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| | Ransomware Attack Hits Major US Data Center Provider | ZDNet | CyrusOne, one of the biggest data center providers in the US, has suffered a ransomware attack, ZDNet has learned. A CyrusOne spokesperson confirmed the incident and said they are currently working with law enforcement and forensics firms to investigate the attack, and help customers restore systems impacted systems. | Product Tip: Do You Know Who’s Forwarding Company Emails to Personal Email Accounts? | BetterCloud Monitor | Forwarding work emails to a personal email account might seem innocuous, but it can introduce security risks. Here's how BetterCloud can automatically detect and remediate this behavior. | Microsoft Patch Alert: November Patches Behave Themselves–With a Few Exceptions | Computerworld | What a relief. The only major patching problem for November came from Office, not Windows. We had a handful of completely inscrutable patches–including two .NET non-security previews that apparently did nothing–but that’s the worst of it. | AWS Launches Braket, Its Quantum Computing Service | TechCrunch | AWS announced the preview launch of Braket, its own quantum computing service. It’s not building its own quantum computer, though. Instead, it’s partnering with D-Wave, IonQ, and Rigetti and making their systems available through its cloud. |
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| SaaS Updates Summary: December 2 – December 6 | BetterCloud Monitor | Last week saw a number of Google Sites updates, dark mode for Google Tasks, and a change to search results in the admin console. We have the full run-down of SaaS updates from last week here. |
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