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Microsoft pledges to upskill 25 million workers for the ‘COVID-19 economy’
Microsoft has announced a slew of new initiatives designed to open up access to new digital skills, including cash grants, providing access to data, affordable certifications for Microsoft products, and a new learning app baked directly into Microsoft Teams....
OneDrive simplifies document sharing by making it even more complex
Please note this articles refers to OneDrive, not OneDrive For Business. What the difference? Check it out here. Microsoft announced last week that it’s making OneDrive file sharing more manageable, adding a convenient way to share folders and files with friends,...
Lack of technology skills creates a dent in remote workers’ productivity
The lack of technology skills is contributing to a dent in productivity as workers struggle to adapt to working from home over prolonged periods. Questionmark is calling on employers to ensure that their people have the necessary technical skills as remote working...
Most malware in Q1 2020 was delivered via encrypted HTTPS connections
67% of all malware in Q1 2020 was delivered via encrypted HTTPS connections and 72% of encrypted malware was classified as zero day, so would have evaded signature-based antivirus protection, according to WatchGuard. These findings show that without HTTPS inspection...
New EvilQuest ransomware discovered targeting macOS users
Security researchers have discovered this week a new ransomware strain targeting macOS users. Named OSX.EvilQuest, this ransomware is different from previous macOS ransomware threats because besides encrypting the victim's files, EvilQuest also installs a keylogger, a...
Microsoft Teams is different on desktop, iOS and Android: Here’s what you need to know
Microsoft is rapidly evolving its Teams app on iOS and Android, as the collaboration tool embraces firstline and other mobile workers. Collaboration tools like Slack and Teams have become key to remote work, offering shared spaces for working on specific projects,...
Indian government bans 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, WeChat, Shareit and UC Browser
Says the decision is a targeted move to ensure safety and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace In an unprecedented move, the Indian government on Monday announced that it is banning as many as 59 China-made mobile apps that it says are posing danger to the country. The...
Microsoft Teams and Skype users can now chat together
Microsoft has completed rolling out Teams/Skype interoperability, allowing users of one app to collaborate with users on the other. Communicating across Microsoft apps gets a little easier now as the company finishes making Teams and Skype interoperable. This means...
Email security challenges and BEC trends during the pandemic
COVID-related attacks increased 436% between the second and third weeks of March 2020, with an average 173% week-over-week increase during the quarter, according to Abnormal Security. A trend toward payment fraud There has also been a shift from individual to group...
Work from home, work from anywhere: Are you secure everywhere?
As millions of employees continue to work from home for the foreseeable future and in some cases perhaps indefinitely, balancing the ongoing demands of employee productivity and information security will be paramount. The historical “castle and moat” model of...