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Southwest Airlines’ Holiday Collapse Due in Part to Outdated IT Systems

Southwest Airlines' holiday fiasco, caused in part by outdated flight scheduling systems, shows how important IT is to any organization.

December 30, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

A common critique of leadership by IT professionals on social channels such as Reddit is an inability or unwillingness to commit time, money and resources to updating outdated IT systems that underpin the organization’s ability to function. The idea of IT being a cost center rather than a foundational component of an organization is an […]

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. […]

employee tracking, Hybrid Work Productivity, remote work productivity

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 […]

Google Workspace Makes U.S. Navy Shipyard Collaboration More Efficient During COVID-19

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command turned to Google Workspace for secure and effective collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic.

December 27, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

With a large workforce and 50,000 sailors deployed abroad around 100 ships at any given time, the U.S. Navy needs secure, effective and consistent collaboration tools to help connect with personnel at regional shipyards. That’s why the Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command turned to Google Workspace. According to Google Cloud, the company’s Public Sector department […]

Microsoft: Basic Auth Will be Disabled Next Month

Microsoft will permanently turn off basic auth for multiple protocols for many Exchange Online tenants next month.

December 22, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

With a holiday break upon us, Microsoft is again warning Exchange customers of deprecation of basic authentication in Exchange, which will take place early in the new year once employees come back from a long break. The Redmond, Wash.-based IT giant has been warning customers of this move for awhile, and the time has finally […]

How To Protect Your Organization from Cyberattacks Before The Holidays

IT and security pros should take extra steps to protect their organization from cyberattacks this holiday season, White House, CISA urge.

December 19, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: This article was originally published last year, but the main points are still relevant today as we head into another holiday break. Review these tips and recommendations to keep your organization safe and secure this year. With the holidays approaching, federal officials are again warning organizations of all sizes to be on the […]

Apple Fixes Actively Exploited Bug in WebKit Impacting Wide Range of Devices

Apple has patched several security bugs, including one in WebKit that is being actively exploited and impacting all supported iPhones.

December 15, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Apple this week has patched a wide range of security fixes, including one in WebKit that is being actively exploited and impacting all supported iPhones. The security update, included in iOS 16.1.2, macOS Ventura, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, Apple TV, fixes a bug that would allow arbitrary code execution if maliciously crafted web content […]

Cybersecurity testing, penetration testing, cyber threats

This is How Executives and IT Leaders View Cybersecurity Going into 2023

A new Palo Alto Networks cybersecurity study finds that organizations are struggling with talent, zero trust and a growing tech stack.

December 14, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In addition to an expanded partnership with Google and new attack surface management tools, new innovations to Prisma Cloud and more, Palo Alto Networks this week during its Ignite conference released new research that found that nearly all of 1,300 IT leaders surveyed experienced at least one cyber incident or breach over the last year. […]

December 2022 Patch Tuesday: Two Zero Days, One Being Exploited

Microsoft's December 2022 Patch Tuesday includes fixes for more than 50 security bugs this month, including one exploited in the wild.

December 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released 52 new patches this month as part of its December 2022 Patch Tuesday release, including two zero-day vulnerabilities, one of which is being actively exploited. Of the 52 released, six are rated critical, 43 are rated important and three are rated moderate in severity, according to Zero Day Initiative, which calls this […]

These 6 Trends Will Shape IT Infrastructure, Operations in 2023

SASE, sustainability, platform engineering, wireless, industry clouds and skills competition will highlight infrastructure trends in 2023, Gartner says.