Week in Review: Biometrics, IoT, Collaboration, etc.
This week, May 11th-15th, 2020: a new webinar to check out, biometrics for access control, new communications capabilities from major social media platforms, and more.
Blogs
NewsGuard, Now Free on Microsoft Edge, Can Help You Make Informed Decisions
Let’s face it: news and information in the age of the coronavirus is coming quickly. Every day, there are more numbers, stats, data, allegations and controversies centering around the pandemic from countless sources. In these times, business leaders should rely only on qualified and trusted sources to help them make informed decisions about the future […]
Report: Cyber Criminals Are Forging Zoom, Teams, Meet Domains
Hackers are continuing to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic and find new ways to steal our information and compromise organizational networks. According to Check Point Research, cybercriminals are meeting end users where they are, and these days that is on videoconferencing and collaboration platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack and Google Meet. Hackers are […]
LinkedIn’s Virtual Events Can Help You Stay Connected To Your Professional Community
If your organization is at all successful, there’s a very good chance you have a solid presence on LinkedIn and are adept at using the platform to make connections with potential clients, customers and partners. Now, the platform is upping its game to help make up for the lost in-person connections due to COVID-19’s effect […]
Webinar: Move Over BYOD, It’s Time To Bring Your Own Meeting
Bring Your Own Meeting is a natural extension of BYOD that allows end users to utilize UC platforms they’re most comfortable with. Learn more in our June 10th webinar.
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.
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 […]
