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| | | | | Google Chrome to Block JavaScript Redirects on Web Page URL Clicks | | BleepingComputer | Google Chrome is getting a new feature that increases security when clicking on web page links that open URLs in a new window or tab. When inserting links into an HTML page, authors can include the target="_blank" attribute that tells the browser to open the link in a new tab when clicked. However, this attribute has a known security issue that allows the newly opened page to utilize javascript to redirect the original page to a different URL. | | SaaSOps Becomes a Thing in Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic | | IT Business Edge | The only thing more tedious than onboarding employees to a SaaS application is offboarding them as they leave an organization or change roles. The 2020 State of SaaSOps report by BetterCloud finds IT teams spend an average of 7.12 hours offboarding a single employee from all the SaaS applications being employed. BetterCloud CEO David Politis says the pressure on IT teams managing these applications has never been greater. | | Windows 10, iOS, Chrome, and Many Others Fall at China’s Top Hacking Contest | | ZDNet | Fifteen teams of Chinese hackers participated in this year's edition. Contestants had three tries of five minutes each to hack into a selected target with an original exploit. All exploits were reported to the software providers, per contest regulations. Patches for all the bugs demonstrated over the weekend will be provided in the coming days and weeks. | | Celebrating The 2020 SaaSOps Stars Award Winners | | BetterCloud Monitor | This marked the second year of our SaaSOps Stars Awards. On the fourth day of Altitude 2020, our chief customer officer Rachel Orston took the stage to recognize some individuals and teams that transformed their companies, careers, and industries. Let's take some time to recognize the winners. | | Windows 10 Has a New Bug That’s Crashing PCs With Thunderbolt Ports | | TechRadar | Windows 10 has another nasty little gremlin that causes a PC to crash with a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD), and as a result some folks have been blocked from upgrading to the May 2020 Update or October 2020 Update (which are the affected versions of the OS). As described by Microsoft in a support document, the bug happens when the user plugs in an external NVMe SSD into a Thunderbolt port. |
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| | | How to Stay Engaged With Your Work, Even When You Feel Like Checking Out | | Fast Company | While you may love showing up for work in your sweatpants, especially when remote work takes place in your home and on Zoom you’re also facing challenges like loneliness and distractions, and you’re struggling with remote collaboration and reliable Wi-Fi. So how can you get engaged and stay engaged when all you really want to do is stay in your PJ’s all day? | | How to Use Incognito Mode in Google Chrome for Android | | How-To Geek | Google Chrome was one of the first browsers to support a built-in private-browsing mode. Incognito mode is now available in Chrome on every platform, including Android. We’ll show you how to use this important privacy feature. |
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