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Tag Archives: Cloud
Outlook.com and OneDrive down – consequence of cyber attacks? (June 8, 2023)
[German]Microsoft has been struggling with outages in its cloud services (Exchange Online, Outlook.com) for days. Now, as of June 8, 2023, Outlook.com and OneDrive services are down again (probably worldwide). May be technical in nature – but there is a … Continue reading
Windows Terminal Server: OneDrive for Business constantly asks for credentials
[German]I got reports where a Terminal Server environment is causing isues. Users have to log in to OneDrive for Business every time they log in to the Terminal Server. Quick question: Is someone from you is affected by the same … Continue reading
Cloud operating system Windows 365 available as preview
[German]At the BUILD 2023 developer conference, Microsoft also announced the availability of its Windows 365 cloud operating system as a public preview. It is the long-awaited cloud operating system that can be booted from a Windows 11 workstation but runs … Continue reading
Microsoft started enforcing number matching on MFA since May 8, 2023
[German]Just a reminder to administrators who are responsible for Microsoft's cloud environments (Azure, etc.) in companies. It has probably been known for a long time, but as of May 8, 2023, the provider Microsoft will switch its multi-factor authentication (MFA) … Continue reading
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Cloud Threat Report Volume 7 (April 2023)
[German]The run on the cloud continues unabated, but the number of vulnerabilities and security threats is steadily increasing. Misconfigurations, weak credentials, lack of authentication, unpatched vulnerabilities and malicious (infected) open source software (OSS) threaten security. Some developers hard-pack credentials into … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
3 vulnerabilities discovered in MS Azure API management
[German]Security researchers from Israeli security vendor Ermetic have discovered three vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Azure API management. Two server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities and an unrestricted file upload issue create risks for the Microsoft cloud environment. The vulnerabilities could be abused … Continue reading
Microsoft 365 Apps are getting a unified cloud.microsoft domain
[German]Brief information for administrators of Microsoft solutions in companies. Microsoft wants to standardize the domain names previously used to access cloud functions, such as outlook.com, live.com, microsoft365.com, office.com, onenote.com, etc., in the future and make them accessible via sub-domains under … Continue reading
Microsoft 365 has been disrupted – apps missing sporadically (April 20, 2023)
[German]There was a disruption of Microsoft 365 services (I got first reports on April 19, 2023) during the last hours. User can't reach apps in Microsoft 365 – the page ist empty. Microsoft investigated that and has now recovered, according … Continue reading
AlienFox: Toolkit to compromise email and web hosting services in the cloud
[German]AlienFox is a toolkit for compromising email and web hosting services. This toolkit is highly modular, comes in multiple versions, and attempts to exploit misconfigurations in the cloud to grab credentials for services such as AWS, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, … Continue reading
Citrix Cloud Connector May 2023 upgrade requires new DigiCert G4 root and intermediate certificates
[German]Brief note for administrators who are responsible for the deployment of the Citrix Cloud Connector. Normally, there is no need to worry about an update of this connector. However, in early May 2023, there is a connector update that administrators … Continue reading