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Be Advised: New Rules for Bulk Email Senders
Last month, Google and Yahoo announced that in early 2024, both companies will start cracking down on bulk email...
7 Habits of Highly Effective IT Support Staff
Many years ago, I read Steven Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” After much yellow highlighting and...
Three Low-Cost Ways to Keep Your IT Infrastructure Safe
It goes without saying that the security of your IT infrastructure is of paramount importance. Unfortunately,...
Advice From a Hacker: Don’t Wait to Protect Your Organization!
Many of us have doorbell cameras or even complete security systems that monitor the access points of our homes. We...
Social Media: Protecting Yourself and Your Organization
More than half the people in the world are on social media – that’s nearly 5 billion – and it’s not going anywhere....
Farewell for Now
Farewell. Wait, what? Why am I thinking of Doug Adams and So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish. Or (even more obscure)...
Cyber Hygiene is Key to Cybersecurity
Cyber hygiene refers to the steps we take to keep our network and computers healthy and safe from external threat....
Take Steps to Protect Your Organization from Social Engineering
Two things happened this week that got me thinking about social engineering. First, I bought a new iPhone for my son...
Microsoft Edge for Business: Your New Work Focused Browser
Have you been using Microsoft Edge as your browser for work and recently noticed a little briefcase over the Edge icon...
What is Change Management Consulting and When Do You Need It?
I was talking with a customer today, and she was describing the launch of a project to replace the organization’s...
Browser Extensions: It’s Time to Mitigate the Risks
Let's talk about extensions, the apps for your browser that enhance your experience. There are shopping...
Technology Roadmap Lessons from Johnson & Johnson
What is it with technology roadmaps? Creating them ranks up there with dental work for least favorite things to do....
ChatGPT or Bing: Which Bot is Your Best Bet?
Preface: When I began my research for this post, I intended to compare ChatGPT, Bing and Bard. But I discovered that...
Check Out These Interesting Just-Announced Teams Features
Teams features. New Teams features. The latest Teams features. Just-Announced Teams features. I can understand if you...
Tips for Creating Generative AI Policies
Generative AI is suddenly everywhere. Students are using it in to help with schoolwork. Teachers are using it to draw...
Can Microsoft Backup and Archive Succeed in the Market?
Microsoft held its Inspire virtual conference last week, and there were plenty of announcements. One announcement that...
Put Microsoft Entra on Your Radar
Today I want to talk about Microsoft Entra. What is it? What problem does it solve? Will it make your life easier or...
6 Simple Teams Tips for 2023
I haven’t written a “Teams tips and tricks” post in a couple of years. (You can read my last one here which is...
Work With Your Secure Score and Improve Your Security
Microsoft Secure Score. “That again?” you say. Yes, that. We have written about Secure Score before. I recently worked...
Frequent Cybersecurity Training a Must!
According to a new report from cybersecurity company Fortinet, nearly 60% of organizational leadership thinks that...
Check Out These Valuable Extensions to Data Loss Prevention
Microsoft has been busy lately on the data loss prevention front. The bad news: they are forming new information...
Bookings App Evolving With Virtual Appointments
Later this month, Microsoft will begin updating their Bookings app. According to Microsoft, this move comes as a...
Get Started with This AI Primer
AI—artificial intelligence. Another landing spot for that NSFW joke. You know the one. The joke where Everyone is...
Microsoft Learn: Advance Your Skills…for Free!
Microsoft Learn is a platform that provides free training, videos, forums, certifications and documentation for...
Microsoft Build is All About AI
The Microsoft Build conference has been happening this week. Build is Microsoft’s conference for developers, meaning...
Share Office Files in Teams to Boost Collaboration
Did you know you can share Office files in Teams? Not just view them. You can actually co-edit them, right on the...
Top Phishing Subject Lines So Far in 2023
Every quarter, our partners at KnowBe4 report on the most-clicked phishing email subject lines. They look at what they...
Remember to Check Your Email Security
Sometimes we marvel at the amazing discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope. Other times, we turn a pair of...
Are You Ready for Loop Components?
Microsoft Loop. Loop components. What gives? What are these thingies (a technical term my mother taught me) and should...
Coming Soon: Collaborative Meeting Notes in Teams
Last week I wrote about the Microsoft Loop App, now available in its public preview phase. Comprised of components,...