CSO | The U.S. State Department confirmed it suffered a data breach that exposed employee data; the breach affected the State Department’s unclassified email system and "less than 1% of employee inboxes." The cloud-hosted email service used by the State Department for unclassified work is Microsoft Office 365, according to TechCrunch. (Keeping corporate data safe, particularly with cloud-based email, is becoming increasingly difficult. If you're a BetterCloud customer, contact your customer success manager to make sure you have email policies in place to mitigate risks!)

ZDNet | A little-known Windows feature will create a file that stores text extracted from all the emails and plaintext-files found on your PC, which sometimes may reveal passwords or private conversations.

Engadget | You can now stop Hangouts Chat notifications from breaking your concentration when you're in the zone... or taking a short nap after a stressful task. Google has updated its Slack rival with the ability to block notifications for a set amount of time -- just click on your status button and choose from the snooze notification options in the drop-down menu.

BetaNews | Following years of questionable behavior and ranting, the grandfather of Linux Linus Torvalds issued an apology and announced his intention to take a break from kernel work. Now the Linux community is adopting a new code of conduct to help make the environment more welcoming.

Fast Company | Google’s Inbox app may be on its way out, but the features that made it great don’t have to die.

MakeUseOf | If you’ve been using your Microsoft credentials as a way to access third-party services for a few years, you probably have a long list of connected apps that you no longer use. From a security standpoint, that’s not a great situation. Often, you’ll have granted those apps various reading and editing capabilities.To remedy the situation, you need to do a bit of housekeeping: revoke access to apps you no longer use.

The Enterprisers Project | Time for a new IT job? Get must-have advice on in-demand roles, salary negotiation, interview tips, and more.

InformationWeek | Edge computing holds promise for enterprises, particularly in supporting their IoT implementations. However, edge also raises some security concerns.

G Suite Updates | Hangouts Chat makes it easy to collaborate efficiently, but it’s important that you can disconnect without interruptions from Chat messages. You can now snooze notifications, allowing other users to know that you are checking messages on your own time.

G Suite Updates | On October 17th, 2018, Google will begin rolling out real-time presence for Microsoft Office files in Google Drive to all G Suite domains. Admin controls for real-time presence are available today.

G Suite Updates | Google is adding a new page in Google Drive’s left-hand navigation panel that helps you find and take action on the right Drive files at the right time. This Priority page uses machine learning to suggest files you might need to work on and has “workspaces” to help you organize files.