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Study: Eliminating Meetings Can Increase Productivity and Reduce Meeting Fatigue

TechSmith Corp. eliminated meetings for a month to see if virtual meetings impacted productivity. They were.

January 11, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

For a large amount of the U.S. workforce, they’ve spent the last three years in endless virtual meetings with colleagues, customers and clients. With the pandemic no longer a driving force behind workplace trends and hybrid work expected to remain a key part of corporate culture, calls on Zoom, Microsoft Teams or other conferencing apps […]

January 2023 Patch Tuesday: Nearly 100 Bugs, One Actively Exploited

Microsoft releases fixes for 98 security vulnerabilities for its January 2023 Patch Tuesday release, including one under active exploitation.

January 10, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

IT administrators are starting 2023 with a busy January Patch Tuesday, as Microsoft has released fixes for nearly 100 vulnerabilities, including 11 rated critical and one under active attack. According to security researchers, the 98 vulnerabilities fixed in this month’s security update from Microsoft is the largest the company has issued in a January for […]

IT Jobs Still in Demand Despite Tech Layoffs

Demand for skilled IT jobs and skilled professionals remains strong as salaries continue to climb despite tech industry layoffs.

January 10, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Despite headlines of massive layoffs throughout the tech industry, IT professionals are still enjoying high salaries as inflation and a high demand for IT talent are driving up salaries, according to a new study of compensation in the industry from Janco Associates. The Park City, Utah IT consultancy found that median salaries in the IT […]

That Didn’t Take Long: Hackers Are Beginning to Leverage ChatGPT

Hackers are beginning to explore how to incorporate ChatGPT into their hacking activities, according to Check Point Software.

January 9, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

OpenAI’s conversational AI chatbot ChatGPT has captured the attention of the tech industry, with the technology already helping IT professionals and developers create scripts and write code via a free preview. The use cases extend to essentially replacing or adding to search engines to help create a more engaging experience for users looking for information. […]

Our Top IT Stories From 2022

Hybrid work, cybersecurity, cloud computing, recession, and new products and services highlight this year's top IT stories.

December 29, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

2022 was a very busy year for IT professionals as they grappled with new trends, technologies, tools, workplace models, cyberattacks and more while they helped their organization remain productive and secure. We looked back at our coverage to find common trends in our content to bring you our top 10 stories from this past year. […]

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This Guide Can Help Small Businesses Secure Their Cloud Environments

The Australian Cyber Security Center worked with Microsoft to develop the Small Business Cloud Security Guides to help secure SMBs.

December 29, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

For small businesses, securing IT systems can be a challenge. From finding qualified IT talent and then paying for their salary and security tools, cybersecurity can be costly for a small business. Hackers know this, and this makes small businesses a prime target for cyberattacks. With more and more small businesses leveraging the easy-to-deploy cloud […]

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Why Trust, Not Employee Tracking Software, Is the Answer to Productivity Paranoia

Rather than using employee tracking software and devaluing communication, hybrid organizations should instead build trust into their culture.

December 28, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic gave birth to the remote and hybrid work trend that many organizations have adopted and built into their workplace culture, with more flexibility over where exactly they do their work given to employees–provided, of course, that the work is completed. With employees now out of sight of their coworkers and supervisors, the […]

Phishing, Ransomware Continue to Dominate as Cyberattacks Surge in 2022

Acronis' year-end report finds that ransomware, phishing and unpatched bugs remain top threats as cybercriminals adapt.

December 28, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Phishing, MFA fatigue attacks are on the rise, and the cost of a data breach is now expected to reach $5 million, according to a year-end cyberthreat report from cybersecurity firm Acronis. The Switzerland-based firm’s report from its Cyber Protection Operation Center provides an in-depth analysis of the cyberthreat landscape including ransomware, phishing, malicious websites, […]

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This Week in IT: Botnet, Google Chrome, Okta’s GitHub Hacked, ChatGPT

New botnet capabilities, an updated Google Chrome release schedule, an Okta security incident and more ChatGPT highlight this week's IT news.

December 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: There is a lot going on in the world of IT, from emerging technologies to digital transformation and new cybersecurity threats. However, we can’t possibly cover it all, so we’ll bring you This Week in IT, a curated summary of IT and enterprise technology news stories each week. Microsoft discovers new botnet capabilities Microsoft […]

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Axonius Updates SaaS Management Offering

Axonius' latest updates further enhance the comprehensive visibility and correlation across SaaS apps, devices and users, streamlining efforts to reduce organizations’ attack surface.

December 20, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Axonius, the New York-based provider of cybersecurity asset management and SaaS management, released two new capabilities within Axonius SaaS Management to help organizations better understand their overall SaaS application risk. According to the company, behavioral analytics and SaaS app-to-device correlation allow IT and security teams to gain added visibility and context into the users and […]