Touted as the future of enterprise communication and collaboration when it was introduced by Microsoft in 2015, Skype for Business Online will be retired for good on July 31. After that date, it will no longer be available and integration with third-party audio...
Software-as-a-Service adoption accelerated rapidly during the pandemic as organizations turned to the cloud to give at-home employees access to key business applications. Microsoft 365 experienced particularly strong growth, adding nearly 4 million new users each...
Remote work has been so successful that most organizations plan to permanently support hybrid workstyles that allow employees to split time between home and the office. That’s easier said than done, however. Businesses can’t afford to keep paying rent on office spaces...
Video collaboration solutions have been instrumental in enabling remote work, but “meeting fatigue” is a legitimate downside to the technology. New research published by the American Psychological Association finds that meeting via computer instead of in person “can...
The pandemic has been great for business — if you’re in the ransomware business. Ransomware criminals tripled their income in 2020, collecting at least $350 million in ransom payments according to a new report from firm Chainalysis. The company notes that the actual...
IT security professionals have a love-hate relationship with security information and event management (SIEM) systems. While most consider SIEM to be an invaluable element of modern network security, they also find the systems to be costly, complex and confusing. SIEM...
Penetration tests, or pen tests, are ethical hacking exercises in which security professionals, like Cerium Networks, launch simulated attacks on your computer systems to assess your overall security posture. There’s no need to panic if you get a negative test result,...
The pandemic-driven shift to remote work has revived anxiety about shadow IT. Lacking many of the technology tools they used in the workplace, home-bound employees were quick to turn to cloud-based applications and services — often without the knowledge or permission...
Although the mass transition to remote work began as an exercise in crisis management, it has led to a fundamental rethinking of how, when and where we work. Technologies and processes implemented on an emergency basis have proven so successful that most organizations...
With nearly 300 million active monthly users, Microsoft 365 is the fastest-growing product in Microsoft’s history — and there’s no sign growth will slow anytime soon. By providing online access to business-critical applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams...
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