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- J. Fichtner on Windows 11 24H2: Preview Update KB5046740 (November 21, 2024)
- Mika on Excel 2016 can no longer load add-ins after Nov. 2024 update KB5002653
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- J. Fichtner on Windows 11 24H2: Preview Update KB5046740 (November 21, 2024)
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- Anonymous on Windows: Microsoft's Bing wallpaper app as "adware"?
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Category Archives: Cloud
Exchange Online Delicensing Resiliency: Protection against unintentional delicensing actions
[German]Microsoft introduced the "Exchange Online Delicensing Resiliency" feature in Exchange Online at the beginning of November 2024. This allows administrators to protect Exchange Online mailboxes from unintentional de-licensing by granting a 30-day grace period for license removal. Here is some … Continue reading
Microsoft 365 MFA mandatory for admins from Feb. 3, 2025
[German]Quick note for administrators of Microsoft 365 tenants. As of February 3, 2025, Microsoft will begin enforcing multifactor authentication (MFA) for access to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. The option to suspend this MFA for 14 days will then be … Continue reading
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Microsoft 365-Problem: SAS-URL not available, Error 500
[German]A German blog reader has pointed out that the PST import into a Microsoft 365 tenant has not worked since at least November 1, 2024 using a SAS URL. The import tool is reporting Error 500 for his German Microsoft … Continue reading
Microsoft: Attacks on cloud customers by stealing login data
[German]Microsoft security experts have observed various intrusion activities aimed at stealing the credentials of several Microsoft customers. These attacks by suspected state actors (China-Russia) were probably successful and were made possible by password spray attacks or via RDP.
Okta has closed a login vulnerability that allowed an arbitrary password
[German]Does anyone from my readers use the Okta authentication service? Once again there is a security report about this provider. Okta has just closed a login vulnerability that allowed users to log in to certain accounts with any password since … Continue reading
Exchange Online: IPv6 Update
[German]Microsoft has supported IPv6 in Exchange Online for outgoing email for some time now and also prefers this for data traffic. In a Techcommunity post dated October 30, 2024, the Microsoft team has now summarized the changes to IPv6 support … Continue reading
Issues with Microsoft 365 account – nothing is displayed
[German]Short article on the topic "Problems with a Microsoft 365 account", which was brought to my attention by a reader. The administration interface no longer shows any data for the account and the reader is hoping for a tip from … Continue reading
Microsoft Azure requires MFA since October 15, 2024 – postponement possible
[German]Microsoft wants administrators to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to log in to Azure from October 15, 2024, although a delay of up to 5 months is possible.
Microsoft will end support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in Azure on October 31, 2024
[German]Briefreminder for administrators – who certainly have the topic on their agenda: Microsoft will end support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in Azure on October 31, 2024.
US Department of Justice (DoJ) two Sudaneses for running Anonymous Sudan Cyberattacks
[German]Successful investigation by US prosecutors against the group Anonymous Sudan, which was responsible for numerous DDoS attacks (including on Microsoft, Cloudflare, OpenAI, etc.). Two Sudanese brothers have been charged with operating the group and carrying out numerous DDoS attacks.