| Good morning! Yesterday, Slack filed a lawsuit against Microsoft for allegedly forcing Office 365 users to install Teams—and in the process, (illegally) making it a direct competitor. Plus, Apple started handing out iPhones to hackers in an effort to further secure iOS and new research shows exactly how cybercriminals have exploited the pandemic.
Have questions or want to send us feedback? Reply directly to this email! | | ZDNet | Slack's primary grievance against Microsoft is related to bundling Teams into its 365 offering. Slack claims that this illegally tied Teams into its Office suite, which has suddenly made Microsoft a direct competitor just months after Stewart Butterfield claimed that wasn't the case. | | CIO Dive | BNP Paribas was just one of several banks to sign up for IBM's cloud security offering. This is significant, considering that CIO Dive reports just 16% of financial service companies have adopted the cloud. | | TechCrunch | The concept of hiring hackers to expose your security flaws isn't a new concept, but Apple tells TechCrunch that it hopes this will be more of a partnership than a "here you go, good luck" type of relationship. The company is giving hackers access to documentation and a dedicated forum to get feedback from Apple engineers. | | TechRepublic | There are a lot of really interesting takeaways in this report, but most striking is the fact that attacks on public entities in some countries have increased—even though travel restrictions are as tight as ever. |
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| | The Next Web | Even though WFH is prevalent, workplace conflicts can still happen from home. Use this handy guide to navigate even the most complex situations with colleagues. | | MakeUseOf | We all know we should organize our email inboxes, but it's usually easier said than done. Here's a helpful guide from MakeUseOf to, well, make sense of email filters in Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo Mail. |
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| | G Suite Updates | This update covers a lot of ground, but notably: admins can manage company-owned iOS devices directly from the Admin console and control a wider range of features including app installation, Apple app usage, authentication methods, and more. |
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