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Take This Short Survey on Collaboration Technology

In an effort to learn more about organizations’ collaboration needs, My TechDecisions is asking our audience to take this short survey.

April 21, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In an effort to learn more about organizations’ collaboration and meeting room needs, My TechDecisions is asking our audience of IT professionals to take this short survey. Unified communications and collaboration have emerged as key technologies that have helped organizations everywhere overcome a pandemic and stay connected. Platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex […]

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AVI Systems Velocity Signature

AVI Systems’ Velocity Signature Launches, Unveils New Brand Identity for Magenium, Offerings Expand

AVI Systems launches Velocity Signature systems, rebrands Microsoft Consulting Practice, Magenium; expands AVI Vision.

April 20, 2023 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

In AVI Systems news this week, the global AV/UC systems integrator announced a new Velocity Signature Meeting space system to meet Microsoft Teams Room specifications. In addition, the company also unveiled a new brand and visual identity for Magenium, its Microsoft Consulting Practice. The company also expanded its global program management offering, AVI Vision. AVI […]

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3CX Hack Supply Chain attack compromise

‘Cascading Supply Chain Compromise’ Led to 3CX Compromise

The malicious activity that led to the supply chain attacks leveraging the 3CX desktop app was actually another supply chain compromise.

April 20, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The compromise that led to the supply chain attack leveraging the 3CX desktop app was actually another supply chain compromise, according to cybersecurity forensics firm Mandiant. The Google-owned company published a blog detailing the supply chain compromise that affected the 3CX desktop app, which was allegedly perpetrated by a North Korean entity. However, the 3CX […]

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ChatGPT, AI, Microsoft, Work Trend Index, Generative AI

Why ChatGPT’s Versatility Makes it a Game-Changer in the Competitive Cloud Market

ChatGPT's cloud-based generative AI has disruptive potential and the capacity to transform every offering from Microsoft.

April 18, 2023 Satish Subramani Leave a Comment

Microsoft is reportedly investing a whopping $10 billion in OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT and DALL-E. The eight-year-old firm with no mainstream product or revenue model has dominated the news headlines ever since it released an AI Chatbot to market in November 2022. So, what is ChatGPT and what can it do? What is ChatGPT […]

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NASA Curiosity Rover Software Update

NASA’s Curiosity Software Update Makes Patch Tuesday Seem Like a Breeze

NASA spent nine years on a major software update to the Curiosity rover designed to help protect its wheels and make maneuvering easier.

April 17, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Patching and updating systems is one of the core responsibilities of an IT professional, yet that task often proves challenging depending on the number of devices and applications that need to be patched in the organization. However, those systems are typically located on Earth. Imagine trying to patch a system on an entirely different planet. […]

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insider threats, military document leak, Jack Teixeira, insider risk

The Alleged U.S. Military Document Leaker Worked in IT

The Air National Guardsman and IT worker arrested for leaking sensitive documents is a reminder to take insider risk seriously.

April 14, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The FBI has arrested an alleged leaker of sensitive and highly classified U.S. military documents on the Ukraine-Russia conflict, arresting a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman and accusing him of posting the documents on a Discord server. That individual, Jack Teixeira, was an IT worker for the Air National Guard, working as a Cyber Defense […]

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HoloLens 2 Windows 11

Windows 11, New Features Coming to HoloLens 2

Microsoft is bringing Windows 11 to HoloLens 2, adding new security and collaboration features to the industrial mixed reality solution.

April 14, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is bringing Windows 11 to HoloLens 2, adding the security, collaboration and other features of the company’s newest operating system to its industrial metaverse and mixed reality solution. According to Microsoft, security was a major driver in bringing Windows 11 to HoloLens 2, helping users of the mixed reality solution feel confident when building […]

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Cybersecurity testing, penetration testing, cyber threats

Is Your Organization Testing Against the Right Cyber Threats?

New research shows that organizations are testing against cyber threats in the headlines rather than attacks they're more likely to face.

April 12, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ransomware, supply chain attacks and nation-state threat actors have grabbed mainstream headlines in recent years, and organizations are largely recognizing that they must invest more in cybersecurity to defend against those emerging techniques. However, new research shows that some organizations are prioritizing defending against those trending, newsworthy threats at the expense of the threats actually […]

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June 2023 Patch Tuesday. Patch Tuesday,

April 2023 Patch Tuesday: CLFS Under Active Attack Again; 10-Year-Old Bug Reissued

IT administrators have a busy month with Microsoft alone releasing patches for 100 vulnerabilities, including one under active attack.

April 11, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

IT administrators in Microsoft environments have about 100 patches to apply for the April 2023 Patch Tuesday release, including one in Windows Common Log File System Driver that is being actively exploited and another one from 2013 that is being reissued. The company released patches to fix 97 vulnerabilities in its products, which was in […]

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