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Tag Archives: Microsoft
Unauthorized logins to Microsoft accounts despite 2FA – Part 2
[German]It's a crude situation that I still can't quite wrap my head around. I got reports form users, that for several weeks now, third parties have been accessing Microsoft accounts, as can be seen in their activity history. The users … Continue reading
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Microsoft restricts China's early access via MAPPS to vulnerabilities
[German]Teir China connections seem to have once again "come back to haunt" at Microsoft. I have come across reports that Microsoft no longer grants security researchers from China early access to zero-day vulnerabilities or proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits. The SharePoint incident … Continue reading
Microsoft on new Universal Print features
[German]Microsoft announces Universal Print Anywhere A quick update from this week. Microsoft has announced that Universal Print Anywhere is now generally available. With this new feature, users can print securely from any location and retrieve their documents from any printer … Continue reading
New insights on SharePoint Gate: Microsoft uses employees from China for maintenance
[German]Since the SharePoint disaster in July 2025, in which vulnerabilities were exploited, there have been new revelations almost every day. It has been speculated that suspected Chinese hackers were able to access internal descriptions of zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint … Continue reading
Sovereign EU cloud debacle: Microsoft cannot prevent US access
[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
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 ...
Digital sovereignty: EU cloud; Microsoft exit in Danish digital ministry; true cost of Windows 11
[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
Active user count stagnate with Microsoft's CoPilot and increase with OpenAI ChatGPT
[German]Sobering figures and a "slap in the face for Microsoft". Their CoPilot, offered by Sauer-Bier, has been stuck at 20 million weekly users for a year now. OpenAI, on the other hand, can look back on increasing user numbers with … Continue reading
Microsoft increases prices for on-premises servers and Power BI
[German]Keine Überraschung für Nutzer von Microsofts Produkten. Redmond erhöht die Preise für seine On-Premises Server-Produkte am 1. Juli 2025 um 10%. Und auch Power BI ist am 1. April 2025 wohl drastisch (bis zu 40 %) teurer geworden, wie ich … Continue reading
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Microsoft Update Catalog: Security risk due to privilege escalations (CVE-2024-49147)
[English]I'm posting another security alert here on the blog that I've had since mid-December 2024 but has "stuck". There was a critical vulnerability CVE-2024-49147 in the Microsoft Update Catalog that allowed privilege escalations in the Microsoft Update Catalog. This vulnerability … Continue reading
Edgio bankruptcy: Microsoft changes endpoints for .NET, PowerShell scripts and Win32 apps
[German]Small addendum from 27.12.2024. Microsoft was forced to change the download addresses for .NET, PowerShell scripts and Win32 applications at this time. The background to this is the insolvency of Edgio (Limelight Networks). Advertising