Motherboard | The Taiwan-based tech giant ASUS is believed to have pushed the malware to hundreds of thousands of customers through its trusted automatic software update tool after attackers compromised the company’s server and used it to push the malware to machines.

BetterCloud Monitor | A potentially overlooked—but critical—part of the onboarding process is setting the temporary password for the user and requiring them to change it after their first login. BetterCloud's default password settings provide several advantages for security and incident management. Here's why you should use them.

ZDNet | To improve the privacy of the Telegram messaging application, its developers have now upgraded the "Unsend" feature to allow users to remotely delete private chat sessions from all devices involved.

The Verge | Microsoft’s upcoming Chromium-powered Edge browser has leaked online. Download links for the browser have been posted to file sharing sites and popular beta sharing forums. The leaked version appears to be an early copy of what Microsoft is expected to release in public preview soon.

MakeUseOf | Mac won’t boot? Fancy testing out the latest macOS beta? You should try running your Mac from an external drive.

MakeUseOf | Linux users have kids just like everyone else. When the time comes to hand over the computer, some parents would like a little help keeping their kids from going overboard or venturing into certain corners of the web.

The Enterprisers Project | As automation touches more of your organization, security will be far from automatic. Bots’ privileges need close scrutiny, for example.

The New Yorker | When people try to picture supply chains, they often focus on their physical infrastructure. But supply chains aren’t purely physical. They’re also made of information. Modern supply-chain management, or S.C.M., is done through software.

G Suite Updates | To provide admins better tools to improve the overall performance of their Hangouts Meet devices, Google has introduced a new set of actionable alerts when issues with peripherals are detected. They have also made the alerts for detected connectivity/network issues actionable with richer information and direct access to the device information page.