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| | | Chrome Update Stops Websites from Tracking You in Incognito Mode | | Engadget | Google has launched Chrome 74 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS, bringing with it a bunch of handy new features, although some—such as Incognito detection blocking—require a bit of tinkering to access. | | Product Tip: Automate Offboarding for Office 365 | | BetterCloud Monitor | Recently, we've expanded our offboarding capabilities to better serve organizations that use Office 365. For this week’s product tip, we’ll share a common template we’ve seen customers use in BetterCloud to automate offboarding in Office 365. | | Malicious Lifestyle Apps Found on Google Play, 30 Million Installs Recorded | | ZDNet | It was only two weeks ago that researchers from Check Point uncovered a total of six apps laden with the PreAMo ad fraud malware on Google Play which had been installed 90 million times. Now, the cybersecurity team from Avast have found a further 50 apps relating to lifestyle services which masquerade as legitimate software but are actually adware, and these malicious apps have been downloaded a total of 30 million times. | | When Can We Finally Get Rid of Passwords? | | The Verge | On February 25th, Google introduced a new feature to Android that could have huge implications for our online security. The company announced that all Android devices running on version 7.0 and higher are now FIDO2 certified for password-free logins. Overnight, millions of Android users worldwide suddenly found themselves with a security key in their pocket. That security key has the potential to one day make passwords, and all of their accompanying problems and vulnerabilities, a thing of the past. |
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| | | SaaS Updates: April 22 – April 26 | | BetterCloud Monitor | Catch up on all the SaaS updates from last week. Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides got a new offline mode, Google Sites has made it easier to duplicate larger sites, and more. |
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