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| | [Editor's Note: We'll be off on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Monitor will be back in your inbox on Tuesday morning.] | | | Another Reason to Hurry With Windows Server Patches: A New RDP Vulnerability | | Ars Technica | While much of the attention around Microsoft's latest Windows security patch has been focused on a flaw in Windows 10 and Windows Server that could be used to spoof a certificate for secure Web sessions or signing code, there were 48 other vulnerabilities that were fixed in the latest update package. Five were related to Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)-based service, which is used by thousands of organizations for remote access to computers within their networks. And two of them are flaws in the Windows Remote Desktop Gateway that could allow attackers to gain access to networks without having to provide a login. | | Start Protecting Data with This 3-Step SaaSOps Action Plan | | BetterCloud Monitor | How do you manage and secure tens of millions of interactions in the digital workplace? Start protecting your SaaS data with this SaaSOps action plan. | | Google Reveals New Schedule for 'Phasing Out Support for Chrome Apps Across All Operating Systems' | | The Register | Google has rolled out a new schedule for ending support for Chrome Apps–packaged desktop applications built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript–in favor of Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) and other browser-based approaches such as Chrome Extensions. | | Business Disruption Attacks Most Prevalent in Last 12 Months | | Infosecurity | Business disruption was the main objective of attackers in the last year, with ransomware, DDoS, and malware commonly used. |
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| | | The 10 Most In-demand Tech Jobs for 2020—and How to Hire for Them | | CIO | From data scientists to developers to engineers, the battle for the best IT talent wages. Here’s what to look for (and what to offer) when hiring for the 10 most in-demand jobs for 2020. | | How to Secure Your Windows 7 PC in 2020 | | How-To Geek | Microsoft is no longer supporting Windows 7 with security updates. In other words, Windows 7 is now just like Windows XP—an older operating system that will gradually accumulate unpatched security holes. Here’s how to keep it as secure as possible. |
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| | | Grant SAML App Access to Specific Groups | | G Suite Updates | You can now enable SAML apps for specific groups of users in your organization. You could previously only enable them by organizational unit (OU). This provides extra flexibility, as you can now turn apps on or off for sets of users without changing your organizational structure. |
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