Tag Archives: Cloud

Attention: Transcription APIs from teams will be chargeable from Sept. 1, 2023 onwards

Posted on 2023-09-06 by guenni

[German]One more small warning, even if it's currently more likely to affect developers who use Microsoft's cloud stuff via API. There is a preview of the Teams transcription APIs, which can be used to create meeting transcripts and recordings using … Continue reading →

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FYI: Citrix ShareFile worldwide down (24, Aug. 2023)

Posted on 2023-08-24 by guenni

Brief information for administrators who are responsible for Citrix ShareFile. David M. just emailed me about a worldwide outage (thanks for that). He noted that this afternoon (8/24/2023) the connection to Citrix Sharefile became slower and slower. Then the connection … Continue reading →

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CloudNordic: Ransomware, and suddenly the Danish cloud was knocked out

Posted on 2023-08-24 by guenni

[German]Customers of Danish cloud provider CloudNordic have successfully learned what it means to share responsibility. The provider had a ransomware infection when moving to a new data center, so the cloud offering was completely knocked out for the clientele. The … Continue reading →

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Microsoft's Storm-0558 cloud hack: US senator among the victims

Posted on 2023-08-16 by guenni

[German]It's been a few days since it became known that members of the suspected Chinese cyber group Storm-0558 managed to break into the Exchange Online and private outlook.com accounts of 25 organizations. Now a US senator came forward with the … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Remote PowerShell on Exchange Online will be disabled

Posted on 2023-08-15 by guenni

[German]Small reminder for administrators who maintain Microsoft's Exchange Online and still work with Remote PowerShell (RPS). In the meantime, Microsoft has deactivated RPS for new instances and this function can no longer be activated. In a few weeks, support for … Continue reading →

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

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Microsoft has fixed Azure vulnerability faster (in August 2023) after Tenable criticism

Posted on 2023-08-06 by guenni

[German]Microsoft surprisingly fixed a vulnerability in the Azure environment as reported of Aufugst 4, 2023, with a patch originally scheduled for end of September 2023. Microsoft has been aware of the vulnerability since March 2023. The harsh criticism of the … Continue reading →

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Allegedly malicious notifications from teams through Defender ZAP

Posted on 2023-08-05 by guenni

[German]I would like to ask the administrators among the readership if anyone else is experiencing the effect mentioned here. An administrator contacted me because he has been getting reports of supposedly corrupt notifications from Teams for days. In use is … Continue reading →

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Microsoft as a Security Risk? Azure vulnerability unpatched since March 2023, heavy criticism from Tenable – Part 2

Posted on 2023-08-03 by guenni

[German]Security vendor Tenable has made serious accusations against Microsoft. A critical vulnerability in Azure Active Directory (AAD, recently EntraID) has been known since March 2023, but has not yet been patched. The CEO of security vendor Tenable, Amit Yoran, sharply … Continue reading →

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Microsoft as a Security Risk? U.S. senator calls for Microsoft to be held accountable over Azure cloud hack- Part 1

Posted on 2023-08-03 by guenni

[German]Is Microsoft and its handling of vulnerabilities in its products now the "top cyber risk"? The hack of Microsoft Azure services by the suspected Chinese group Storm-0558, made possible by a stolen private MSA key, seems to have been the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft has published the TokenTheft playbook

Posted on 2023-08-03 by guenni

[German]Small note to administrators who are responsible for or manage services and applications in the (Microsoft) cloud. The theft of tokens can enable attackers to access the corresponding services. As a result of a corresponding incident, Microsoft has therefore published … Continue reading →

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