IT must rise to the challenge of mandatory work from home policies.
| | | | | Coronavirus-themed Phishing Attacks and Hacking Campaigns Are on the Rise | | ZDNet | The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning that criminals are looking to exploit the spread of coronavirus to conduct cyberattacks and hacking campaigns. Attacks include phishing attacks, credential theft, bitcoin and financial fraud, ransomware campaigns, and more. | | G Suite Passes 2B Monthly Active Users, Trails Microsoft | | CIO Dive | G Suite surpassed two billion active monthly users, or individual accounts, a company spokesperson confirmed to CIO Dive. | | Microsoft Teams Goes Down Just as Europe Logs on to Work Remotely | | The Verge | Microsoft’s chat and communications tool, Microsoft Teams, went down across Europe yesterday morning for more than two hours. The outage started just as thousands of workers started to sign into the service and attempt to work remotely amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. | | Google Duo Creator Said Yesterday Was the Biggest for Video Conferencing in History | | 9to5 Google | As the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the Western world, people are flocking en masse to videoconferencing software to communicate with loved ones and work from home. Now, the creator of Google Duo says that yesterday was “ the biggest day for videoconferencing in the history of the Earth.” |
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| | | Working from Home: This Invaluable Google Docs Setting Keeps You from Losing Your Work | | CNET | "With companies around the globe urging employees to work from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, you might be spending more time in your home office than usual. I do this daily, and for me, work means Google Docs. There's one invaluable tool I urge every remote worker to make sure they have turned on, regardless of how strong your home Wi-Fi connection is: Set up offline mode," advises author Jason Cipriani. | | 8 Key Security Considerations for Protecting Remote Workers | | CSO Online | Many security and IT teams suddenly have to support and protect employees who must work remotely due to the COVID-19 crisis. Make sure you cover these areas. |
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