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Black Friday Phishing Scams: It’s Primetime for Cybercrime
Email security company Tessian is warning people to be alert for Black Friday phishing scams this year. (Understand...
Nonprofit Options for Endpoint Security
I had a reader of our email update (thank you!) get in touch after reading my post about Microsoft 365 licensing...
New Ignite Teams Features are Coming Your Way
Microsoft held its Ignite conference last week. If you haven’t heard of Ignite, it is Microsoft's vehicle for making...
The Impact of a Ransomware Attack
My colleague Dan Callahan and I have written many, many posts on the scourge of ransomware. We’ve covered everything...
Microsoft Announces a Security Program for Nonprofits
Microsoft Ignite is going on this week. That means they are making a flood of product announcements. I will cover some...
How to Sort Out Your Microsoft Nonprofit Cloud Subscriptions
What is Happening with Microsoft Nonprofit Cloud Subscriptions? Welcome to another “nuts and bolts” post. (It could be...
Cybercrime and the Holidays: Tips to Stay Safe
As October winds down, so too is it time to wind down Cybersecurity Awareness Month. So, taking a cue from the...
Cybersecurity Awareness Trends: Easy Phishing in Troubled Waters
Lately I’ve seen the results of lots of annual data security studies popping up. I talked about the results of...
You Are on the Hook for Governing No-Code Development
One of the things that I admired about MIT’s introductory computer science class is that it focused on the structure...
Updates to Microsoft’s Cloud-first Grant Program
Hey there! Or should I say “Aye, laddies and lassies!” I am back from a fantastic two weeks in Scotland. Great people,...
Ransomware in 2021: The Other Pandemic
The results are out from cybersecurity guru Fortinet’s 2021 Global Threat Landscape Report. And they are shocking: The...
Cybersecurity Training Games: Yes, They DO Work
Fall is here again; my favorite time of year. Which means it’s almost time for that annual autumn tradition we all...
When Chicken1 Should Not Be Your Password
The Chickens are Coming Home to Roost Sorry, not sorry. Look, ransomware and supply chain disruptions are...
How to Add a 3rd Party to a Call in Teams (Video Tutorial)
Have you ever been in a Teams call with a colleague when you realized you needed input from someone else not on the...
Have You Completed Your IT Asset Inventory?
One foundational element of Zero Trust security is knowing what you have. You need an IT asset inventory. This...
Passwordless Authentication is Here! But You Knew That.
Today’s technology news stream has been abuzz with the news that you can now eliminate your password from your...
Viva Insights Rolling Out Now
Back in February I wrote about the new employee experience platform Microsoft Viva, which began rolling out this year....
HR-related Phishing Scams Are on the Rise: Stay Alert!
Phishing scams related to COVID-19 were everywhere last year. Fortunately, those have dropped off significantly in...
Get Ready as Staff Return to Work
Return to work. More accurately, return to THE work, meaning return to “the office.” It has been a topic of...
More on Remote Work
I wrote recently about ways to make remote work a success in your organization. If you missed the article, you can...
Be Aware of These Microsoft 365 and Office 365 Non-Profit Updates
Sometimes I get to write about cool topics, like CGNET alumni in the news. Other times, I need to update you on...
How to Transfer Phone Calls in Teams (Video Tutorial)
Are you a new Teams user? Or perhaps you've used it for awhile but still get a little flustered when trying to...
The Employee Experience Platform: Why You Need One Now
I’ve written several posts this year about Viva, Microsoft’s new employee experience platform. The term “employee...
Build a Help Desk Users Will Love
OK, who is kidding whom here? You cannot build a help desk users will love. But you can build a help desk that users...
Follow These Tips to Manage Teams Sprawl
I want to talk today about how to manage Teams sprawl. I will cover the options available to you to manage Teams...
Watch for These Emotional Triggers in Phishing Messages
I received a note last week from Marco Van den Berg, CIO of the International Rice Research Institute. Marco had read...
How to Pop Out Chats, Apps and Tabs in Teams (Video Tutorial)
Have you ever wanted to open another window inside Teams but didn't know how? Good news: It's very simple! I've...
Re-engage Your Employees with Viva Connections
A few months ago I introduced you to Viva Connections, the first module to be released as part of the new Microsoft...
Protect Your Organization Against These Common Phishing Attacks
Phishing. Yeah, we get it. We're supposed to educate our users on phishing attacks and how to prevent them. Today I'm...
Fluid Live Components: Coming Soon to a Team Near You
The upcoming release of Fluid live components is being heralded as the biggest change to Microsoft Office documents in...