Your source for IT news and tech tips.
| | | G Suite Can Now Alert You of Government-Backed Attacks | | BleepingComputer | Google announced yesterday that administrators of G Suite accounts can now enable and configure a special alert when a government-backed cyber-espionage group is trying to hack into one of their company's user accounts. Google usually sends alerts for government-backed attacks when it detects phishing attempts, malware-laden attachments, or brute-force attacks carried out from the infrastructure of known government-linked cyber-espionage groups — also known as APT (advanced persistent threats). | | California’s New Data Privacy Law: A Mini GDPR? What IT Needs to Know | | BetterCloud Monitor | On June 28, 2018, California adopted what is considered the strictest general privacy and data security law in the country. Called the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), it will become effective on January 1, 2020. It's been called a mini GDPR, but there are differences. Data privacy expert Jodi Daniels explains what you need to know and how you can start preparing. | | Yowza! Apple Becomes a Trillion-Dollar Company | | CNET | It's official. Apple yesterday became worth over $1 trillion. Yes, that's right, $1 trillion. As in $1,000,000,000,000. | | Last Call: Which IT T-Shirt Do You Want to See Us Create? Vote Now | | SurveyMonkey | Today's the last day to vote for your favorite Monitor T-shirt design. Which one's your favorite? We'll announce the winner next week. Vote here (and get a free T-shirt of the winning design if you'd like). |
|
|
| | | How to Implement Tablets for Enterprise Use | | TechTarget | To integrate tablets into the enterprise, IT needs to know more than just which tablet is the best fit. Discover the tools that can help IT enroll and maintain the new devices. |
|
|
| | | More Control Over Which Apps Script Projects Can Run in Your Organization | | G Suite Updates | Now you can also control access to projects that request the following scopes: Apps Script Runtime and Apps Script API. | | Manage Meeting Rooms Efficiently with Automatic Room Release and Room Insights | | G Suite Updates | Google is consolidating all features related to managing buildings and resources in a single dedicated place in the Admin console. They're also introducing two new tools, room release and room insights, to help you understand your organization’s resource utilization and optimize occupancy. | | Control Government-Backed Attack Alerts in G Suite | | G Suite Updates | Google is adding a feature in the Admin console that can alert admins if they believe a user’s account has been targeted by a government-backed attack. If an admin chooses to turn the feature on, an email alert (to admins) is triggered when Google believes a government-backed attacker has likely attempted to access a user’s account or computer through phishing, malware, or another method. It does not necessarily mean that the account has been compromised or that there was a widespread attack on an organization. | | What's New in G Suite - July 2018 | | G Suite Updates | Check out the latest "What's New in G Suite" launch recap for a roundup of all G Suite launches from July 2018. |
|
|
|
