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Rosewood Bangkok Networked AV System

159 guest rooms at the Bangkok tower required the finest audio, visual and lighting -- so the property owners chose a HARMAN-based networked AV system.

July 6, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Completed and opened in 2019, the Rosewood Bangkok features a striking modern architectural design that evokes the image of two palms pressed together in the traditional wai greeting. The Tech Decision The 30-story tower in the heart of downtown Bangkok contains 159 guest rooms, including four deluxe suites and three multilevel ‘houses,’ each with a […]

Office Energy Management System Keeps Power On In South Florida

A new office energy management system for a small business in southern Florida keeps the office operating 24/7 despite the region's power difficulties.

June 29, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Harbourside Place is Jupiter, Florida’s premier downtown destination for shopping, dining, luxury hotel accommodations, entertainment, boating and office space. Nestled along Jupiter’s Intracoastal Waterway, Harbourside Place conveys that classic, coastal vibe. The Tech Decision When a family office decided to relocate their workplace to this upscale location, the key requirement was to have a secure […]

The Death of Guardzilla Suggests DIY Security is Still Too Risky

June 29, 2020 Steve Karantzoulidis Leave a Comment

There are far, far too many defunct DIY security companies and products. Guardzilla is the latest. The company, which offered a lineup of DIY security cameras with a live 360° view, appears to have gone out of business. Guardzilla’s homepage is now blank except for a message that reads, “We deeply regret that these troubling times have […]

Zoom Hires Former Salesforce, Microsoft Security Exec as CISO

Zoom has hired a former Salesforce and Microsoft security expert as its CISO as the company narrows in on the end of a 90-day security improvement plan.

June 26, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Videoconferencing platform Zoom has hired a former Salesforce and Microsoft security expert as its chief information security officer as the company narrows in on the end of a 90-day security improvement plan. Zoom earlier this week announced the hire of Jason Lee, most recently the senior vice president of security operations at Salesforce. Lee, with […]

Microsoft to Resume Non-Security Windows Updates

Microsoft is resuming non-security updates for Windows 10 and Windows Server after halting the program in March due to the coronavirus pandmic. 

June 22, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft last week announced that the company would resume non-security updates for Windows 10 and Windows Server after halting the program in March due to the coronavirus pandmic. In a company blog, Chris Morrissey, communications lead for the Windows servicing and delivery team at Microsoft, said optional releases will resume next month for Windows 10 […]

USC’s Transfer Credit Automation

A CollegeSource transfer credit automation solution offers self-service interface allowing students to report academic history with a unique identifier.

June 22, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The University of Southern California was faced with evaluating transfer credits for thousands of new students who were slated to arrive for orientation during a short two-week cycle in the summer of 2020. They needed a transfer credit automation solution to help them with that enormous task. The Tech Decision Previously the institution didn’t have […]

AWS Says it Mitigated Largest Ever DDoS Attack in February

Amazon Web Services said it stopped a massive mid-February DDoS attack which some are calling the largest ever recorded DDoS attack.

June 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Amazon Web Services said it stopped a massive mid-February DDoS attack, the largest ever recorded, according to some media reports. In a Q1 AWS Shield threat landscape report, the company disclosed web attacks that were prevented and mitigated by AWS Shield, Amazon’s cybersecurity service. The targeted customer wasn’t identified in the report, but AWS said […]

Zoom Reverses Course, Will Offer E2E Encryption to Free Users

Zoom reversed course Wednesday, saying that users with free accounts will receiving end-to-end encryption once the enhanced security feature is released.

June 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom reversed course Wednesday, saying that users with free accounts will receiving end-to-end encryption once the enhanced security feature is released. In a blog post, CEO Eric Yuan gave an update on the company’s security and encryption plans that apparently now include end-to-end encryption for free users after recently saying only paid users will have […]

Relax — There Was No Large-Scale DDoS Attack

Yes, some services were down simultaneously for some reason yesterday, but it wasn’t because of a massive DDoS attack, cybersecurity experts say.

June 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If you aren’t a cybersecurity expert, then don’t believe everything that hacktivist group Anonymous posts on Twitter. Yes, some services were down simultaneously for some reason yesterday, but it wasn’t because of a single coordinated DDoS attack, according to cybersecurity experts. Early yesterday, people across the U.S. were posting to social media that they weren’t […]

Zoom’s Planned End-to-End Encryption Won’t Be Available for Free Users

Zoom is developing end-to-end encryption for the videoconferencing platform, but that feature won't be available for free users.

June 15, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom is working on end-to-end encryption as it hopes to become the first major videoconferencing platform to offer the feature and help keep organizations secure. However, that will start and stop with paid users, CEO Eric Yuan said in an earnings call with investors earlier this month. According to Yuan, the company doesn’t want to […]