Tag Archives: Teams

Outlook and Teams to open links soon in Edge by default

Posted on 2023-05-03 by guenni

[German]Microsoft's bullying of users is going into the next round. Redmond wants to open web links in the Outlook for Windows app and in Microsoft Teams in the Edge browser by default. And this is to be independent of the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft agrees not to bundle Teams with Office reported

Posted on 2023-04-25 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is making a 180-degree turn and will no longer automatically bundle its Teams video conferencing and messaging app with its Microsoft 365 packages as an Office solution. That's reported be Financial Times. With this move, Redmond is trying to … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

Free Microsoft Teams (classic) to be discontinued, data backup required by April 12, 2023

Posted on 2023-02-05 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has announced, that the free offer of Microsoft Teams (classic) will be terminated. Companies should switch to the paid Microsoft Teams Essentials subscription. However, there is still a free option to use Microsoft Teams. But those who have been … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Teams: Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

Posted on 2023-01-28 by guenni

A little note about security on Microsoft Teams. Two security researchers @adm1nkyj1 and @jinmo123 participated in pwn2own 2022 in Vancouver. There they tried to hack Microsoft Teams, but failed due to time allocation. Both discovered a bug that allowed an … Continue reading →

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"Breaking news": Microsoft Teams supports now "Games for Work" …

Posted on 2022-11-18 by guenni

The other day, a message went around the Internet announcing a new feature in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has unlocked a new "Games for Work" feature. Boring online meeting with the boss – why not play a Minesweeper or Solitaire on … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Teams stores authentication tokens as plain text in Windows, Linux, Macs

Posted on 2022-09-18 by guenni

[German]The desktop app for Microsoft Teams stores authentication tokens as plain text on the Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. This allows attackers to access accounts using these tokens even if multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been enabled. Customers should rely on … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Teams Bugs: Blocks Emergency calls, unpatched phishing vulnerability since March 2021

Posted on 2021-12-23 by guenni

[German]Another collective article on Microsoft Teams, which is widely used, but has a somewhat idiosyncratic implementation and above all is teeming with bugs and attracts negative attention in this regard every now and then. Today on offer: Since March 2021, … Continue reading →

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Outlook Add-On for Microsoft Edge

Posted on 2021-08-24 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has an extension (add-on) for the Edge browser that allows access to various Outlook services (hotmail.com or outlook.com) such as Mail, Calendar, Teams, etc. directly in the browser. Advertising

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Microsoft Teams released, free for private use

Posted on 2021-05-17 by guenni

Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) s a platform launched globally in 2017 that combines chat, (video) meetings, notes and attachments. The service is integrated into the Microsoft 365 suite with Microsoft Office and Skype/Skype for Business – and also into Office … Continue reading →

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Data protection officer stopps use of Microsoft Teams in schools of German state Hesse

Posted on 2021-04-02 by guenni

[German]The use of Microsoft Teams in schools of German state Hesse (Hessen) is being phased out for data protection reasons. This has just been announced by the Hessian data protection commissioner. Data protection-compliant substitute solutions are available for use for … Continue reading →

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