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| Thousands of Google Calendars Possibly Leaking Private Information Online | The Hacker News | "At the time of writing, there are over 8,000 publicly accessible Google Calendars, searchable using Google itself, that allow anyone to not only access sensitive details saved to them but also add new events with maliciously crafted information or links," security researcher Avinash Jain told The Hacker News. "I was able to access public calendars of various organizations leaking sensitive details like their email IDs, location, Zoom meeting links, Google Hangout links, internal presentation links, and much more," Avinash warned. (This simple misconfiguration error can happen easily in the age of SaaS, but BetterCloud can help.) | iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro Reviews Call Out Massive Leaps in Photography, Battery Life, and Value | Macworld | Apple’s new iPhone 11 ($699), iPhone 11 Pro ($999), and iPhone 11 Pro Max ($1,099) go on sale Friday, and right on schedule, the first round of reviews are in. As expected, people are loving them—so much so that some current-gen iPhone owners might want to consider upgrading. | Leak of Microsoft Salaries Shows Fight for Higher Compensation | OneZero | Nearly 400 Microsoft employees are sharing their salaries with each other to better determine whether they’re being fairly compensated. The salaries, which are collected in a shared Google spreadsheet, range from $40,000 to $320,000 and reveal key details about how pay works at big tech companies. | How Google Adopted BeyondCorp: Part 3 (Tiered Access) | Google Security Blog | If you ever wanted to learn about how Google adopted BeyondCorp, their implementation of the zero trust security model, look no more. This is part three of their blog series, where they share some lessons they learned along the internal implementation path at Google. |
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| 5 Easy Steps to Achieve Inbox Zero | The Next Web | Inboxes are beasts, overflowing mountains of frustration, and a real killer of productivity. So, what’s the secret to maintaining a healthy inbox and keeping your sanity? Is it even possible? The Next Web has put together a few simple steps that will help you achieve email nirvana—you can thank them later. | All the Best Google Sheets Keyboard Shortcuts | How-To Geek | Here are the best shortcuts you can use in Google Sheets to save yourself some time. |
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| Live Captions in Hangouts Meet, Now Available on Android | G Suite Updates | Support for live captions on Hangouts Meet was announced at Google Cloud Next ‘19 in San Francisco. Google is continuing to invest in this area with the addition of captions support on the Meet Android app. |
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