UK Home Secretary apologizes for violating IT security regulations
The UK's Home Secretary, the official in charge of policing and internal security, has been compelled to apologize for violating official IT security regulations.
Suella Braverman, who had previously resigned due to the violation, has been reinstated in the United Kingdom's government. She wrote... Read more
Cisco partners with Microsoft Teams
Microsoft announced a partnership with Cisco. Cisco's conferencing equipment will soon be certified for Microsoft Teams. Cisco attempted to compete with Microsoft by delaying the collaboration for years, but Teams has become too big to ignore.
As part of the collaboration, Microsoft Teams will ... Read more
Microsoft ignores severe vulnerability in Teams
The desktop version of Microsoft Teams stores unencrypted user credentials. Researchers notified Microsoft of the vulnerability, but the tech giant ignored the problem.
The vulnerability was found by security firm Vectra. The desktop version of Teams stores unencrypted user authentication tokens... Read more
Hybrid work doesn’t really work yet: Cisco plans to change that
Hybrid work is a big topic at the moment and without a doubt one of the buzzwords of the present day. Still, it doesn't really work that well yet. Cisco has seen that too. During the recent Cisco Live conference, the company explained how it intends to solve the problems surrounding hybrid working.... Read more
GIFShell attacks Microsoft Teams users with GIFs
GIFShell is attacking Microsoft Teams users by making them download malicious files on their system via GIFs.
A new malware attack has been surfacing over the past few weeks. GIFShell was created to intercept Microsoft Teams and execute phishing attacks using GIFs. Although many people enjoy a g... Read more
Microsoft Viva Goals is here to help users track their progress
Microsoft Viva Goals is now generally available. The management system supports the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) framework, which is widely used in major corporations. You can think of it as a tool for keeping track of one's objectives and progress.
Viva Goals interfaces with Microsoft Viva... Read more
Microsoft enables editing of Excel spreadsheets during meetings
Excel Live is coming to Microsoft Teams. Multiple meeting participants can update Excel spreadsheets in real-time without opening the software.
Excel Live is one of three new Teams capabilities that reinforce Microsoft's emphasis on hybrid work. The first feature allows users to quickly share vi... Read more
Teams web app supports live transcriptions in four new languages
Microsoft announced a significant update to the web version of Teams. New features promise to benefit small- and medium-sized companies. Among other things, speech in German, Portuguese, Japanese and Hindi can now automatically be transcribed.
The update brings several features to Teams' web ap... Read more
Microsoft Teams update improves sound quality in suboptimal settings
Microsoft Teams gained new machine learning and artificial intelligence functionality to substantially improve the audio quality of meetings and calls in suboptimal settings.
The functionality addresses ambient noises, poor acoustics and quality for users without a headset. For them, feedback l... Read more
Microsoft Teams is less sluggish and a bit faster
The most heard complaint about Microsoft Teams is that it's sluggish, bloated, slow and uses too much resources. Microsoft didn't miss out on these critics and placed in on the roadmap. The developers came back with some nice imrpovements.
While the app allows employees to collaborate remotely, ... Read more