“Wouldn’t it be nice if passwords simply didn’t exist? Some companies like Google are moving away from them, but it’ll take a seismic shift in the industry to get more people and services on board.”
Google Fiber Looking for Testers in the Triangle
“Cary, NC — Many home Wi-Fi routers are facing a big task in providing enough bandwidth to support adults and students working and learning from multiple devices at home simultaneously. So, Google Fiber is upping the ante with its latest announcement of 2 Gig Internet.”
PSA: You may need a new SIM card to access T-Mobile’s 5G Standalone network
“T-Mobile recently became the world’s first telecom service provider to offer a commercial nationwide standalone (SA) 5G network.”
New Windows exploit lets you instantly become admin. Have you patched?
“Researchers have developed and published a proof-of-concept exploit for a recently patched Windows vulnerability that can allow access to an organization’s crown jewels—the Active Directory domain controllers that act as an all-powerful gatekeeper for all machines connected to a network.”
iOS 14: How to set Google Chrome as your default browser on iPhone
“iOS 14 allows for third-party web browsers and email clients to become the default, so if you really don’t like Safari and Apple Mail, you now have other options.”
Why vishing is the new phishing and how to guard against it [Q&A]
“We’re all familiar with the menace of phishing but, particularly following the recent Twitter attack, other methods of stealing credentials have been on the rise. These include ‘smishing’ (phishing via SMS) and ‘vishing’ (phishing by voice call).”
The death of remote access VPN
“Remote Access VPN, also known as business VPN, is an important technology that has been around for decades. It allows remote workers to connect their devices to the company network over the public internet; thus allowing them to function as if they were inside the corporate network.”
Why You Should Stop Sending Photos On Apple iMessage
“Our smartphones leak our personal information—we all know this. There’s a multi-multi-billion-dollar marketing industry tracking where we go, who we visit and what we buy.”
Microsoft Lists is a new app designed for Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook
“Microsoft is creating a new lists app for businesses that use its Microsoft 365 services. Not to be confused with To Do, Microsoft’s consumer lists app, Microsoft Lists is designed to be the next evolution of SharePoint Lists.”
Phishing scam uses Sharepoint and One Note to go after passwords
“Here’s a phishing email we received recently that ticks all the cybercriminal trick-to-click boxes. From BEC, through cloud storage to an innocent-sounding One Note document, right into harm’s way.”
