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| | | This Data-Stealing Android Malware Infiltrated the Google Play Store, Infecting Users in 196 Countries | | ZDNet | At least 100,000 people downloaded apps distributing MobSTSPY malware, which also leverages a phishing attack to steal account credentials from victims. | | Chrome OS Will Block the USB Ports on Locked Chromebooks | | Engadget | Even when your Chromebook is locked, bad actors can access it using a "Rubber Ducky," or malicious USB drive that mimics a keyboard. Chrome OS will soon put a stop to those attacks with a feature called USBGuard, seen in a Canary Chrome build by Chrome Story. It stops the operating system from reading code or executing commands from USB devices when your Chromebook is locked. | | 2019 Trends: Cocktail of SaaS Applications Becomes the Norm | | CIO Dive | "SaaS is dominating the way employees work and vendors effortlessly persuade non-IT employees to adopt their services. This makes IT's job all the more challenging because software governance is crucial but so is employee productivity. Here are the top software trends leading edge companies have had in their sights and are preparing for," writes Samantha Ann Schwartz. (And as this "cocktail of SaaS apps" becomes the norm, BetterCloud can help you manage and secure your SaaS apps.) | | Microsoft to Add Two New Microsoft 365 Security, Compliance Bundles to Its Line-up | | ZDNet | Microsoft is adding new Microsoft 365 packages to its subscription-service roster, as well as expanding availability of its MyAnalytics 'fitness tracker for work' service. |
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| | | 15 IT Resolutions for 2019 | | CIO | In 2019, IT departments need to drive innovation for their organizations, not hold them back. They must move more quickly, use the data more wisely, and automate mundane tasks so they can act more strategically. (Registration required) |
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| | | SaaS Updates Summary: December 31 – January 4 | | BetterCloud Monitor | It’s the first SaaS Updates of 2019! There’s only one update from last week: Microsoft is introducing new advanced security and compliance offerings for Microsoft 365. |
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