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UCaaS Enterprise Connect

Ranking UCaaS Providers at Enterprise Connect

Moving to the cloud was already a smart move before the COVID-19 pandemic, but 2020 will mark one of the largest migrations ever.

August 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

With employees working remotely and organizations looking for ways to remain viable and stay in business, the cloud and unified communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) are in demand more than ever. Moving to the cloud was already a smart move before the COVID-19 pandemic, but 2020 will mark one of the largest migrations ever, says Diane Myers, senior […]

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams Could Be the ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Videoconferencing Wars

The world was introduced to a litany of videoconferencing solutions earlier this year, but some UCC experts say Microsoft Teams will come out on top.

July 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Over the last few months, the world got a crash course in videoconferencing and collaboration technology. With remote work now part of our culture, platforms like Zoom, BlueJeans, Lifesize, Webex, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams have become a must have for most organizations that typically reported to an office setting. However, Microsoft Teams, which is […]

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Phishing Success

Microsoft Seizes Domains Used in COVID-19 Phishing Attacks

Microsoft took action to stop a cybercriminal network from launching phishing attacks designed to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft took action to stop a cybercriminal network from launching coronavirus-related phishing attacks, according to newly unsealed court records. In a blog post, the company detailed its actions taken in the case, which now includes seizing control of key domains in the criminals’ infrastructure to prevent future attacks. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]

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Fortinet, ransomware, zero day vulnerabilities, log4shell

Russian Military Hackers Have Exploited an Email Software

NSA announces that a group of Russian hackers called the Sandworm team have breached a vulnerability in the email software Exim Mail Transfer Agent.

May 29, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

A group of hackers affiliated with the Russian government has exploited flaws in an email software, according to the National Security Agency. Their recent advisory said the group, called “Sandworm team,” is a part of Russia’s military intelligence agency that exploited a vulnerability in Exim Mail Transfer Agent  since last August. More from a recent […]

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Outlook Email Sync

Microsoft to Roll Out Signature Sync for Outlook

Microsoft is planning to release an update for Outlook that will let users save their email signature to the cloud so it can be identical across devices.

May 26, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is planning to release an update for Outlook that will let users configure an email signature and have it saved to the cloud so signatures are identical across devices. The update, which Microsoft details on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap website, was originally previewed in September when the company said it was planning some kind […]

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Microsoft Reply All

Microsoft Aims to Reduce ‘Reply All’ Headaches With New Feature

Microsoft is launching the Reply All Storm Protection feature in Exchange Online to help reduce the impact that reply all storms can have on organizations.

May 11, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

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 […]

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NSA Collaboration Security

NSA Releases Security Criteria for Meeting Platforms

The U.S. National Security Agency has published a security assessment of 13 popular communication and collaboration platforms.

May 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Large parts of the U.S. are essentially running on virtual meeting platforms like Zoom, WebEx, Microsoft Teams, BlueJeans and others thanks to the coronavirus forcing organizations to quickly shift to remote work. As with any new technology, organizations must take steps to ensure that it is secure and safe from malicious actors and cybercriminals. That’s […]

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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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