CIO Dive | Equifax's "aggressive growth strategy" played a role in the increasing "complexity" of its IT system, contributing to its security inadequacies and the 2017 data breach, according to a report from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Additionally, Equifax was operating on custom-built IT systems, which "adds more complexity," said former CIO Graeme Payne.

Wired | "On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee had the opportunity to question one of the most powerful people on the planet — Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, the company that filters all the world's information. And they blew it," writes Issie Lapowsky.

The Verge | The newest version of Firefox for desktop and Android, version 64, is out now and it comes with a few nifty features for more intensive tab and extension use. Mozilla says you’ll now “see suggestions in regular browsing mode for new and relevant Firefox features, services, and extensions based on how you use the web,” a feature that won’t work while in private browsing mode and is not based on your browser history.

BetaNews | Password management company Dashlane has produced a list of the 10 worst password fails of 2018. Topping the list is Kanye West who was caught unlocking his iPhone with the passcode '000000' during his White House meeting with Donald Trump. In second place is the US Department of Defense. Among the disturbing issues was that an audit team was able to guess admin passwords in just nine seconds, as well as the discovery that software for multiple weapons systems was protected by default passwords that any member of the public could have found through a basic Google search.

Medium | "A lot of my career in IT work has focused on protecting data. Part of my job was to enforce password guidelines and train people on how to properly secure their data. I’d cringe every time I found a sticky note with a string of numbers and letters taped to the back of a picture frame or tucked under a keyboard. I understand, I really do. Over the years I developed my own three-step method for generating strong passwords that are easy to remember," writes Christine Brennan.

Lifewire | By applying specific filters to your Gmail account you can dictate various behaviors including how certain emails are labeled, whether or not they are automatically archived or deleted, or if they are marked with a star.

TechRepublic | Here are four steps for CIOs who want to shift their workplace from Microsoft Office to Google G Suite.

Computerworld | Google Smart Lock can simplify security and save you time on Android, Chrome OS, and even Mac and Windows. Are you taking advantage of all it has to offer?

G Suite Updates | Google plans to turn down Fusion Tables and the API on December 3, 2019. Embedded Fusion Tables visualizations — maps, charts, tables, and cards — will also stop working that day.

G Suite Updates | Google is making Box for G Suite available for all G Suite customers, bringing Google's rich content creation and editing experiences directly into Box so that companies can stay productive and accelerate their work.

G Suite Updates | Google is adding the ability to use Google Groups to control access to G Suite apps and additional Google services within your organization.