Category: Articles

  • Google has just made it easier to improve your research

    Google has just made it easier to improve your research

    There’s an upgrade in Quoted Search Google is upgrading Touch to Search on the mobile Chrome app and altering the way quoted searches operate on its search engine. When you insert quote marks around a search phrase, Google returns results that contain those precise words. The issue with the previous method was that Google Search…

  • Many Microsoft Teams features are becoming available to a larger audience

    Many Microsoft Teams features are becoming available to a larger audience

    Microsoft Teams Rooms users now have new options. Microsoft is working on a series of improvements for its collaboration platform Teams. This update will make some of the most critical and helpful features available to a broader audience. Microsoft Teams users dialing in from the workplace will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for one-on-one…

  • The brand-new Outlook will even operate across the most basic phones

    The brand-new Outlook will even operate across the most basic phones

    Outlook Lite is currently available in 14 different countries. Thanks to a recent Microsoft release, you no longer be able to escape your emails. The organization has now publicly launched a stripped-down version of its flagship Outlook email service. It claims that this version can work seamlessly on even the most basic Android handsets. Outlook…

  • Ransomware is posing a greater danger to organizations than ever before

    Ransomware is posing a greater danger to organizations than ever before

    Operators of ransomware are having a field day. Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Factors like higher geopolitical tensions, transition to remote working and learning, and organizations’ readiness to pay up have contributed to the increase in ransomware.   According to a Check Point Research analysis, every 1/40 businesses now face a ransomware attack attempt every…

  • Microsoft 365 Subscribers Now Have Another Incentive to Prefer Edge Over Google Chrome

    Microsoft 365 Subscribers Now Have Another Incentive to Prefer Edge Over Google Chrome

    Microsoft Edge, the web browser is offering more value to Microsoft 365 customers within an upcoming upgrade. IT promises to enhance productivity and streamline workflows. It will roll out within next few months, this new feature aims to integrate Microsoft 365 applications more deeply into Edge. Which is much needed for more cohesive and efficient…

  • Microsoft restricted malicious macros, but cybercriminals discovered a loophole

    Microsoft restricted malicious macros, but cybercriminals discovered a loophole

    Following Microsoft’s macro crackdown, hackers are exploring new techniques to spread malware. It was just a matter of time until hackers devised a new technique, now that macros in downloaded Microsoft Office files are officially dead. According to cybersecurity specialists at Proofpoint, they’ve discovered three new ways to trick people into downloading malware. The company’s…

  • Gmail arrived with a significant feature and a makeover

    Gmail arrived with a significant feature and a makeover

    Welcome, Gmail with a new and improved look. Google has announced that it will begin rolling out its new Gmail interface to all account users. Initially, the new email interface has been provided on an opt-in basis to a subset of Gmail users. However, for those who have Google Chat enabled, the switch will occur…

  • Look out for PayPal’s email money-laundering ploy 

    Look out for PayPal’s email money-laundering ploy 

    If you are receiving invoices from PayPal, make certain it is not a hoax. The fundamental question for hackers involved in phishing is how they get the infected email past email security protocols placed by account holders. After all, the majority of email service providers are adept at detecting and filtering spam and phishing emails.…

  • A major security error can be prevented with the latest Chrome update

    A major security error can be prevented with the latest Chrome update

    Google Chrome introduced a feature to check the strength of your passwords. Having strong passwords has been conventional security advice for some time. Luckily for Google Chrome users, the latest upgrade looks to take it a step further. According to reports, the browser is working on a new feature that would quickly indicate if your…

  • Microsoft Teams recent update has potentially solved some major video conferencing challenges 

    Microsoft Teams recent update has potentially solved some major video conferencing challenges 

    Finally, Microsoft Teams has now better control over the camera.  Microsoft is solving one of the most irritating aspects of video conferences for Teams users.  The software giant has revealed that it is working on a new version that will make it easier for customers to turn on or off their cameras during the call. …