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How to run better meetings with new Microsoft Teams tools

Microsoft thinks new digital meeting tools — which include Mesh avatars that reduce the pressure of being on camera for video calls and AI that summarizes meetings — are worth the extra cost. The post How to run better meetings with new Microsoft Teams tools appeared first on TechRepublic.

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  • December 1, 2022

ConnectWise Quietly Patches Flaw That Helps Phishers

ConnectWise, a self-hosted, remote desktop software application that is widely used by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), is warning about an unusually sophisticated phishing attack that can let attackers take remote control over user systems when recipients click the included link. The warning comes just weeks after the company quietly patched a vulnerability that makes it […]

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  • December 1, 2022

S3 Ep111: The business risk of a sleazy “nudity unfilter” [Audio + Text]

Latest episode – listen now (or read if you prefer)…

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  • December 1, 2022

The CHRISTMA EXEC network worm – 35 years and counting!

“Uh-oh, this viruses-and-worms scene could turn out quite troublesome.” If only we’d been wrong…

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  • December 1, 2022

Memory Safe Languages in Android 13

Posted by Jeffrey Vander Stoep For more than a decade, memory safety vulnerabilities have consistently represented more than 65% of vulnerabilities across products, and across the industry. On Android, we’re now seeing something different – a significant drop in memory safety vulnerabilities and an associated drop in the severity of our vulnerabilities. Looking at vulnerabilities […]

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Hackers Target Colombia’s Healthcare System With Ransomware

The attack disrupted IT operations, websites and scheduling of medical appointments

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Unwrapping Some of the Holiday Season’s Biggest Scams

Even with the holidays in full swing, scammers won’t let up. In fact, it’s high time for some of their nastiest cons as people travel, donate to charities, and simply try to enjoy their time with friends and family.  Unfortunate as it is, scammers see this time of year as a tremendous opportunity to profit. […]

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Spyware Vendor Variston Exploited N-Days in Chrome, Firefox, Windows

The claims come from Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which published an advisory about the threat

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WhatsApp Files on Dark Web Show Millions of Records For Sale

The list went on sale for four days and is now being distributed for free among dark web users

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