Week in Review: Avoid Phishing, Database Software, Videoconferencing Fatigue, etc.
This week, April 20-24, 2020: making sure students and faculty don’t fall for phishing attacks, database software for SMBs, Zoom and AWS updates, and more.
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FileCloud Offers Remote Workers Secure Access to On-Premises Data
With millions working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations have uncovered a problem: many employees don’t have access to critical files stored in on-premises servers and storage applications. VPNs struggle in lower-bandwidth environments, making desktop access a messy process and mobile access downright difficult. FileCloud, a cloud-agnostic enterprise file sync, sharing and data governance […]
AWS Launches Amazon AppFlow for Bridge Between SaaS apps, AWS Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched Amazon AppFlow, a fully managed service that makes it easier and more secure to transfer data between common enterprise apps and AWS services. In a press release, the cloud platform giant said Amazon AppFlow allows for the transfer of data without writing custom integration code for common enterprise software-as-a-service […]
iPad & iPhone Security Bug Could Have Affected Over Half a Billion Devices
A security firm has reportedly found a flaw in over half a billion iPhones and iPads which left the devices vulnerable to hackers. Reuters reports an iPad and iPhone security bug was discovered by mobile security forensics company ZecOps during its investigation into an attack in 2019. ZecOPs CEO Zuk Avraham says his evidence points […]
Inject Some Fun Into Your Video Calls With These 10 Virtual Background Ideas
The world is becoming increasingly familiar with Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms due to the COVID-19 lockdown, and that means we’re discovering the ins and outs of these apps. Many of these apps offer options to blur your background so your messy room isn’t visible to your colleagues, clients, family or friends. But, some platforms […]
Is Videoconferencing Fatigue a Real Thing? I Doubt It.
A recent article from the BBC on Zoom fatigue has made its way around the technology sphere, but I wonder if it’s a bit overblown.
Why Your AV Integrator Needs a Cybersecurity Strategy
According to an IBM report, the average total cost of a data breach worldwide is $3.92M, while the average cost in the United States jumps up to $8.19. You don’t want your firm on the hook for causing a breach at customer sites. According to Commercial Integrator’s State of the Industry Survey conducted in December […]
Data-Mining Company Palantir Will Gather COVID-19 Data for U.S.
After success working with global intelligence, military, and law enforcement agencies, Palantir will gather data and information on COVID-19 for HHS Protect Now.
PotterNet Now Features Audio Control for Mass Notification
PotterNet has updated the Fire & Facility Supervising Station to now include audio for mass notification. PotterNet is a desktop application that facilitates the networking, monitoring and control of IPA, AFC/ARC and PFC-4064 fire alarm control panels. The application utilizes a distributed client-server model for communication in order to reduce or eliminate single points of […]
Google, Cisco Announce New Cloud Solution to Bridge Apps, Networks
Google and Cisco are developing the Cisco DS-WAN Cloud Hub with Google Cloud, what they call the tech industry’s first automated application-centric multicloud network fabric in which applications and enterprise networks can share service-level agreement settings, security policy and compliance data. The goal of the new solution is to provide predictable application performance and consistent […]
