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Archive for December, 2022

Data Breach at Sequoia One Exposes Sensitive Customer Information

What do you do when your most personal information has been compromised? This is likely the question that customers of Sequoia One asked themselves earlier this month as they were informed that ...

Cisco Reports Critical IP Phone Vulnerability

As a business owner, it's important to stay informed about potential vulnerabilities that could impact your organization. Recently, Cisco reported a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-20968, affecting its IP Phone 7800 and ...

Google Chrome Releases Two New Features

Google Chrome is one of the more commonly used web browsers. Over the years, though, Chrome has gained a reputation for utilizing a large portion of a computer's memory. This can be ...

Last Microsoft Edge Update for 2022

A new version of Microsoft Edge is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. While the update is relatively small, it contains two feature upgrades and significant security fixes, including one for the ...

Automate Your Business

If you run your own business, it can take up a lot of your time. For example, you might spend hours manually posting to social media, writing emails, and much more. While ...

Gmail Improves Search Feature

Google has started using machine learning to understand what users are looking for within their email. Google has reported that it has enhanced its email search to produce more relevant results by ...

Adobe Acrobat Streamlines PDF Experiences in Microsoft Teams

Whether you're a student or an employee, digital documents are now essential for the future of work. While there are different types of digital documents, one of the most often used document ...

Effortlessly Share Files with Google Drive

According to a post on Google's official blog site, the company is making it even more straightforward to share files with coworkers by making new suggested contacts available directly from the share ...

Apple Announces Advanced Data Protection for iCloud

Apple released several new security features on December 7th, 2022, designed to keep users' sensitive data and communications secure. Advanced Data Protection for iCloud is one of the most notable features for ...

November Brings New Features to Microsoft Teams

With hundreds of thousands of users daily, Microsoft continuously develops new and innovative ideas to simplify business, school, and everyday tasks. It was a busy month for Microsoft in November as the ...

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Hackers Are Exploiting OAuth Apps in New Attacks

Hackers Are Exploiting OAuth Apps in New Attacks

Cybersecurity threats keep getting smarter, and one of the latest can thwart the tools that we all use to protect[...]
Delivering Better Customer Experiences Through Scheduling Technology

Delivering Better Customer Experiences Through Scheduling Technology

Imagine a potential customer visiting your website at 10 p.m. on a Sunday. Instead of being greeted by a convenient[...]
Paper to Pixels: Small Businesses Go Digital

Paper to Pixels: Small Businesses Go Digital

In today's fast-paced business world, sticking to paper-based systems feels increasingly out of step. Small business owners often cling to[...]

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