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Report: A Google Executive’s Son Apparently Prefers Zoom

Zoom has become so popular that even a Google executive's son prefers the platform over Google Meet. However, there are plenty of other platforms available.

April 28, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In the age of remote work and interconnectivity across the world, videoconferencing solutions are becoming essential to organizations. Platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, GoToMeeting, BlueJeans and others were already becoming increasingly popular before workers were forced to work from their homes due to COVID-19. However, Zoom has become a general term for video chatting […]

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Microsoft Teams .GIF

Microsoft Patches .GIF Vulnerability in Teams

Microsoft says it has resolved a security problem in Microsoft Teams in which an attacker could have taken over user accounts through a .GIF file.

April 27, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft says it has resolved a security problem in Microsoft Teams in which an attacker could have taken over user accounts through a .GIF file. Researchers from cybersecurity software firm CyberArk found that attackers could have used a malicious .GIF file to scrape a user’s data and ultimately take over an organization’s entire roster of […]

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Microsoft Yammer Teams

Microsoft Integrates Yammer into Teams

Microsoft’s enterprise social networking platform Yammer includes a fully interactive app called “Communities” that brings Yammer conversations into Teams.

April 24, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Just months after unveiling the redesign of its new Yammer app, Microsoft is integrating the app into its flagship unified communication and collaboration platform Teams. Yammer, Microsoft’s enterprise social networking platform used for communication across an organization, includes a fully interactive app called “Communities” that essentially brings Yammer conversations into Teams. It’s not available in […]

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Video Surveillance, COVID-19

Mitigate COVID-19 Risk on Campus with Video Surveillance

Video surveillance systems can add a level of security and be an effective tool in your organization's fight against COVID-19.

April 24, 2020 Jason Burrows Leave a Comment

It’s becoming all the more clear with each passing day how deep and far-reaching the impact of the coronavirus crisis is and will likely continue to be. It has claimed too many lives already and taken a serious toll on just about all aspects of our collective, everyday lives. Physically and emotionally, COVID-19 has truly been an […]

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iPhone security bug, Apple, Kaspersky

iPad & iPhone Security Bug Could Have Affected Over Half a Billion Devices

iPad & iPhone security bug allowed hackers to steal personal data off of the devices and could have affected over half a billion.

April 23, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Virtual Backgrounds, Zoom backgrounds

Inject Some Fun Into Your Video Calls With These 10 Virtual Background Ideas

We know these are difficult times, but you can at least have some fun during your videoconferencing calls with these virtual backgrounds.

April 23, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

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 […]

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PotterNet

PotterNet Now Features Audio Control for Mass Notification

Updated PotterNet desktop app facilitates networking, monitoring & control of IPA, AFC/ARC & PFC-4064 fire alarm control panels.

April 22, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Zoom 5.0

Zoom Releases Zoom 5.0, Adds New Security Features

Zoom is working to regain public trust as it releases Zoom 5.0, a new version of the popular videoconferencing app that includes security upgrades.

April 22, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom is working to regain public trust as it releases Zoom 5.0, a new version of the popular videoconferencing app that includes security upgrades and new data options. The general availability of Zoom 5.0 is a key milestone in the company’s 90-day plan to address security and transparency lapses with the platform after it came […]

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