Engadget | The popular antivirus program Avast has been selling users data to giant companies like Google, Home Depot, Microsoft, and Pepsi, a joint investigation by Motherboard and PCMag found. Avast reportedly scraped data from its antivirus software and handed it off to its subsidiary Jumpshot, which repackaged the data and sold it, sometimes for millions of dollars. While Avast required users to opt-in to this data sharing, the investigation found that many were unaware that Jumpshot was selling their data.

BetterCloud Monitor | Last week, BetterCloud released 19 new Salesforce actions to help you automate the tasks that Salesforce administrators are concerned about. In this product tip, we show you how to create an onboarding workflow that incorporates some of these new actions.

CNET | Google's Chrome browser will work a little differently when it's time to move tabs around thanks to software Microsoft has contributed to the Chromium project that now underlies both companies' browsers. It's an illustration of the power of open-source software—and of the increasing influence of Google's browser technology on the web overall.

Security Boulevard | A new report into the state of ransomware at the tail end of 2019 has revealed that things aren’t getting any better. In Q4 of 2019, according to the new study published by security firm Coveware, the average ransom payment more than doubled—reaching $84,116, up from $41,198 in Q3 of 2019.

CIO | Employee experience is as vital as customer experience—but remains an IT afterthought. Here’s how to shift your focus and provide employees with the internal IT experience they deserve. (You'll need to create a free account in order to access this full article.)

PCWorld | Excel macros are like mini-programs that perform repetitive tasks, saving you a lot of time and typing. For example, it takes Excel less than one-tenth of a second to calculate an entire, massive spreadsheet. It’s the manual operations that slow you down. That’s why you need macros to combine all of these chores into a single one-second transaction.

G Suite Updates | Due to low usage, Google App Maker will be turned down gradually over the course of 2020 and officially shut down on January 19, 2021. Prior to the shutdown, you’ll need to review App Maker usage in your domain and take any necessary action.