New research from Crestron Electronics found that 84% of employees regularly have at least one remote meeting participant join their meetings, suggesting that organizations need more flexible and scalable hybrid work and meeting solutions. The Rockleigh, N.J.-based specialist in workplace collaboration technology, unveiled the findings of a new research report covering the modern workplace experience. […]
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Microsoft Releases Preview of Azure AD CBA Support on Mobile Devices via YubiKey
Azure AD CBA on iOS and Android via the YubiKey gives admins the ability to require phishing-resistant MFA on mobile without having to provision certificates on the user’s mobile device.
Microsoft is releasing the public preview of Azure Active Directory (AD) Certificate-based Authentication (CBA) on iOS and Android devices using certificates on hardware security keys from Yubico. The company first announced the general availability of Azure AD CBA during Ignite 2022 as part of the company’s commitment to President Joe Biden’s executive order on improving […]
Microsoft Enhances Control for Configuring Firewall Rules with Defender
Microsoft is releasing Windows Defender Firewall security capabilities that allow for reusing group settings and support using FQDN rules.
Microsoft is releasing enhanced Windows Defender Firewall security capabilities that allow for reusing group settings to target devices and users and support the use of Fully Qualified Domain Name rules. According to Microsoft, these new capabilities in Intune are designed to simplify management and provide more advanced controls to configure Firewall rules, giving IT admins […]
OpenSSL Bugs: What IT Admins Need to Know
The bugs impacting newer versions of OpenSSL are not as severe as once feared, but IT admins should still be expecting a wave of patches.
OpenSSL has released fixes for high-severity vulnerabilities affecting versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.6 that can cause a denial of service or remote code execution and allow attackers to take control of an affected system. However, the bugs are not as severe as once feared. The OpenSSL project, the organization that maintains the general-purpose cryptography and secure […]
IBM Unveils Specialized Chip for AI
The IBM Artificial Intelligence Unit is a new system-on-chip designed to run and train deep learning models better than a CPU.
IBM is unveiling a new system-on-chip designed to run and train deep learning models faster and more efficiently than a general-purpose CPU called the Artificial Intelligence Unit (AIU). The chip, designed by the IBM Research AI Hardware Center, is dedicated to AI in the same way that diesel fuel is dedicated for diesel engines. The […]
Microsoft Streamlines Just-in-Time Apple Device Registration with Intune
Microsoft is releasing Just in Time Registration for Setup Assistant with modern authentication for Apple devices that enroll through Apple’s Automated Device Enrollment.
Microsoft is releasing Just in Time Registration for Setup Assistant with modern authentication for iOS and iPadOS devices that enroll through Apple’s Automated Device Enrollment. According to a Microsoft blog, this is an improvement to the Setup Assistant with modern authentication enrollment method since it no longer requires the Company Portal app for Azure AD […]
9 Tips for Unified Communications Success
Every company is working to find a hybrid work solution, which means productivity tools are no longer a “nice-to-have” but a “must-have.”
Every company is working to find a hybrid work solution, which means productivity tools are no longer a “nice-to-have” but a “must-have.” Shockingly, most organizations just deployed something in haste to adapt to work during the pandemic. Using disparate tools that don’t fit into long-term plans, most companies don’t have a way to monitor, update, […]
Planar Display Solutions Mesmerize Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU
Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University's new HQ features a striking collection of Planar displays.
Oregon-based Planar, prominent in visualization technology, announced that Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University (Thunderbird) selected the company as the display technology partner for its new global headquarters in downtown Phoenix. In celebration of Thunderbird’s 75th anniversary, the new five-story, 110,000-square-foot, high-tech facility features an impressive selection of Planar display solutions. According […]
Is an Autonomous SOC Possible?
A fully autonomous security operations center that removes the human element is a "pipe dream," says one Forrester analyst.
The idea of a fully autonomous cybersecurity system could mean the end of burnout and stress among IT security professionals and a sizable decrease in successful attacks, but that idea is a “pipe dream,” says a Forrester analyst. In a recent blog post, Allie Mellen, a senior analyst with Forrester, says many security vendors share […]
Gartner: Public Cloud Spending Set For Over 20% growth
Gartner says public cloud end user spending will grow by 20.7% next year as organizations look to the cloud to help support growth.
End user spending on public cloud services is projected to grow by more than 20% next year as organizations look to the cloud to help support growth amid economic uncertainties, according to new Gartner analysis. The Stamford, Conn.-based analyst firm’s forecast of public cloud end user spending paints a picture of how organizations are viewing […]
