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• 6 zero-days make this a 'Patch Now' Patch Tuesday

  11-06-2021 20:27
  
  Microsoft this week pushed out 50 updates to fix vulnerabilities across both the Windows and Office ecosystems. The good news is that there are no Adobe or Exchange Server updates this month. The bad news is that there are fixes for six zero-day exploits, including a critical update to the core web rendering (MSHTML) component for Windows. We've added this month's Windows updates to our "Patch Now" schedule, while the Microsoft Office and development platform updates can be deployed under their
  
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• Securing the Apple mobile enterprise takes context

  11-06-2021 18:44
  
  Apple’s prescence has expanded from being the brand behind a few Macs in the creative department; it is now a key mobile and productivity provider across every top enterprise. But even Apple’s platforms face security challenges as people work remotely. I caught up with Truce Software CEO Joe Boyle to discuss Apple in the workplace and his company’s approach to managing the mobile enterprise.To read this article in full, please click here
  
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• Pace executive committee says it closed its doors due to lack of staff, financial hardship - Yahoo News

  11-06-2021 17:49
  
  Pace executive committee says it closed its doors due to lack of staff, financial hardship  Yahoo News
  
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• The needed evolution of videoconferencing

  11-06-2021 14:47
  
  Disclosure: Many of the vendors mentioned are clients of the author.I’ve been covering videoconferencing long enough to watch three significant efforts in the 1980s, ‘90s, and 2000s fail spectacularly for pretty much the same two reasons: proprietary hardware and software and too little interoperability.  You wouldn’t buy a cell phone from that only connected to another phone from the same vendor, right?  Yet, it is not unusual for the hardware and software from one
  
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• When making business decisions, think like a poker player

  11-06-2021 13:00
  
  Pete Carroll must forever live with the consequences of a good decision gone bad.On Feb. 1, 2015, Carroll’s Seattle Seahawks trailed the New England Patriots 28-24 with 26 seconds left in Super Bowl XLIX. Seattle had the ball second down and goal on New England’s one-yard line with Pro Bowl running back Marshawn Lynch in the backfield. New England had the worst record in the league that year of allowing opponents to score within two yards of the goal line. All the stars were lined u
  
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• IT major Wipro appoints noted BFSI executive Anup Purohit as CIO - Business Standard

  11-06-2021 12:55
  
  IT major Wipro appoints noted BFSI executive Anup Purohit as CIO  Business Standard
  
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