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Ransomware Attackers Vow to Not Strike Healthcare During COVID-19 Pandemic

March 24, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Although more cybercriminals have been capitalizing on coronavirus fears, at least some ransomware gangs say they will forgo targeting healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 crisis. BleepingComputer reached out to operators of the Maze, DoppelPaymer, Ryuk, Sodinokibi/REvil, PwndLocker and AKO Ransomware infections to see if they would continue attacking health and medical organizations during the pandemic. DoppelPayer told BleepingComputer […]

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Who Got Hacked This Week? March 23 Edition

March 23, 2020 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, March 23, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.

Microsoft Azure to Prioritize First Responders, Healthcare, Government During, Remote Work COVID-19

March 23, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If Microsoft is faced with any cloud capacity constraints in any region during the COVID-19 crisis, top priority will go to first responders, health and emergency management services, critical government infrastructure and keeping remote workers up and running. In an Azure blog post, Microsoft said it has developed clear criteria for the priority of new […]

Mass Notification System Best Practices: Getting the Most Reach

March 23, 2020 Richard Roe Leave a Comment

On Jan. 10, 2019, Kevin Limbaugh opened fire and killed Davis, Calif., police officer Natalie Corona. Limbaugh fled, sparking a city-wide manhunt that ended hours later when he killed himself. During the hours-long chaos, the University of California, Davis — which is just blocks from where the rookie officer was killed — sent text and […]

Internet Usage Spikes Amid COVID-19 Lockdown, but Should Hold

March 23, 2020 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

While internet usage grows as a result of COVID-19 quarantines, working hours lengthen, and U.S. infrastructure should be able to get the job done.

Six Ways to Make Productive Use of Your Downtime While Working From Home

March 20, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The staff at My TechDecisions and sister publications Commercial Integrator, CE Pro, Campus Safety and Security Sales & Integration has just completed its first week out of the office due to COVID-19. We’re due back in the office some time in April, but that date could very well be pushed back if things get progressively […]

Zoom, UC Platforms Are Becoming More Than Just An Enterprise Tool During COVID-19

March 19, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom, Webex, Microsoft Teams, BlueJeans and other videoconferencing apps were created to help enterprises communicate quickly and effectively. Videoconferencing solutions and apps help organizations save time and money by organizing large meetings with a few clicks. Now, with large parts of the world shut down due to COVID-19, these same apps are becoming a useful […]

An Update About Huawei: What Decision Makers Need to Know

March 19, 2020 Jessica Messier Leave a Comment

A recently passed bill bans government money from buying tech equipment from Huawei for American companies.

Plan Ahead of COVID with These Office Comfort ‘Hacks’

March 19, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Although it may sound privileged to say this in the midst of a disaster like COVID: this public health crisis won’t last forever. We will be heading back to the office at some point. And while we’ve already shared some great ways to keep comfortable and professional while working from home, a wise employer will be thinking […]

Looking Professional While on Video Calls: Yes, It’s Important

March 18, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

As my cat gracefully stretched herself into frame during a Zoom chat I had with my coworkers yesterday, I began to wonder if I was exuding professionalism, as it were. It was only a chat with two close coworkers as we all were working from home. So it’s not like they cared if my pet […]

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