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| | | Microsoft: This Azure Password-Banning Tool Will Help Kill Off Bad 'P@$$w0rd' Habits | | ZDNet | Microsoft has released the public preview of a new Azure Active Directory tool that will help admins kill off bad passwords in the enterprise. The tool, called Azure AD Password Protection, offers a new way of protecting Azure AD and Windows Server Active Directory accounts from users with bad password habits. The tool contains a list of 500 of the most commonly used passwords and helps blocks a million more that contain character-based variations on these bad passwords. That means since 'password' is already blocked, users won't be able to set their password to 'P@ssword' or 'P@$$w0rd'. | | Elon Musk Emails Tesla Workers: "We've Been Extensively Sabotaged By Employee" | | ZDNet | In an email to workers, Tesla boss Elon Musk said an employee had conducted "quite extensive and damaging sabotage." Musk said the employee made "direct code changes to the Tesla Manufacturing Operating System under false usernames" and exported "large amounts of highly sensitive Tesla data to unknown third parties." This story is a reminder of how easy it is to leak proprietary data — and that insider threats are very real. | | Microsoft to Tighten Screws on Traditional Office, Gartner Predicts | | Computerworld | Microsoft will continue to pressure businesses to adopt Office 365, said a pair of Gartner analysts, by barring all but subscribers from accessing Office 365's online services. Their forecast was couched as an assumption that enterprises should build into their IT planning and budgeting. "By YE20 [year-end 2020], it [Microsoft] will announce that only Office 365 ProPlus will be supported for accessing Office 365 online services," the analysts wrote. "Office traditional will not be supported." | | The CEOs of Google and Apple Both Fell Out of Favor with Employees This Year — Here’s Why, According To a Survey of Tech Workers | | Business Insider | The past year hasn't been smooth sailing for the tech industry. Glassdoor has released its annual 100 Highest Rated CEOs report. The report, which aggregates anonymous and voluntary employee reviews, shows Apple CEO Tim Cook dropped 43 spots to 96th place, landing him as this year's tech CEO with the biggest decrease in rankings. And Google's Sundar Pichai is almost in the same boat, having dropped 28 spots to number 45 from last year's 17th place. So why the drop? |
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| | | How to Turn Off Smart Replies in the New Gmail | | MakeUseOf | Google recently added the new 'Smart Reply' feature to its Gmail service on Android and iOS, and it works by scanning emails as you receive them, then suggesting pre-formulated responses that might be helpful. However, if you aren’t comfortable with Google scanning the words of every single email you receive, you might prefer to turn off the feature. Luckily, it’s easy to do. | | How to Use Windows 10's File History Backup Feature | | PCWorld | Windows 10’s File History is an easy way to get started with backing up your personal files since it comes built-in to your system. Here's how to use it. |
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| | | When Your Career Is Derailed By Your Girlfriend Tampering with Your Email | | CSO | Um... wow. This is a crazy story about "the ultimate insider betrayal." Eric Abramovitz, a gifted clarinetist, had his music scholarship (and career) sabotaged by his girlfriend in a classic business email compromise. This story includes email monitoring, fake email accounts, impersonation, and more. |
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| | | End User Rollout for Google Sites Automatic Conversion Tool Starting | | G Suite Updates | As a reminder, the automatic migration tool to transfer Google Sites from classic Sites to new Sites started rolling out to end users yesterday (June 19). The tool makes it quicker and easier to move sites created in classic Sites to new Sites. | | Use New Theme Options to Customize and Brand Your Google Forms | | G Suite Updates | To help Google Forms users create more personalized surveys, feedback forms, quizzes, and more, Google is introducing new theme customization options. Specifically, you can now choose colors and fonts to theme your form. | | Jamboard Now Available for Purchase in Australia and New Zealand | | G Suite Updates | Over the past year, Google has announced that Jamboard, its cloud-based, collaborative whiteboard, is available for purchase in an ever-growing list of countries such as the United States, Canada, the UK, and select parts of Europe. They are now expanding that list further, bringing Jamboard to Australia and New Zealand. | | Updates to Adobe Document Cloud Bring Integrated PDF Services to Office 365 | | Microsoft 365 Blog | The Adobe Document Cloud team announced new capabilities that deepen the integration with Office 365 and can save you and your team time. | | Introducing Evernote for Microsoft Teams | | Evernote Blog | Evernote's latest integration brings it into the context of your conversations in Teams so you can easily reference specific notes within a conversation, and access notes without having to leave the Teams experience. |
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