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Designing and Implementing Technology at OUR New Office

Implementing technology is what we write about all the time. But here's how it was done at our new MA-based headquarters!

December 31, 2020 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

We write a lot about implementing technology in the workplace Emerald Expositions is the leading operator of B2B trade shows in the United States, operating more than 55 trade shows and numerous other events. The company also owns a number of trade publications, including My TechDecisions. The Tech Decision After being purchased by Emerald Expositions, My […]

COVID-19 Will Change the Workplace Forever

With so many employees experiencing the benefits of working from home, and companies finding no drop in productivity but savings in utilities, the workplace will fundamentally change as a result of COVID-19.

December 30, 2020 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

COVID-19 has changed everything forever. That’s not my opinion alone. In the past two months I have spoken with countless integrators, manufacturers, service providers, consultants – almost every one of them mirrors the same line of thinking. The workplace can’t go back to what it was, even when a vaccine for COVID-19 is found. While […]

Why Cybersecurity Experts Choose the Good Side

We asked cybersecurity experts why they chose the good side when ransomware attacks can net over $100,000 and hacking has become a $300 billion industry.

December 28, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As the world grapples with a pandemic, politics, social justice issues and other global crises, cybercriminals are taking advantage of those distractions and are launching attacks at a rapid pace. Cybersecurity and antivirus company Bitdefender found that pandemic-related attacks increased five-fold in the first two weeks of March. In May and June, an average of 60% […]

IT Blogs and Articles You Should Have Read in 2020

We published many IT blogs, news and feature stories in 2020, but our editors think you should really revisit these ones in particular.

December 23, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

We publish many IT blogs and news stories each week here on My TechDecisions — and we wish this year could have seen more light-hearted ones. But the fact of the matter is that IT department in 2020 were just focused on getting through all the turbulence. We published much less “fun” stories and much […]

Why The IT Community Should Be Concerned About The SolarWinds Hack

There is still much we're learning about the SolarWinds hack, but one thing is clear: the IT security community got outplayed.

December 22, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

It’s being called the most devastating cyber attack on the U.S., and there’s still so much we don’t know about the SolarWinds supply chain hack, how attackers were able to compromise one of the software leaders in the IT space, what other tools could be compromised and just how much damage has been done to […]

Researchers Discover Other Malware In SolarWinds Product

Security researchers believe they've found other malware unrelated to the supply chain compromise in SolarWinds' Orion platform.

December 21, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft and other security researchers has discovered additional malware that also affects the SolarWinds Orion platform, the company posted in a security blog late Friday. The news came just days after security researchers disclosed a massive hacking campaign utilizing the same IT management software from SolarWinds that so far has impacted several high-profile U.S. government […]

Microsoft Identifies 40+ Victims of SolarWinds Hack, Including IT Companies

Microsoft says it has identified more than 40 victims of the SolarWinds Orion supply chain compromise, including several more IT and software companies.

December 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

According to Microsoft, it has identified more than 40 victims of the wide-ranging SolarWinds Orion supply chain compromise that were breached further by hackers believed to be backed by a foreign state-backed entity. In a blog post, Microsoft said 44% of the 40-plus entities that were further breached by hackers in the large-scale attack are […]

A Coronavirus Vaccine is Being Shipped: Here are the Top Issues

A number of coronavirus vaccine issues are popping up at campuses & organizations as they are faced with addressing rollout challenges.

December 18, 2020 Robin Hattersley-Gray Leave a Comment

The first coronavirus vaccine shipments are scheduled this week, but with the shipments comes a whole host of logistics, security, and privacy issues, as well as a hesitancy by some Americans to get vaccinated. Here’s a brief overview of the various issues: Logistics & Hospital Security Really cold freezers are needed by the hospitals and […]

CISA: SolarWinds Likely Not The Only Supply Chain Compromise in Massive Hack

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency believes there are other IT supply chain compromises in addition to SolarWinds' Orion Platform.

December 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) is aware of other attack methods on the IT supply chain in addition to known malware that infected SolarWinds’ Orion IT management platform. In an alert issued Thursday, the agency said it “has evidence of additional initial access vectors, other than the SolarWinds Orion platform; however these are […]

Google Delaying Office Return, Considering Hybrid Work Test

Google is reportedly delaying its employees’ return to the office until September 2021 and is testing the idea of a three-day in-office workweek.

December 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google is reportedly delaying its employees’ return to the office until September 2021 and is testing the idea of a three-day in-office workweek with remote work taking up the other days. The New York Times reported on the staff email from CEO Sundar Pichai, who said the company is rolling out the pilot program once […]