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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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Microsoft Graph: Upcoming billing changes

Posted on 2022-06-08 by guenni

[German]A small note to administrators and developers who are responsible for the use of Microsoft Teams and use a data export via Microsoft Graph from Microsoft Teams. You have noticed that this export will be charged in the future? Whether … Continue reading →

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Facebook manager Sheryl Sandberg steps down and leaves Meta

Posted on 2022-06-02 by guenni

She was the number 2 behind Marc Zuckerberg, the Facebook manager Sheryl Sandberg. After 14 years in the service of this social media company, Sandberg now announced that she is stepping down and leaving the company. Advertising

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Broadcom acquires VMware for 61 billion US-$

Posted on 2022-05-27 by guenni

[German]There is an agreement from Broadcom with the management of the cloud and virtualization specialist VMware, to acquire VMware (if the competition authorities approve). Broadcom confirmed this in an announcement dated May 25, 2022. The purchase price is expected to … Continue reading →

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Interpol arrests Nigerian head of BEC fraud gang

Posted on 2022-05-26 by guenni

[German]Interpol, together with the Nigerian police, was able to arrest the head of a BEC (Business Email Compromise) gang. The gang had been targeted by investigators for numerous email scams, and security researchers from Palo Alto Networks and other firms … Continue reading →

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

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Nomination for the European Cybersecurity Blogger Award 2022 – we are now underdogs

Posted on 2022-05-25 by guenni

[German]London-based Eskenzi PR intend also in 2022 to grant the European Cybersecurity Blogger Award. There are usually various categories and in past years people like Troy Hunt have been nominated and awarded. I just found out that the German edition … Continue reading →

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Comparitech acquired by Aura (Hotspot Shield)

Posted on 2022-05-24 by guenni

[German]Another short news item that came to my attention the other day. Comparitech, a British consumer information and comparison site that is also active in the field of security, was taken over in the fall of 2021 by Aura, which … Continue reading →

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15 years of "Borns IT and Windows Blog"

Posted on 2022-05-08 by guenni

[German]I realized yesterday, my German "Borns IT and Windows Blog" (the sibling of my blog "Born's Tech and Windows World" here) has been around for 15 years. So to say "15 years guiding users and administrators through the numerous cliffs … Continue reading →

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motionEyeOS: People who want to continue the project wanted

Posted on 2022-03-31 by guenni

[German]motionEyeOS is a Linux distribution that turns your single-board computer into a video surveillance system. However, the developer of motionEyeOS can no longer actively work on this project for personal reasons, as he writes. If anyone is interested in taking … Continue reading →

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Microsoft stops sales in Russia

Posted on 2022-03-05 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has stopped all business sales of its products and services in Russia with immediate effect due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This sales stop affects both hardware, such as Xbox and Surface devices. But it also includes online … Continue reading →

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