The results of the COVID-19 IT Preparedness survey are in! Insights show that most respondents believe remote work has a negative impact on productivity, strongly desire a clear communication strategy, and have concerns about securing app usage outside the network.
| | | | | Microsoft Patches Teams Vulnerability That Allowed for Account Takeover Just by Viewing a GIF | | BetaNews | A security flaw in Microsoft Teams made it possible for attackers to take over accounts just by getting a victim to view a GIF. The vulnerability stemmed from the way in which Teams handles images and could allow for account takeovers and data theft. | | The Tough Conversation: How to Furlough Users (and Re-Onboard Them Later) | | BetterCloud Monitor | Offboarding is a tough conversation to have right now. We know. No one wants to talk about it. But it’s IT’s responsibility to do it completely and securely for every user across every SaaS application, with an audit trail to prove it. In this post, we’ll focus specifically on how BetterCloud can create a streamlined offboarding workflow for furloughed employees. You’ll learn how to temporarily “pause” accounts, and then easily re-onboard people, once employees return to work in the (hopefully not too distant) future. | | Phishing Uses Lay-off Zoom Meeting Alerts to Steal Credentials | | BleepingComputer | Zoom users are targeted by a new phishing campaign that uses fake Zoom meeting notifications to threaten those who work in corporate environments that their contracts will either be suspended or terminated. | | Microsoft: Here's How We're Trying to Manage Increased Cloud Demand | | ZDNet | Microsoft officials have said repeatedly that the company is working to increase cloud capacity to try to keep up with the demand for Azure and other Microsoft cloud services. They've prioritized the needs of first responders, healthcare workers, and others on the front line, as they've noted previously. And they've throttled some less-essential services to try to keep things humming. On April 23, officials shared a bit about some of the additional steps it is taking to try to meet demand. |
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| | | How to Maintain Security When Employees Work Remotely: 4 Common Challenges | | The Enterprisers Project | Security fundamentals still apply. But your previous definition of human error probably didn't account for an employee helping kids navigate distance learning, checking on a vulnerable neighbor, or battling hard-to-escape COVID-19-related anxiety. | | 10 Ways to Get More from Your Security Budget | | CSO Online | For years, security budgets seemed to go only one direction: up. As recently as February of this year, some 62% of organizations said they planned to increase their cybersecurity spending for 2020, according to research by analyst firm ESG. But that was then. Like their C-suite peers, CISOs today are being asked to do more with less–and probably will be for some time, as the world continues in these uncertain economic times. Learn how to make your security budget go further. (Note: You'll have to create a free account in order to access the full article.) |
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| | | Enhanced Security for Windows 10 Devices Now Generally Available | | G Suite Updates | You can now manage and secure Windows 10 devices through the Admin console, just as you do for Android, iOS, Chrome, and Jamboard devices. This also means you can enable SSO so users can more easily access G Suite and other SSO-enabled applications on Windows 10 devices. | | Video Conference Anywhere With Low-light Mode for Google Meet on Mobile | | G Suite Updates | Google Meet will now automatically enhance your video to adapt to low light conditions. Now, you can take a video call from anywhere, even without suboptimal lighting, on your Android or iOS device without fear that others on the call won’t be able to see you. | | Context-aware Access for SAML Apps Available in Beta | | G Suite Updates | Google is enhancing Context-Aware Access (CAA) with a beta that enables admins to use it to control SAML apps. This gives admins the ability to control access to SAML apps based on the user, the device, and the context they are in when they are trying to access an app. |
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