Wired | Google announced a new feature called Confidential Virtual Machines yesterday, which in simple terms enables an AMD chip to encrypt data on a VM. Sounds interesting, but Lily Hay Newman at Wired points out that it also makes the chip a single point of failure.

BetterCloud Monitor | Whatever type of policy your organization settles on, it’s very likely that a portion of your staff will work remotely in some capacity from now on. Securely enabling remote work is part of “the new normal” and a key component of IT business enablement.

Engadget | Microsoft received a lot of attention for its new 365 features (more on that in a bit), but it was also in the news for a serious flaw in its DNS software. According to Microsoft, the flaw is "wormable," meaning that a group of hackers could take over multiple machines at once and cause large amounts of damage.

Bleeping Computer | Wattapad is one of the 150 most visited websites on the Internet—and a group of hackers is giving away upwards of 270 million customer records on hacker forums for free.

Lifehacker | People tend to clamor for dark mode because of battery life issues and, well, it just looks really cool. Lifehacker put together a guide that helps you take even greater advantage of it in Windows 10.

MakeUseOf | There are a lot of great productivity apps on the market. But according to the folks at MakeUseOf, some of the most powerful productivity apps for Mac users come pre-installed on your computer.

Microsoft 365 Blog | Microsoft dropped quite a doozy on us yesterday when it announced several new 365 features geared at keeping us productive at home. Among them are a new Outlook app for Android, a new default to schedule all meetings online, and a simpler way to separate your personal time from your work time on your calendar.