Tag Archives: Cloud

Cyber incident at SIP trunk provider Colt (from August 14, 2025)

Posted on 2025-08-19 by guenni

[German]I have no idea whether and how many blog readers use the SIP trunk services of the provider Colt (colt.net) for telephony. The provider has suffered a cyber incident (possibly since last Thursday). This also affects the SIP trunk solutions … Continue reading →

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Sovereign EU cloud debacle: Microsoft cannot prevent US access

Posted on 2025-07-26 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has inflated a huge balloon with regard to European cloud offerings. Data centers in Europe, a "European Microsoft cloud" for digital sovereignty. And then a Microsoft manager had to admit under oath that this does not protect against access … Continue reading →

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Microsoft says it's ending U.S. Defense Department cloud maintenance by Chinese software engineers

Posted on 2025-07-20 by guenni

[German]That was kind of quick reaction after Microsoft was caught as a kind of  "with its finger in the honey pot", so to speak. A week after ProPublica's report, that Microsoft uses software engineers in China to maintain it's federal … Continue reading →

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Insane: Microsoft let Chinese software engineers maintain the cloud of US Department of Defense

Posted on 2025-07-16 by guenni

[German]It's a "bombshell" that ProPublica has just dropped. Microsoft is using engineers in China to maintain the US Department of Defense's cloud computer systems. There is only minimal monitoring by poorly qualified American personnel. Microsoft has so far ignored all … Continue reading →

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

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Belkin USA ends support for Wemo SmartHome devices

Posted on 2025-07-13 by guenni

[German]The US branch of Belkin (provider of SmartHome accessories), has just announced that it will discontinue support for many of its Wemo SmartHome components as of January 31, 2026. From this date, various intelligent Wemo SmartHome components that rely on … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) App Attach fails

Posted on 2025-07-03 by guenni

[German]Brief information for administrators in the blog readership who use Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and are migrating clients to Windows 11. Under Windows 11 24H2 there is a problem that the App Attach feature of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) does … Continue reading →

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Digital sovereignty: EU cloud; Microsoft exit in Danish digital ministry; true cost of Windows 11

Posted on 2025-06-17 by guenni

[German]The Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs is saying goodbye to Microsoft and will move (probably to Linux and) to LibreOffice in near future – thanks to Trump. And the LibreOffice makers have set their sights on Windows 11 in order … Continue reading →

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Googles Cloud "Risk Protection Program" (RPP)

Posted on 2025-06-16 by guenni

[GER]I'm posting some information here on the blog that I received from Google in mid-May 2025. Google Cloud has announced that it is expanding its Risk Protection Program (RPP) to over 30 EMEA markets (including DACH). The program is about … Continue reading →

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Volkswagen hack via OTP bypass; access to personal vehicle data

Posted on 2025-05-20 by guenni

[German]A frustrated buyer of a used VW vehicle was unable to register for Connected Car because the data was sent to the previous owner. So he took a closer look and was able to determine the server access data through … Continue reading →

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