveillance cameras for various tasks. The Reolink app for Android is available to access the camera. However, the latest app versions come with three Chinese trackers, which were quietly integrated in October 2024.
[German]Anyone from the readership involved in Citrix's Technology Professional Program? There must have been the "Night of the Long Knives" at the weekend, the program mentioned is to be completely discontinued at the end of the week. The community will be informed about this. This is a blow for hardcore Citrix fans who were able to "earn" an award for special community achievements through the Technology Professional Program.
[German]With a slight delay, Microsoft also released the optional cumulative (preview) update for Windows 11 23H2 (KB5050092) on January 29, 2025. This update contains corrections that can be tested and will then be rolled out generally as fixes in the following month. Mention should be made of the correction of the audio problems that became known a few days ago.
[German]Another update today on the subject of "unlicensed OneDrive accounts", which Microsoft intends to archive or delete after 93 days. This was actually supposed to start on January 27, 2025. Microsoft has now presented a slightly updated schedule of when what is to happen.
[German]Microsoft has released optional cumulative (preview) updates for Windows 10 22H2 (KB5050081) and Windows 11 24H2 (KB5050094) on January 28, 2025. These updates contain corrections that can be tested and are then generally rolled out as fixes in the following month. It should be noted that preview updates must be manually initiated for download and installation by default (although Windows 11 22H2 and later contains options for automatic installation).
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