TechCrunch | Google said there's absolutely, positively nothing to worry about the secret microphone in your Nest Secure smart home hub that it didn’t tell you about. Nope, not at all. Just an oversight, said Google. No need to be alarmed. Everything is just fine.

ZDNet | A new study investigating the true security posture of password storage services has uncovered a swathe of vulnerabilities which can lead to the theft of valuable user credentials — but this does not mean you should abandon your favorite password manager any time soon.

Dark Reading | A recent wave of cybercrime has targeted organizations with employees in Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, Romania, and Serbia.

ZDNet | Researchers have described a new phishing attack which is able to bypass Microsoft malicious file filters. On Tuesday, cybersecurity firm Avanan said the attack, dubbed NoRelationship, uses a link parsing weakness in email scanning products to hide malicious links.

Lifehacker | "I’ve found myself in a vicious cycle. Whenever I have free time to kill, I’ll rotate through the same, stale list of websites, sucking up whatever new content comes along to relieve me of my boredom. I’ll bounce between Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, and Gmail until I can finally remind myself that this is dumb," says author David Murphy. Let this Chrome extension help you curb this bad habit.

How-To Geek | Excel has “Sort A to Z” and “Sort Z to A” features that let you sort values alphabetically or numerically, and a “Custom Sort” feature that lets you sort using multiple criteria. Here’s how to use them.

CSO | CISOs must manage cybersecurity based upon their organization’s mission, goals, and business processes, not the technology underpinnings.

ZDNet | Ransomware isn’t the only cyberthreat your business will face this year. Here are five emerging threats that leaders need to know about.

G Suite Updates | Google has just updated the “What’s new in G Suite?” Help Center article to include recent launches.