Today, we discuss some really big updates from Google Cloud and Microsoft 365.
| | Hello! Yesterday, Google introduced a feature that enables customers to keep data encrypted and inaccessible—even by Google. Plus, Microsoft dropped a ton of new 365 features to help people manage the WFH life and a group of hackers stole millions of customer records from one of the world's most popular websites.
Have questions or want to send us feedback? Reply directly to this email! | | | Google Moves to Secure the Cloud From Itself | | Wired | Google announced a new feature called Confidential Virtual Machines yesterday, which in simple terms enables an AMD chip to encrypt data on a VM. Sounds interesting, but Lily Hay Newman at Wired points out that it also makes the chip a single point of failure. | | The Dream of Remote Work Is Here to Stay: 3 Common IT Pitfalls to Avoid in a World of SaaS | | BetterCloud Monitor | Whatever type of policy your organization settles on, it’s very likely that a portion of your staff will work remotely in some capacity from now on. Securely enabling remote work is part of “the new normal” and a key component of IT business enablement. | | Microsoft Is Patching a Dangerous Windows DNS Server Exploit | | Engadget | Microsoft received a lot of attention for its new 365 features (more on that in a bit), but it was also in the news for a serious flaw in its DNS software. According to Microsoft, the flaw is "wormable," meaning that a group of hackers could take over multiple machines at once and cause large amounts of damage. | | Wattpad Data Breach Exposes Account Info for Millions of Users | | Bleeping Computer | Wattapad is one of the 150 most visited websites on the Internet—and a group of hackers is giving away upwards of 270 million customer records on hacker forums for free. |
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| | | Get More Control of Your Day With Microsoft 365 | | Microsoft 365 Blog | Microsoft dropped quite a doozy on us yesterday when it announced several new 365 features geared at keeping us productive at home. Among them are a new Outlook app for Android, a new default to schedule all meetings online, and a simpler way to separate your personal time from your work time on your calendar. |
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