How to postpone the next Windows 10-update
Microsoft updates Windows 10 on a regular basis. Every month it releases a bunch of security patches, and twice a year, there is a big rollout, with new features and improvements. Being the first to update your system is not always a wise choice. This is why we explain how to postpone these updates... Read more
Startup Lumi Labs from former Yahoo-CEO working on productivity apps
Lumi Labs, a new startup of former Yahoo CEO and early Google employee Marissa Mayer, is working on apps and tools that will help people become more productive. This includes software to manage contacts.
Lumi Labs was founded last year and now employs about twenty software engineers. The contacts ap... Read more
Microsoft changes name from Office Online to Office
Microsoft changes the web version of Office, formerly known as Office Online, to Office. The company will report this in a blog on Wednesday. Server services will continue to use the same name.
Microsoft changes the name only for client-side Office Online apps. The Exchange Online, SharePoint Onli... Read more
Salesforce Essentials expansion announced
Salesforce announced Wednesday that Salesforce Essentials will be improved with new ways for companies to communicate directly with their customers. The CRM platform for SMEs will support integrations with social media channels and new chat and call services.
We all expect real-time and immediate co... Read more
34 million vulnerabilities found at AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform
Security researchers at Unit 42 claim to have found more than 34 million vulnerabilities with various cloud service providers. The vulnerabilities are in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure and the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
The vulnerabilities are described in Unit 42's Cloud Threat Risk Report, cov... Read more
FTC fines Facebook $5 billion and demands privacy review
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Facebook $5 billion for various privacy scandals. In addition, the social medium must take various measures to prevent future problems.
The fine follows an investigation by the FTC, which began after it became clear that Cambridge Analytica misused the da... Read more
Apple has unfair dominance in its own search results
Apple would routinely put its own mobile apps at the top of the search results in the App Store. This also puts itself above the competition, with which it gains the upper hand in a marketplace that annually sells 50 billion dollars.
Apple apps are at the top of more than 60 percent of basic searche... Read more
Microsoft accidentally released untested Windows 10 preview build
Earlier this week, Microsoft accidentally made preview build 18947 of Windows 10 available to all members of the Windows Insider Program. This version had not yet been extensively tested, and was taken offline about an hour later.
The preview build appeared for each member of the Windows Insider Pro... Read more
Proofpoint protects against phishing with improved URL isolation
Security company Proofpoint has unveiled two new innovations to help organizations protect their most attacked people from malicious URLs, and increase the effectiveness of awareness training.
Proofpoint has made it possible to dynamically isolate URL clicks in business e-mail and URLs for cloud col... Read more
CyberArk expands SaaS portfolio for privileged access security with new services
CyberArk has expanded its SaaS platform for privileged access security with new services. The platform should provide companies with a cloud-first strategy with better protection and easier management of privileged access, especially in hybrid cloud environments.
The SaaS platform has received an en... Read more