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| | | Google Unveils Its Own Hardware Security Key to Toughen Up Your Online Security | | CNET | OK. Remember this week's news about how none of Google's 89,000+ employees had been phished since 2017? All because they switched to hardware security keys? Well, Google is launching its own 2FA security key called the Titan Security Key. It comes in both USB and Bluetooth versions and will be available for sale in Google's online store within the next few months. CNET got an exclusive hands-on and was able to test it. | | Google Launches A Standalone Version of Drive for Businesses That Don’t Want The Full G Suite | | TechCrunch | If you are a business and want to use Google Drive, then your only option until now was to buy a full G Suite subscription, even if you don’t want or need access to the rest of the company’s productivity tools. Starting today, though, these businesses will be able to buy a subscription to a standalone version of Google Drive, too. Standalone Google Drive will come with all the usual online storage and sharing features as the G Suite version. Pricing will be based on usage. Google will charge $8 per month per active user and $0.04 per GB stored in a company’s Drive. | | US-CERT Warns of ERP Application Hacking | | Dark Reading | Enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications from vendors such as Oracle and SAP are under attack and the critical data living inside them is vulnerable to both criminal and nation-state hackers. That's the warning by US-CERT today, referencing a new report by Digital Shadows and Onapsis. | | SaaS Activity Alerts Can Mitigate Manual Misconfigurations | | TechTarget | Here's Part Two of the excellent TechTarget Q&A with our CEO, David Politis. As more and more sensitive data is being stored in the cloud, improper access controls or limited visibility can lead to unintended data exposures or even insider theft. However, better SaaS activity alerts can help mitigate these issues. |
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| | | The 20 Best Productivity Apps for Android in 2018 | | Zapier Blog | "The number of apps in the Google Play store promising to make you more productive often seems limitless. But not every app deserves your time, money, and attention. Here are the best Android apps for productivity we'd recommend most, based on researching and testing dozens of productivity apps," writes Jill Duffy. | | Slack Tips and Tricks: Master the Art of Workplace Collaboration | | ZDNet | Slack is more than just a chat app; it's powerful and robust in its functionality and integrations, allowing you to set reminders, keep organized, and even have a little fun. Here are the many ways you can leverage Slack to master the art of workplace collaboration. |
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| | | Mending The Rift Between End Users And IT | | Computerworld | Year over year, end user experience continues to rise among the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) organizations use to measure IT. As technological innovation becomes a competitive differentiator for business, IT’s charter must evolve to focus on end user experience. |
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| | | Helping Enterprises Stay Competitive with New Updates in G Suite | | G Suite Updates | Here’s a snapshot of what Google announced yesterday: New Gmail (redesigned security warnings, snooze, offline access and more generally available for G Suite users); Cloud Search (being deployed by an initial set of customers); Google Voice for G Suite (available in our Early Adopter Program); Drive Enterprise SKU (available for purchase). | | Google Voice Now Available to G Suite Customers Through Early Adopter Program (Beta) | | G Suite Updates | Google is expanding their meeting solution beyond just messaging and video and introducing an enterprise telephony offering with the Google Voice for G Suite Early Adopter Program (Beta). | | New Gmail Now Generally Available | | G Suite Updates | Google launched an Early Adopter Program (EAP) for the new Gmail in April to help businesses work safer, smarter, and more efficiently. They’re now making the new Gmail generally available so that more businesses can take advantage of its innovative features, like snooze, nudging, offline access, and more. | | New Intelligent Search Box in Google Drive | | G Suite Updates | Google is improving how search works in Google Drive. When you click in the search box, you’ll now see a range of options. Click on an option to quickly perform a search with a relevant filter applied. You may see your top collaborators, suggested search queries, or file types, edit history, priority items, and more. | | Easily Connect with Salesforce from Google Sheets | | G Suite Updates | Google is publishing an add-on for Google Sheets to connect with Salesforce. You can use it to import data and reports from Salesforce into Sheets, and to push updates you make in Sheets back to Salesforce. | | More Customized and Scalable G Suite Reporting with BigQuery Integration | | G Suite Updates | Google is making it easy for G Suite Enterprise customers to move G Suite reporting and audit data from the Admin console to Google BigQuery. This can help you create highly customizable, comprehensive, and scalable reports to audit and analyze G Suite usage and adoption. | | Expand the Content Your Company Searches with Third-Party Indexing in Cloud Search | | G Suite Updates | With new third-party indexing capabilities, Cloud Search can now intelligently and securely index your data beyond G Suite, whether it is stored in the cloud or on-premise. Google is excited to have 15 launch partners on board, including SADA, Onix, and Accenture, and they’ll be adding more in the future. | | Avoid Version Conflicts When Editing Microsoft Office Files in Drive | | G Suite Updates | Google is adding a new feature to Google Drive that lets you see when other people are editing files in Microsoft Office products. This will help you collaborate better and avoid version conflicts. | | Get Things Done Faster with the Dropbox Add-on for Gmail | | Dropbox Blog | With the Dropbox add-on for Gmail, you’ll be able to view, store, and share any file without leaving your inbox. This new add-on will work with any browser, as well as the Gmail app for Android and—coming soon—iOS. |
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