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| | | | | FBI Issues Warning Over Windows 7 End-of-Life | | BleepingComputer | Hackers can exploit a maximum severity vulnerability in the wpDiscuz plugin installed on over 70,000 WordPress sites to execute code remotely after uploading arbitrary files on servers hosting vulnerable sites. | | How IT Will Shape the Future of Workplaces | | BetterCloud | To answer this question and many more, our CEO David Politis was joined by Dropbox CTO Bharat Mediratta. During their 45-minute chat, they solicited questions from attendees that explored IT’s role in shaping the future of our increasingly digital workplaces. | | Garmin Paid for WastedLocker Ransomware Decryption Key | | ITProPortal | Fitness giant Garmin paid out for a WastedLocker decryption key after a ransomware attack encrypted its systems and crippled its services. The firm suffered a worldwide service outage on July 23, which prevented users from uploading exercise data to Garmin Connect and also affected aviation navigation service FlyGarmin. | | Microsoft Paid Almost $14M in Bounties Over the Last 12 Months | | BleepingComputer | Microsoft has awarded $13.7 million to security researchers who have reported vulnerabilities over the last 12 months through 15 bug bounty programs, between July 1st, 2019, and June 30th, 2020. |
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| | | How to Set Up a Microsoft Teams Meeting in Outlook | | OnMSFT | There often comes a time when you need to set up a Microsoft Teams meeting through Outlook. Here’s a look at how you can set up a Microsoft Teams Meeting in Outlook, without having to go directly into Microsoft Teams. | | How to Disable File Thumbnails on Windows 10 | | How-To Geek | Even in our age of speedy PCs, many people use removable or networked drives that can be frustratingly slow to browse—especially if we have to wait for each new file thumbnail to load in File Explorer. Luckily, it’s easy to speed up file browsing by disabling thumbnails completely. Here’s how. |
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| | | SaaS Updates Summary: August 3 - 7 | | BetterCloud Monitor | Google and Microsoft launched more features to enable professionals to stay productive while working from home. Some of the standouts included a cloud-based phone system in Microsoft Teams, link previews in the Google Docs mobile app, and additional "Hey Google" functionality. Learn more about these new features and more in the links below. |
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