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January 07, 2020

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FAQ: Last-minute answers about Windows 7's post-retirement patches

The end of support for Windows 7 is coming up fast; for those still running the aging OS, here's what you need to know about Microsoft's Extended Security Updates program. Read more ▶

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Top 3 enterprise tech trends to watch in 2020

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Woody Leonhard: Microsoft Patch Alert: December 2019

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Jonny Evans: CES 2020: Lessons for the Apple enterprise

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Rethinking Security Automation: Six Best Practices to Improve Visibility & Accelerate Response

The problem today is that there are too many tools, too little integration among them, and more noise than a team can analyze and understand – all of which add up to less visibility into threats and less efficient security teams. Automation is supposed to solve the “tool fatigue” problem, surfacing the most critical issues by running playbooks against common threats and freeing up valuable resources for other tasks. However, expectations for automation have outpaced its capabilities to drastically reduce human intervention in security monitoring. Read more ▶

Image: Top 3 enterprise tech trends to watch in 2020

Top 3 enterprise tech trends to watch in 2020

Look for blockchain to mature, artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve cybersecurity, and edge computing to see higher adoption rates. Those are some of the insights gleaned from experts who took part in recent IDG TECH(talk) Twitter chats. Read more ▶

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This $387 Azure certification prep bundle is currently on sale for $29

Set yourself up to pass Azure certification exams with these 4 courses. Read more ▶

Image: Woody Leonhard: Microsoft Patch Alert: December 2019

Woody Leonhard: Microsoft Patch Alert: December 2019

The few patches we saw last month tore a big hole in many admins’ holiday plans. The Win7 lockups appear to be sequencing screw-ups with the KB 4531786 Servicing Stack update. Server 2012 machines went into multiple boot loops. And Microsoft still doesn’t get it with version 1909. Read more ▶

 
 
Image: Jonny Evans: CES 2020: Lessons for the Apple enterprise

Jonny Evans: CES 2020: Lessons for the Apple enterprise

For the first time in 28 years, Apple returns to CES; what does that mean for Apple-centric enterprises? Read more ▶

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451 Research Report: Tackling the Visibility Gap in Information Security

451 Research recently published insights gathered from in-depth interviews with security leaders across 150 large enterprises to better understand the most critical challenges facing their teams. Read more ▶

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