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| | | | | Why Are There Still So Many Windows 7 Devices? | | DarkReading | More than six months after the end of life of Windows 7, the operating system is still alive and well. In fact, devices are nearly just as prevalent as they were last year. Windows 7 devices accounted for 15% of all endpoint operating systems in the Forescout Device Cloud as of June. | | Significant Content Scanning Enhancements, Security Workflow Templates, and Workflow Conditions | | BetterCloud | At the end of July we released custom regex and keyword search for content scanning to enable customers to define what they consider to be “sensitive data” when performing content scans, beyond the 95+ pre-built data categories that BetterCloud already includes. | | Google Expands Its Cloud AI Portfolio | | ZDNet | Google on Tuesday rolled out several new products and capabilities within its Cloud AI portfolio, including new products and features in Contact Center AI and new versions of Document AI. It also announced improvements to the AI Platform for machine learning operations (MLOps) practitioners. | | COVID-19 Accelerates Cloud Migration Plans | | BetaNews | More than half of respondents to a new survey are either accelerating their cloud adoption timeline or moving forward as planned during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this number goes up to 59 percent among respondents considering VMware Cloud on AWS. | | Microsoft Confirms Why Windows Defender Can’t Be Disabled via Registry | | BleepingComputer | Microsoft has confirmed that they no longer allow Microsoft Defender to be disabled via the Windows 10 Registry to support the Tamper Protection security feature. This includes command-line tools, Registry changes, or group policies. | | Apple Releases iOS 13.7 With Exposure Notifications Express Systems | | Macworld | We're all excited about the upcoming release of iOS 14, but Apple isn't quite done with iOS 13 just yet. The company just release iOS 13.7, which brings one major new feature: Exposure Notifications Express. |
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| | | How to Find Free-to-Use Images With Google Search | | The Next Web | Stock photos have become a homestead of content creation, but finding the right image can be a hassle — and sometimes a legal liability. Well, you’ll be delighted to know Google has updated Image Search to make it easier to discover free-to-use images — and how to license the ones you can’t use for free. | | How to Lock Your Windows 10 PC Using Command Prompt | | How-To Geek | One of the first rules of cyber security is to always lock your PC before stepping away. While it may not be the quickest way to lock your Windows 10 PC, you can do it using the Command Prompt. |
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| | | Improved Accessibility for Google Sheets, Slides, and Drawings | | G Suite Updates | As part of its ongoing accessibility initiatives, Google is launching new features for Google Sheets, Slides, and Drawings. Specifically, it's adding Braille support in Google Sheets, and screen magnifier support in Google Slides and Drawings. |
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