Gain more control over your outbound emails: Our new attachment blocker

Retarus Attachment Blocker reliably protects your network from emails containing malicious attachments or dangerous file properties. This proven tool effectively enhances your protection against malware, zero-day exploits, and other email-related threats. The newly updated version offers additional features for even greater control.

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In cold print: Microsoft unable to guarantee European data remains within Europe

It’s not every day that Microsoft publicly admits to European data not being safe from access by US government agencies. However, that is exactly what Anton Carniaux, Microsoft France’s Director of Public and Legal Affairs, was forced to acknowledge under sworn testimony during a recent French Senate inquiry

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Europe at the Crossroads of Digital Sovereignty

Donald Trump’s new economic policy path represents more than a mere trade dispute—it serves as a stress test for Europe’s digital sovereignty. Tariffs and economic pressure starkly illustrate the deep entanglement between economic interests and technological dependencies. When essential IT services are sourced from providers influenced by increasingly erratic political environments, the issue transcends economics, emerging as a strategic vulnerability.

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When even Microsoft comes to a halt – lessons learned from the recent email outages

Over the past few days, a number of reports made headline news: At the beginning of the week, Microsoft announced problems with its Outlook service for private users. Many users were temporarily unable to access their email accounts via the web service or their email clients. Only a few days earlier, corporate customers in Germany had also been affected and within Microsoft 365, access to Exchange Online was severely impacted.

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