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| | | | | Google Meet Will Be Free for Everyone, Starting in May | | Android Police | The artist formerly known as Hangouts Meet has seen a number of welcome improvements in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but until now only G Suite users have been able to use it free of charge. Google has just announced in a blog post that this restriction is being lifted, however, and anyone with a Gmail account will be able to use Google Meet for absolutely nothing. | | The Tough Conversation: How to Furlough Users (and Re-Onboard Them Later) | | BetterCloud Monitor | Offboarding is a tough conversation to have right now. We know. No one wants to talk about it. But it’s IT’s responsibility to do it completely and securely for every user across every SaaS application, with an audit trail to prove it. In this post, we’ll focus specifically on how BetterCloud can create a streamlined offboarding workflow for furloughed employees. You’ll learn how to temporarily “pause” accounts, and then easily re-onboard people, once employees return to work in the (hopefully not too distant) future. | | Microsoft Releases Guidance on Blocking Ransomware Attacks | | BleepingComputer | Microsoft warned of ongoing human-operated ransomware campaigns targeting healthcare organizations and critical services, and shared tips on how to block new breaches by patching vulnerable internet-facing systems. | | Microsoft Patches Teams Vulnerability That Allowed for Account Takeover Just by Viewing a GIF | | BetaNews | A security flaw in Microsoft Teams made it possible for attackers to take over accounts just by getting a victim to view a GIF. The vulnerability stemmed from the way in which Teams handles images and could allow for account takeovers and data theft. |
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| | | SaaS Updates Summary: April 27 – May 1 | | BetterCloud Monitor | Last week brought a deluge of SaaS updates. From Google further improving Meet to Slack updating a number of their apps, it's apparent that companies are working hard to make remote work as efficient as possible. Go read our update post for all of the SaaS updates you might have missed. |
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