The Verge | Google is adding a smattering of new features to Google Workspace today, including new tools for categorizing your focus time in Google Calendar and Chat, better ways to join Google Meet videoconferences with multiple devices, and a version of its office suite for frontline workers. It’s also taking Google Assistant for Workspace out of beta and making it generally available.

BetterCloud | A recent study found that 38% of organizations haven’t automated any critical business processes. There’s a lot of untapped potential in automation—and IT will lead the way in making the most of it. But how? In this guide, we’ll explore some of the less obvious, but extremely powerful ways that you can leverage automation across your SaaS-powered organization.

ZDNet | Microsoft president Brad Smith said, with no exaggeration, that it's "the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen," with more than a thousand hackers behind it. But former SolarWinds CEO Kevin Thompson says it may have all started when an intern first set an important password to "'solarwinds123." Then, adding insult to injury, the intern shared the password on GitHub.

BleepingComputer | FireEye discovered a new "sophisticated second-stage backdoor" on the servers of an organization compromised by the threat actors behind the SolarWinds supply-chain attack. The new malware is dubbed Sunshuttle, and it was "uploaded by a U.S.-based entity to a public malware repository in August 2020."

MakeUseOf | If you use Google Calendar on the web, you want to be able to create events and move through the pages quickly. That's why you should use Google Calendar keyboard shortcuts to maximize your productivity. We've put together this list of essential Google Calendar keyboard shortcuts, so you can control it like a pro.

How-To Geek | Google Forms is a great way to collate responses from others online, whether it’s for a job or a research project. Limiting the responses manually is possible, but you’ll need to install add-ons to limit them automatically. Here’s how.

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