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| Apple Is Adding a New Privacy Icon to iOS and macOS to Prevent iCloud Password Phishing | | The Verge | In upcoming versions of iOS and macOS, Apple plans to introduce a new Privacy icon that will appear whenever the company’s own first-party apps ask to use your personal information. Apple already has numerous privacy safeguards and transparency measures in place across both operating systems that alert users when apps are requesting their location, calendar, photo library, contacts, and so on. But this new icon seems to have a specific purpose: it’s likely designed to thwart phishing attempts. | | Security Automation: Time to Start Thinking More Strategically | | Dark Reading | Security vendors are integrating automation into their point solutions to automate tasks such as security policy orchestration, change and configuration management, incident response playbooks, and other labor-intensive tasks. This is a good start toward solving some of the challenges of managing the modern security stack. But we need to think more strategically about automation if we're truly going to solve cybersecurity workforce challenges and gain any kind of edge over hackers. | | Fixing IT's Blind Spots: 8 Critical Security and Management Policies to Implement in Your SaaS Environment | | BetterCloud | Flying blind? You might be. After speaking to thousands of modern IT professionals the past few years, we’ve summarized the eight most prevalent blind spots in SaaS environments and the BetterCloud policies that can fix them in this 52-page whitepaper (it's a direct PDF download—no need to fill out a pesky form). | | | | | | Work Hacks from G Suite: Onboard New Employees Like A Boss | | The Keyword | The faster new employees are onboarded, the faster they feel they’re part of the team and can contribute to your company’s mission. Here are a few tips to help you onboard new employees without a hitch. | | 5 Uncomplicated Note-Taking Web Apps to Be More Productive | | MakeUseOf | A lot of productivity is about discarding unnecessary things that you think are necessary. Strip the useless bits of note-taking apps and you’re left with lean and mean productivity tools, ready to get things done. | | |
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