Tag Archives: Cloud

Azure: Container Escape Vulnerability (CVE-2022-30137) in Microsoft's Service Fabric Closed

Posted on 2022-06-30 by guenni

[German]Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks have encountered a container escape vulnerability in Microsoft's Service Fabric, which they then named FabricScape. The vulnerability allowed container escapes in Microsoft's Service Fabric, which is commonly used with Azure. Palo Alto Networks has … Continue reading →

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Office 365: Connect issues with mail and SharePoint since 08:00 a.m. (UTC) (June 21, 2022)

Posted on 2022-06-21 by guenni

[German]Folks, it's midsummer, today is the longest day of the year (at least the part that is illuminated by the sun). On the other hand, it's getting quite zap-dark at Microsoft Office 365 right now. Customers who want to check … Continue reading →

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Accusation: Microsoft patches Azure (Synapse Pwnalytics vulnerability) too slowly and endangers cloud security

Posted on 2022-06-19 by guenni

[German]You occasionally hear "we are migrating to the cloud, to Microsoft Azure, Office 365, etc., Microsoft will make sure that patching is done and vulnerabilities are closed promptly". But cloud users are, for better or worse, dependent on Microsoft's goodwill … Continue reading →

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Sign-in issues with Azure AD and Microsoft 365 services since June 2022 update

Posted on 2022-06-18 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is investigating another issue related to the June 2022 updates. It is said to affect Windows clients running on the ARM platform. On these devices, logging in to certain services is no longer possible after installing the June 14, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft account: Password cannot be changed …

Posted on 2022-06-18 by guenni

[German]There are mixed opinions about the Microsoft accounts required for online services and Windows. If there are problems with the account, the user is locked out, especially if the account has been deactivated. Now a reader told me about a … Continue reading →

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

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Microsoft account lockout due to bug when redeeming Microsoft Rewards Points (June 3, 2022)

Posted on 2022-06-05 by guenni

[German]Another small addendum (almost a warning) to owners of Microsoft accounts. It seems that there was a bug in the account management that caused the account in question to be locked when its owner tried to read in so-called Reward … Continue reading →

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Basic Authentication in Exchange Online will be discontinued as of October 2022

Posted on 2022-05-07 by guenni

[German]It was already announced September 2021 that the Basic Authentication in Exchange Online will be deactivated. The cutoff date for this disablement to begin is October 1, 2022. As of May 3, 2022, Microsoft has now reiterated this cutoff date, … Continue reading →

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Cloud security, the challenges in 2022

Posted on 2022-04-24 by guenni

[German]At the moment, it feels like every company is moving its IT to the cloud or is more or less forced to do so by the providers. You often read that the whole thing will be easier and more secure … Continue reading →

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Migrate your Classic Storage Account to Azure Resource Manager by Aug. 31, 2024

Posted on 2022-04-24 by guenni

[German]Microsoft already informed me by email at the end of March 2022 that accounts for classic storage (Classic Storage Account) will soon no longer be supported. Users will no longer be able to access this storage after August 31, 2024 … Continue reading →

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Atlassian: Jira-/Confluence outage affects customers since April 5, 2022

Posted on 2022-04-07 by guenni

[German]Atlassian's Jira platform, popular with many companies, has been down for what seems like hours. This is causing trouble for all customers who need access to the Atlassian Jira Bug System. There, information about security problems and other sensitive details … Continue reading →

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