Spotlight on Virtual Teams – What makes them work? A virtual team is defined as a group of individuals who work exclusively by using communication technologies to interact with one another while in different areas, and often, different time zones. What are some of the benefits of virtual teams? Ability to work asynchronously, from anywhere […]
Key milestone reached for WIN10: https://redmondmag.com/articles/2020/03/16/windows-10-reaches-1-billion.aspx https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/03/16/windows-10-powering-the-world-with-1-billion-monthly-active-devices/ Microsoft announced on Monday that Windows 10 is now on more than 1 billion “monthly active devices.” The 1 billion number is noteworthy for being a goal that Microsoft had set for itself back in 2015, when Terry Myerson, then-executive vice president for Windows, had predicted it
CISA & other security agencies are working to enhance cyber-security protection for Health & Human Services during COVID-19 pandemic https://www.cisa.gov/news/2020/03/16/cisa-statement-reported-hhs-cyber-activity CISA will continue to support our partners at HHS as they protect their IT systems. CISA has taken a number of steps over the last several weeks to increase cybersecurity preparedness across federal civilian agencies, […]
Due to the O/S design, Windows 7 systems are most at risk for Adobe font zero day recently discovered & users must exercise caution with all links & email attachments. To a lesser extent, Windows 10 users are still at risk if good security is not in place. https://redmondmag.com/articles/2020/03/23/critical-flaw-in-windows-preview-pane.aspx https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV200006 https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/354840/ Microsoft on Monday issued […]
As needs have increased to check on family & friends — keeping calls to limited amount of time can help carriers during paradigm shift of working from home. VOICE activity has increased so dramatically some areas have had outages & this is worthwhile to share for awareness: https://www.pcmag.com/news/voice-calling-spikes-under-covid-19-lockdowns-but-home-internet-holds-up Americans want to talk to each […]
