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U.S., UK Agencies Warn of Increased Cyber Attacks During COVID-19

A new joint advisory from U.K. & U.S. cybersecurity officials warns that cyber criminals are targeting individuals and organizations at an increasing rate.

April 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A new joint advisory from U.K. and U.S. cybersecurity officials warns that cyber criminals are targeting individuals and organizations with a range of hacking tools like ransomware and malware. With the U.S. and much of Europe under government-imposed lockdowns due to COVID-19, many employees are working from home to help prevent the spread of the […]

Zoom Forms CISO Council, Hires Former Facebook Security Chief

Less than a week after pledging to fix security and privacy issues, Zoom forms security groups and hires a former Facebook security officer.

April 8, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Videoconferencing giant Zoom, which has been the subject of public scrutiny of late due to privacy and security issues with the platform, provide an update Wednesday on its plan to address those concerns. According to CEO Eric Yuan’s blog post, the company has officially formed a CISO Council and Advisory Board that includes security leaders […]

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10 Inexpensive Home Office Products That Make Working from Home Easier

These remote work and home office products are mostly under $100 and make wellness, comfort, and efficiency the focus. Recommend these to remote workers.

April 8, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

While many companies and their employees are adjusting well to working from home, some are finding themselves ill-prepared for the change. It is true that you can’t solve every problem in life with technology and products, but if some of your employees haven’t worked remotely before, perhaps they’d benefit from some of these home office […]

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Zoom Suspends New Features to Address Security, Transparency

Zoom is suspending any new feature development to fix security flaws just now being discovered due to a massive increase in usage.

April 3, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

After a slew of negative headlines about Zoom’s cybersecurity issues and a lack of transparency about data sharing, Zoom is freezing any new feature development to fix security flaws just now being discovered due to a massive increase in usage. CEO Eric Yuan, in a long blog post, outlined several other steps the company is […]

Zoom Battles Transparency Issues Amid Growing Popularity

Zoom is exploding in popularity due to the coronavirus, but the videoconferencing platform is making other headlines for the wrong reasons.

April 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom’s popularity has skyrocketed as organizations, family and friends are using the video conferencing platform to communicate from their homes during COVID-19. Now, the software is becoming a social networking app popular among younger generations and has been adopted as a desktop version of FaceTime as screenshots of dozens of people meeting up via Zoom […]

Your Employees Can Take Steps to Beef Up Their Home Network Security — Here’s How

There are several things end users can do to shore up their home network security as they work from home during COVID-19.

March 31, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Your office is closed and your entire staff is working remotely due to COVID-19. Every morning, your employees access their home networks to log into their work applications to carry out their duties. Since every employee is connecting via their home networks, you don’t have to worry so much about your organization’s cybersecurity defenses, right? […]

How to Get Your Piece of the $2T COVID-19 Stimulus Bill (CARES Act Money)

The CARES Act, the $2 trillion stimulus bill to offset the economic effect of COVID-19, could provide businesses with SBA loans for two months of payroll.

March 30, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Phase III Stimulus package couldn’t come soon enough for many small businesses. Scouring multiple news sources, here is the information we’ve learned from the law. Also, the government has created a 35-page overview of the law to help boil it down a bit. What’s […]

Impero Education Pro Makes Remote Monitoring Software Free to Districts

Impero Education Pro software allows teachers to manage students’ devices remotely and is temporarily available for free for districts.

March 25, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

In order to help teachers keep students on task throughout the school day when they are at learning at home, Impero Software Impero Education Pro web-based software free for the remainder of the school year to districts that do not already have remote monitoring software in place. The cross-platform product combines tools for online safety, […]

Despite cybersecurity attackers capitalizing on COVID-19 fears, Ransomware gangs say they won't attack healthcare organizations.

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 […]

ASSA ABLOY RITE Slide Integrated Sliding Door Designed for Sound-Critical Spaces

ASSA ABLOY RITE Slide sliding door system designed for industries where sound control and space are critical, according to the company.

March 24, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

ASSA ABLOY, manufacturer of access control systems, says their new RITE Slide sliding door system is ideal for situations where sound control and space are critical to the design, including medical exam rooms, patient rooms, offices and hotel meeting spaces. “Drawing on years of experience and expertise in building acoustically rated door systems, RITE Slide […]