IT must rise to the challenge of mandatory work from home policies.
| | | | | Google Hits Pause on Chrome and Chrome OS Releases | | TechCrunch | Google yesterday announced that it is pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases “due to adjusted work schedules.” The company confirmed that we will still see security updates, though, which will get merged into version 80, the browser’s current stable release version. | | Letter to Customers: Serving the IT Community During COVID-19 | | BetterCloud Monitor | As the COVID-19 outbreak unfolds, and companies are finding themselves thrust into a distributed workforce, IT is at the forefront of enabling this “new normal.” And we want you to know: we’re here for you. Lean on us. We’ve been through a lot together, and that’s not about to change. We’d like to help. | | How to Better Defend Your Organization Against Remote Access Threats | | TechRepublic | With people working remotely due to the coronavirus, cybercriminals are trying to take advantage of such tools as VPNs and remote desktop services, says security firm Radware. | | 4 in 10 Employees Lack Work-from-home Tech Tools | | CIO Dive | Four in 10 employees say their companies aren't equipped with the technology needed to let them work from home, according to a survey of 1,000 full-time workers from organizations with more than 200 employees commissioned by project management software company Wrike. |
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| | | 10 Suggestions to Lead Effectively During an Unprecedented Pandemic | | CIO | The coronavirus (COVID-19) has become a global mega-crisis. We are not short on leaders, that’s for sure. We are not short on good leaders either. However, we are short on leaders with the experience, bravery, courage, and honor to lead during a global mega-crisis. This is not a criticism of leaders or the state of leadership as a practice, instead it is a harsh look at the reality that most leaders today have not been presented with the demand to lead in such unprecedented circumstances. | | Remote Work: Lessons from a Remote-first Company | | The Enterprisers Project | Remote work has become the new normal: But many companies face a learning curve. Consider these lessons from a company that had moved to an almost fully remote workforce. |
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| | | New Malware Protections for Advanced Protection Users | | The Keyword | Advanced Protection safeguards the personal or business Google Accounts of anyone at risk of targeted attacks—like political campaign teams, journalists, activists, and business leaders. It’s Google's strongest security for those who need it most, and is available across desktops, laptops, smartphones, and tablets. Yesterday, Google announced new ways that Advanced Protection is defending you from malware on Android devices. |
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