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| | | AT&T Employees Took Bribes to Plant Malware on the Company's Network | | ZDNet | AT&T employees took bribes to unlock millions of smartphones, and to install malware and unauthorized hardware on the company's network, the Department of Justice said yesterday. | | Securing SaaS Apps in the Modern Workplace | | BetterCloud Monitor | SaaS gives end users endless ability to collaborate with others, share data, and access files from anywhere at anytime. However, these features have created a swath of new security threats that IT and security teams are still learning how to navigate. Principal Analyst for 451 Research Garrett Bekker and BetterCloud’s Chief Product Officer Jim Brennan discussed the unique security challenges that cloud adoption presents and SaaS Operations Management, the emerging category that is filling a gap in cloud security. | | Microsoft Removes Office 2019 from Its Home Use Program Benefits | | ZDNet | Microsoft quietly has made a change to its Home Use Program (HUP) for its Software Assurance business customers. As some had expected when the company began revamping the HUP benefit earlier this year, Microsoft is dropping the ability to buy the non-subscription version of Office for a steeply discounted price. Microsoft instead is offering HUP customers the ability to buy Office 365 Home or Personal at a discount for home use. | | New Windows Malware Can Also Brute-force WordPress Websites | | ZDNet | A new malware strain named Clipsa has been making the rounds for the past year, infecting users from all over the world. What stands out about this new threat is that besides classic malware features—such as the ability to steal cryptocurrency wallet files, install a cryptocurrency miner, and hijacking the user's clipboard to replace cryptocurrency addresses—Clipsa also includes a somewhat strange feature that allows it to launch brute-force attacks against WordPress websites. |
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| | | How to Explain IT to End Users | | TechRepublic | Imagine how useful it would be if your company's end users actually understood the IT department and a little bit of computer science. Here are 10 ideas for making that happen. | | How to Quickly Turn Emails Into Tasks | | How-To Geek | If you’re using OHIO (Only Handle It Once) to triage your email, you probably want to turn some of your emails into tasks. Here’s how to do that quickly and efficiently so you can get on with handling your other emails. |
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| | | SaaS Updates Summary: August 5 - August 9 | | BetterCloud Monitor | There are just a few SaaS updates to catch up on from last week. The new Priority page is now available for all G Suite editions, all classes are moving to Google Classroom with the Classwork Page in September, and Google made some edits to Jamboard to make it easier to jam on all your devices. |
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