Who Got Hacked This Week? May 11 Edition
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, May 11, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
Blogs
Microsoft Aims to Reduce ‘Reply All’ Headaches With New Feature
Your CEO sends a company-wide email about organizational changes, and one mistake triggers a headache for the entire company. Yes, I’m talking about the dreaded reply all storm that can destroy productivity and your inbox for hours and even a few days. To help stop this incredibly annoying thing from happening, Microsoft is launching the […]
Microsoft to Add Intelligent Writing Assistant to Outlook
Microsoft is reportedly looking to compete with Google’s Smart Compose feature in Gmail with a new text prediction capability and intelligent writing assistant for Outlook. According to The Verge, citing a support document, Microsoft’s text predictions will allow Outlook.com and Outlook on the web to writ emails users with predictive technology that offers suggestions while […]
Week in Review: Cybersecurity, Coding, Zoom, etc.
This week, May 4th-8th, 2020: cybersecurity amidst COVID-19, employee monitoring services, coding news from Red Hat Summit, and more.
COVID-19 Could Hurt Adoption of Contact Biometrics, Help Facial Recognition
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause a significant pushback on biometric device shipments, creating a major revenue drop of $2 billion over the course of 2020, according to global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research. At the same, COVID-19 has given rise to new identification and surveillance needs, prompting further investments in biometric artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm […]
Cyber Security Tips from Pros: World Password Day Reminds Us We Need Them
Today is World Password Day, and it’s a great reminder that we should always strive to promote better password management. According to National Day Calendar, security researcher Mark Burnett first encouraged people to have a “password day,” where they update important passwords in his 2005 book Perfect Passwords. Inspired by his idea, Intel Security took the […]
NYC Schools Reverse Zoom Ban for Remote Learning
New York City teachers will once again be allowed to use Zoom to connect with their students for remote learning. That’s according to a statement released by the New York City Department of Education on Wednesday, which announced the reversal of the department’s previous ban of the platform. In early April, the department told teachers to stop […]
What the AV and IT Convergence Means for You
AV and IT technology have become increasingly inseperable, and this convergence of the two technologies means technology managers need to work with both AV integrators and MSPs in order to get complete solutions.
Zoom Acquires Secure Messaging Service Keybase, Previews Encryption Plans
Zoom has taken great lengths to assure us that the company is doing everything it can to boost the security of its popular videoconferencing and collaboration platform, including embarking on a 90-day plan to strengthen its safety and introducing new security features. The company just took another big step by acquiring Keybase, makers of a […]
Do Employee Monitoring Services Actually Work?
Employee monitoring services take screenshots, monitor mouse movement and keyboard clicks, and deliver reports on employee activity – but I don’t think they measure the right activities to correctly measure performance.
