Carnival Cruise Lines Is the Latest to Be Hit by Ransomware

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What You Need To Know Today Carnival Cruise Lines Hit by Ransomware, Customer Data Stolen Computer Weekly | ​Cruise ship operator Carnival Corporation has reported that it has fallen victim to an unspecified ransomware attack which has accessed and encrypted a portion of one of its brand’s IT systems – and the personal data of both its customers and staff may be at risk. Microsoft Now Lets You Customize the Left Sidebar in Teams Neowin | Microsoft today released a new feature to Teams that lets you customize the app's left sidebar. This has been confirmed through a response by a Teams engineering representative to a post on Team's user feedback forum. VMware Cloud-Management Suite Features Kubernetes, Automation Upgrades Network World | A new version of VMware vRealize Suite includes support for Kubernetes in VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid or IBM/Red Hat OpenShift environments as well as integration with third-party tools such as Cisco/AppDynamics, Datadog and Dynatrace. Look at This Hard Drive Data: Sales Are Way Down but Reliability Is Way Up ZDNet | Disk drives are modern miracles of precision engineering and manufacturing. The Q2 2020 numbers reached a heartening milestone: The lowest-ever Annual Failure Rate (AFR) -- 0.81% -- since 2013, and it's the first time the AFR has been under 1% in any quarter. Tips & Tricks for the Digital Workplace How to Hide Your Clutter Using Zoom, Skype, Teams, or Jitsi The Verge | Rather than stress about the mess during business or family video meetings, why not hide it? Luckily, many videoconferencing apps offer features that either blur the background or replace it with something that will obscure the reality of your home environment. How to Remove Edge Tabs From the Alt-Tab Switcher in Windows 10 BetaNews | When you have not only multiple browser tabs open, but also numerous applications, Alt-Tabbing your way through them can take an age. Thankfully it is possible to hide Edge tabs in Alt-Tab, or limit the number of tabs that are displayed so things don't get too overwhelming. Improved Mobile Interface for New Groups G Suite Updates | Google is improving how new Groups looks when accessing it on a mobile web browser. The modern and streamlined interface matches the look and feel of new Groups on desktop, and makes it easier to complete common tasks. The Adorable Elephant-Shrew Was (Finally) Rediscovered 330 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001 Manage Preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward | View on the Web