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The ultra-thin, ultra-light MacBook Air has been one of Apple’s most ignored products over the last several years, with the company instead focusing on MacBook Pro updates and the newer 12-inch MacBook. The MacBook Air is available and sells reasonably well but not...

Microsoft are rolling out the ability to add anyone as a guest in Microsoft Teams. Previously, only those with an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) account could be added as a guest. Starting next week, anyone with a business or consumer email address (including...

Last November, Microsoft announced Resume Assistant, a new AI feature in Microsoft Word to help you craft a compelling CV with personalised insights powered by LinkedIn. This month, Resume Assistant began rolling out to Office 365 consumer and commercial subscribers...

With the GDPR deadline passing the 100 day mark recently, the May 25th deadline looms closer. Many businesses have begun preparing for the new legislation, but its full implementation is likely to reveal some unforeseen challenges and it is anticipated that large fine...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which began as a regulatory requirement, is increasingly seen as a long-term opportunity to establish greater trust with customers and further unlock employee collaboration and productivity in many businesses. The...

Last but not least, make sure that you are communicating with business leaders and end users about any changes to your firewall rules. Getting input from the business can help make sure that your firewall configuration is meeting end users' needs. Having open lines of...

It goes without saying, but as you update your firewall rules, it's also a good time to make sure that you have installed all the latest patches to your firewall. The greatest list of firewall rules in the world won't stop an attack if your firewall has a known...

Another way to improve the performance of your firewall is to use your routers to handle some of the traffic-blocking activities. By offloading some work from your firewall, you may be able to eliminate some firewall rules and improve throughput for your network. As...

It isn't true of every firewall, but most apply rules in the order that they are listed in your firewall configuration software or rule base. In other words, the firewall will start at the top of the list and keep going down until it reaches rule that would require it...

Mobile phone operator Vodafone has commenced trials of what it claims is the world's first drone tracking and safety system. The technology, which it describes as an air traffic control system for drones, is aimed at monitoring unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and...