Ars Technica | A previously undetected piece of malware found on almost 30,000 Macs worldwide is generating intrigue in security circles. Once an hour, infected Macs check a control server to see if there are any new commands the malware should run or binaries to execute. So far, however, researchers have yet to observe delivery of any payload on any of the infected 30,000 machines, leaving the malware’s ultimate goal unknown.

BetterCloud | As your organization’s consumption of SaaS accelerates, so do the potential threats against your cloud-based environment and the associated costs of those threats. Get control of your SaaS environment with the 7 critical tactics in this guide.

BleepingComputer | Starting next month, Microsoft Word for Windows will include a new predictive typing feature that automatically suggests new words to use as you are typing. The new feature is called 'Text Prediction,' and Microsoft states that it will go live for all Word for Windows users starting March 2021.

Neowin | In a statement to Bloomberg, a Clubhouse spokesperson mentioned that a user was able to siphon live audio from multiple private rooms and stream them on their website. This incident, which took place over the weekend, was possible due to the attacker through a system utilizing the same JavaScript toolkit that is used to compile the Clubhouse application.

How-To Geek | When you copy text into Microsoft Excel, it can occasionally come with characters you’d prefer to see removed, such as unnecessary spaces. Rather than remove these manually, you can use the TRIM function to do it for you.

MakeUseOf | At some point, everyone wonders what is slowing their computer down. Working on a slow computer is no fun at all, and lowers your productivity. While all computers slow down over time, in many cases, your own behavior can cause your computer to run slow unnecessarily. Here are common mistakes that will slow your Windows PC down to a crawl, and how to fix these habits.

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