Last night, we learned that the FBI launched an operation to remotely remove backdoors from hacked Exchange servers. Like a lot of people, my first reaction to the news was, "Woah."

I think it'll be one of the top news stories today. And...that's all I think I know right now.

As such, I won't editorialize anything today. But what do you make of this new operation? I started a new thread in the SaaSOps Community for us to chat about it.
 

A court in Houston has authorized an FBI operation to “copy and remove” backdoors from hundreds of Microsoft Exchange email servers in the United States, months after hackers used four previously undiscovered vulnerabilities to attack thousands of networks. The Justice Department announced the operation on Tuesday, which it described as “successful.”
While the threat of SaaS sprawl might lead you to believe that a typical IT tech stack resembles a teenager’s unorganized closet, the best examples are carefully planned and diagrammed. And as we’ve seen over the years, many of those examples include BetterCloud as a critical component. Here's how.
Apple has set the date for its next online-only event, sending out invites to the media for Tuesday, April 20 at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET. Apple is expected to introduce new iPads with upgraded screens and possibly the company's long-rumored AirTags trackers. One change we know is coming will be iOS 14.5, a free software update that will introduce major privacy changes to the iPad and iPhone software.
The Surface Laptop 4’s biggest updates are internal. With the Surface Laptop 4, Microsoft is offering AMD and Intel chips in both 13.5- and 15-inch models. The new catch is that the AMD-based models have Microsoft Surface Edition variants of last-gen Ryzen 4000 APUs based on the Zen 2 architecture, not the latest and greatest Ryzen 5000 series mobile processors.
 

Many web browsers allow you to sync tabs between devices. For example, Chrome on the desktop syncs with Chrome on your phone, etc. But what about syncing between different browsers? That’s a little harder to do, but it’s not impossible.
You don’t need a fancy app to shut down your computer at a certain time in Windows 10, but having one on hand doesn’t hurt. A quick line dropped into your Command Prompt is usually all you need to have your system automatically shut down after a set time period has elapsed, but you can also grab an app that does all the “hard” work for you.
Whether you're working from home, writing an essay, or working on a project, focusing can be a struggle. With the social media-ridden internet at our disposal, it's all too easy to become distracted. That's why we've compiled a list of the best apps to help you stay focused while you're working from home.
 

Somehow I missed this one from a few days ago, but it's a good one. Spoiler: The answer to this question is "yes." But there are also a few "hacky" solutions to this challenge. Check 'em all out by clicking the link above—and add your own hacks for sending BetterCloud alerts to a private channel if you have some.
 
SAAS update
Google is making some updates to how you create, view, and manage rules in the Admin console. Some of those updates include making the Rules homepage available to all Google Workspace customers and consolidating the rules and security rules pages to make rule discovery and management easier.
 
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