Ars Technica | 2020 was a tough year for a lot of reasons, not least of which were breaches and hacks that visited pain on end users, customers, and the organizations that were targeted. What follows are some of the highlights. For good measure, we’re also throwing in a couple notable hacks that, while not actively used in the wild, were impressive beyond measure or pushed the boundaries of security.

BetterCloud | To understand the real impact and implications of the SaaS revolution, in our 2020 State of SaaSOps report, we surveyed more than 670 IT operations and security professionals—their feedback was enlightening. Explore the unique insights we uncovered and how they can help your business.

BleepingComputer | According to sources, Microsoft is developing a new virtualized Windows PC experience called 'Cloud PC' that allows administrators to deploy remotely accessible Windows 10 PCs in the cloud. With Cloud PC, Microsoft would handle your organization's device configuration with regular updates, security improvements, and managed support.

MSPoweruser | Microsoft intends for Windows 10X to bring smartphone-like behaviour to the PC, with great reliability, ease of use and easy updates. Another feature it appears will be Instant-on behavior, with Microsoft’s documentation confirming Windows 10X devices will support ‘Modern Standby’.

How-To Geek | Need a quick but powerful way to rename large groups of files in Windows 10? Using Microsoft’s free PowerToys, all that power is only a right-click away thanks to the PowerRename module. Here’s how to use it.

OnMSFT | Microsoft’s new Chromium-based Edge browser is one of the most important apps the company released this year, and it’s an excellent replacement for the legacy Edge that shipped with Windows 10 back in 2015. But if auto-playing videos on the web are bothering you, Microsoft Edge has a Media autoplay setting you might want to check out.

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