Dark Reading | Microsoft debuted two new security services: Azure Sentinel, a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) system, and Microsoft Threat Experts, a service through which security operations teams can leverage expertise from Microsoft's experts. The two services arrive at a time when two major trends are converging on security: SOC teams are struggling with an overwhelming amount of daily alerts and a lack of staff to handle them, and more organizations are moving their data and processes over to the cloud.

Engadget | The 'bfcache' will remember pages instead of building them from scratch.

ZDNet | Microsoft has released its annual list of top actions that admins can take to ensure they're not hit by ransomware, cryptocurrency-miner threats, or state-sponsored hackers.

ZDNet | When Microsoft began testing its Windows 10 20H1 release more than a year before it is expected to start rolling out, many company watchers wondered why. The answer may be more boring — and a lot more complicated — than you'd think.

MakeUseOf | Encryption is important, especially when you send and receive emails on the move. You never know if that free public Wi-Fi connection is entirely secure. Luckily, you can mitigate those risks by wrapping your private emails in a layer of encryption. Here’s how you can encrypt your emails on Android using OpenKeychain. It is fast, easy, and best of all, completely free.

MakeUseOf | Interviews can be nerve-wracking affairs. The simplest questions that you did not prepare for can catch you off guard and ruin the flow of the conversation. Start giving interviews to prepare better. Or use mock interviews to face interviewers with confidence.

The Enterprisers Project | You can't lead a changeable, complex IT environment like a fiefdom. Use these three strategies to build true partnerships.

The Lone Sysadmin | "Every once in a while I get asked why I don’t have an out-of-office message for my email or voice mail. I’ll do it if I have to, but I don’t like setting an automatic response. There’s no way to do it that doesn’t leak information to a would-be attacker," says Bob Plankers.

G Suite Updates | To create an interface that’s clearer and easier to navigate, Google is updating the design of the Jamboard home page (jamboard.google.com). This builds on recent updates that made it easier to create and edits jams on the web.

G Suite Updates | Google is giving admins more control over how devices running endpoint verification can access corporate data in Google Cloud.