• Verizon to replace copper with fiber optic Internet in Boston

    Verizon to replace copper with fiber optic Internet in Boston
    Verizon and the city of Boston today announced a $300 million fiber optic cable replacement of copper cable throughout the city over the next six years.
    The project will increase Internet speeds and help Boston, which has 650,000 residents, expand broadband as part of its priority to ensure every resident has Internet access, Mayor Marty Walsh said in a statement on Tuesday. Business, schools, hospitals and libraries will also be connected.
    Smart city elements will be added as well, including a
  • HTC 10 is a 'spot on' smartphone that won't save HTC

    HTC 10 is a 'spot on' smartphone that won't save HTC
    HTC on Tuesday announced the HTC 10, a $699 Android 6 (Marshmallow) smartphone that seems to touch on all the design and feature wishes of any high-end smartphone customer.
    However, those plums won't be enough for the HTC 10 to sell well in a crowded Android field, analysts said, even with its 5.2-in. display, fast Snapdragon 820 processor, metal case and superior camera technology. HTC is facing slipping market share and desperately needs to score a success, they said.To read this article in f
  • Five more job interview tips from an IT executive recruiter

    Five more job interview tips from an IT executive recruiter
    A few months ago, I posted a list of tips on how to manage your next job interview. That blog received such positive feedback that I am at it again. After more than a decade of hearing our executive search clients give my team and me feedback on our candidates, I have some more experience to share.Know why you want the jobBefore an interview, prepare a specific and substantive answer to why you want the job. Interviewers want to hear that a job is attractive to you for concrete reasons, not just
  • Custom ninja cat emoji hides within Windows 10's free Anniversary Update

    Custom ninja cat emoji hides within Windows 10's free Anniversary Update
    Microsoft recently announced a new Insider build brimming with new features coming to the free Windows 10 Anniversary Update, and one of the features the company made a big deal about was a revamped emoji scheme. But one thing the company didn’t mention is six hidden emoji featuring Microsoft’s memelicious ninja cat, as first uncovered by Emojipedia.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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  • Facebook levels up its live streaming service with new video tab and developer tools

    Facebook levels up its live streaming service with new video tab and developer tools
    Facebook is doubling down on its investment in video with a new tool that will help hardware makers build devices to stream live to the social networking service. The new Facebook Live API will let publishers and hardware makers build tools that connect with the social network's live video streaming feature. That means broadcasters will be able to stream video from hardware that integrates with the service like DJI drones and the new Mevo camera, along with broadcast software like Livestrea
  • 'Your face is big data:' The title of this photographer's experiment says it all

    'Your face is big data:' The title of this photographer's experiment says it all
    Got privacy? You may think you do, but a recent experiment by a Russian photographer suggests otherwise.In a project entitled, "Your face is big data," Rodchenko Art School student Egor Tsvetkov began by photographing about 100 people who happened to sit across from him on the subway at some point. He then used FindFace, a facial-recognition app that taps neural-network technology, to try to track them down on Russian social media site VK.It was ridiculously easy to find 60 to 70 percent of the
  • Microsoft's Project Madeira turns Outlook into a small-business productivity hub

    Microsoft's Project Madeira turns Outlook into a small-business productivity hub
    Microsoft's Project Madeira shows how the lines continue to blur between what an app is and what a service is. In this case, the Project Madeira basic business apps for Windows, iOS, and Android exist within Outlook, so users can access them without ever leaving Microsoft’s email program.
    If that seems confusing, consider how the Outlook apps for iOS and Android include a calendar, but without breaking the calendar portion out as a separate application. That’s how Madeira works
  • This 3D printer can rival standard manufacturing on the factory floor

    This 3D printer can rival standard manufacturing on the factory floor
    Start-up Carbon began shipping its industrial-grade 3D printer with the expectation that big-name companies will soon be using it to replace traditional forms of manufacturing.
    Last year, the Silicon Valley company emerged from quiet mode to announce its technology: a machine that can create objects 25 to 100 times faster than other 3D printers.
    Carbon is not selling its M1 3D printer outright, but instead is offering it through a subscription price of $40,000 per year, which includes a service
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  • You're not getting the "blazing speed" your wireless carrier promises. But it doesn't matter.

    You're not getting the "blazing speed" your wireless carrier promises. But it doesn't matter.
    If you believe the ads run by wireless carriers, you’d be convinced that nothing is more important than download speeds. There’s something of an arms race going one, with each combatant trotting out evidence that it delivers “blazing speed” you can’t do without. But it turns out you can – most of the time.
    A study of more than 28,000 users by Nielsen indicates that about half of the files downloaded on smartphones are so small (less than .05 MB) the network d
  • Intel to ship thumb-sized Compute Sticks with Skylake chips in late April

    Intel to ship thumb-sized Compute Sticks with Skylake chips in late April
    If you've been waiting patiently for Intel's new Compute Sticks with Skylake chips, there's good news: Those thumb-sized PCs will start shipping on April 29.The three Compute Sticks, which have Intel's Core M3 and M5 chips, can turn a TV or display with an HDMI port into a PC. All you need to do is plug the Compute Stick into the HDMI port.These new Compute sticks were announced in January at CES. Starting at US $299, the Skylake-based Compute Sticks aren't priced as low as older models&nbs
  • IDG Contributor Network: 5 ways to maintain relevance when working remotely

    IDG Contributor Network: 5 ways to maintain relevance when working remotely
    Out of the loop? Hardly. If you're the project manager – the one in charge – you better not be. And, if you happen to be working in the role of a remote project manager, you probably feel like you need to go that extra mile to prove to those on-site individuals that you are fully on top of your game and as in control as is possible for these projects that can go crazy and chaotic on a moment's notice.Just in case you do feel like you might be dropping out of touch or maybe you are th
  • 50% off Tripp Lite Rotatable Outlet Surge Protector Power Strip - Deal Alert

    50% off Tripp Lite Rotatable Outlet Surge Protector Power Strip - Deal Alert
    If you're in the market for a full featured power strip with surge-protection, this model from Tripp Lite may be worth reviewing, especially given the current 50% discount. The TLP608RUSBB averages 4.5 out of 5 stars from nearly 600 customers (browse reviews). With a list price of $54, you can purchase now via Amazon for just $27.12.The strip is mountable, and its 6 outlets are rotatable, so it can be placed anywhere and each cord is conveniently free to run in its own direction. Also conve
  • Facebook wants you to be chattier with new chatbots

    Facebook wants you to be chattier with new chatbots
    SAN FRANCISCO -- In the next decade, Facebook will continue to focus on connecting people around the world, and it will do so by using artificial intelligence, virtual reality and chatbots.
    That's the message from Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, speaking at the company's F8 developer conference today.
    "We are building the technology to give everyone the power to share anything they want with everyone else," Zuckerberg said to an enthusiastic audience of about 8,000 developers,
  • Facebook’s Zuckerberg takes shot at Donald Trump

    Facebook’s Zuckerberg takes shot at Donald Trump
    Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, used his keynote speech at the company's annual developer conference today to take on Republican presidential candidate front-runner Donald Trump.
    As Zuckerberg took the stage, he briefly mentioned what the audience of about 8,000 developers, analyst and press expected -- virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
    Then his speech quickly took a different turn and, without mentioning Trump by name, Zuckerberg took on the controversial politician
  • Zuckerberg teases Aries and Terragraph projects to expand data networks

    Zuckerberg teases Aries and Terragraph projects to expand data networks
    Facebook plans to unveil two projects on Wednesday that promise to improve Internet connectivity for users in cities and urban areas.The two, called Aries and Terragraph, will be detailed at its F8 conference in San Francisco, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday.Together, they represent an extension of Facebook's connectivity efforts that so far have been most closely identified with Aquila, a high-flying drone designed by the company to beam down an Internet signal to remote areas.Getting peopl
  • Windows tablet growth puts shine on Microsoft's enterprise prospects

    Windows tablet growth puts shine on Microsoft's enterprise prospects
    Enterprises will increasingly look to Windows and Android as the percentages of workers equipped with tablets grows over the next three years, an analyst said today.
    The greater attention to tablets gives Microsoft an opportunity to boost the number of Windows 10 devices, and while likely only a small revenue increase from licenses, additional opportunities to sell its portfolio of services, said Jack Gold, principal analyst at J. Gold Associates.
    "Overall, Windows licensing will continue to fa
  • IBM puts Watson to work on cancer with new patient-advisor tool

    IBM puts Watson to work on cancer with new patient-advisor tool
    IBM is developing a new weapon in the battle against cancer that will put Watson to work in a new way. Partnering with the American Cancer Society, IBM is building a virtual advisor that uses machine learning to give patients personalized information and advice.The advisor will begin by looking at the type of cancer the patient is suffering from, the stage of the disease and the treatments administered so far. Using that and other data, it will try to offer care advice and answer patients' quest
  • Facebook advances chatbots on Messenger with new developer tools

    Facebook advances chatbots on Messenger with new developer tools
    Facebook Messenger users will be able to talk with automated bots using a new set of developer tools the social networking company announced Tuesday during its F8 conference in San Francisco. The new Messenger Platform Send/Receive API will let developers build bots that can converse with users and do things like let them purchase items and get the latest news. It gives developers a set of user interface tools that will allow them to create buttons inside a Messenger conversation that guide
  • Intel on the cheap: Chip maker ships $15 IoT developer board

    Intel on the cheap: Chip maker ships $15 IoT developer board
    At US$15, the Quark Microcontroller Developer Kit D2000 is perhaps the least expensive computer Intel has ever shipped.The single-board computer has all the components mashed onto a tiny circuit board. It can be used to develop gadgets, wearables, home automation products, industrial equipment and other Internet of Things products.Developers could also use the computer to hook up sensors for temperature, light, sound, weather and distance to devices.The developer board is now available from Mous
  • IDG Contributor Network: Why 'Design Thinking' is becoming a game changer for many enterprises

    IDG Contributor Network: Why 'Design Thinking' is becoming a game changer for many enterprises
    Just over a year ago Capital One has acquired Adaptive Path, one of the most prominent design firms of recent years. About the same time Accenture acquired Fjord, another design leader, and IBM is on track to grow their in house design team to more than a 1,000 people. What's going on?Even though, the term 'Design Thinking' has been coined back in the 90s, only in recent years Apple, Google and other "design leaders" have been able to achieve astonishing success. Why?Design Thinking has grown pa
  • New Facebook developer tools make it easier to share and save content

    New Facebook developer tools make it easier to share and save content
    Facebook is expanding its developer platform to help users save content and share quotes through new services it announced at its F8 developer conference in San Francisco Tuesday.
    A new Save to Facebook button will let Web developers add a button to their content that allows users save content to a private section of Facebook only they can see. Facebook says 250 million people already use the feature, and this integration means users will have an even easier way of getting content into the serv
  • How Verizon finds IoT innovation outside its four walls

    How Verizon finds IoT innovation outside its four walls
    Verizon Ventures says that while consumer Internet of Things startups were all the rage in 2014 and continue to be popular among investors, enterprise IoT newcomers have become even hotter properties among venture capitalists over the past two years, with enterprise IoT investment expected to double or triple that of consumer IoT in 2016.
    Verizon’s investment arm has been among those outfits targeting enterprise IoT, with investments in startups such as Filament and Veniam, which focus on
  • 10 Internet of Things companies to watch

    10 Internet of Things companies to watch
    It’s good to be an Internet of Things startup these days. Cisco forked over $1.4B for IoT platform provider Jasper in February.  Nokia Growth Partners has raised a $350 million IoT-focused investment fund. And IoT startups are pulling in tens of millions in venture funding.
    Verizon, in its new “State of the Market: Internet of Things 2016” report, states that its venture arm estimates that while consumer-oriented IoT firms pulled in 15% more funding than enterprise-focuse
  • AT&T won’t sell the HTC 10 in stores

    AT&T won’t sell the HTC 10 in stores
    If you’re an AT&T subscriber with an eye towards the HTC 10, you’ll probably have to buy one online.That’s because it turns out AT&T won’t be selling the latest flagship in carrier stores. Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint have all signed on, though they haven’t revealed pricing schemes with their various monthly installment plans.You can use the HTC 10 on AT&T, you’ll just need to buy it unlocked directly from HTC and then activate it in-store or tran
  • IRS security is failing taxpayers, senator says

    IRS security is failing taxpayers, senator says
    The U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the Congress, and private electronic tax-filing vendors aren't doing enough to protect the personal information of taxpayers, senators said Tuesday.The IRS needs to step up its cyberecurity efforts, said members of the Senate Finance Committee, citing two recent data breaches at the agency, along with 94 open cybersecurity recommendations from the Government Accountability Office."Hackers and crooks, including many working for foreign crime syndicates, are
  • Startup analyzes behavior to stop malware threats

    Startup analyzes behavior to stop malware threats
    Startup Seceon has joined a growing number of firms focused on quickly analyzing behaviors on corporate networks to identify and prioritize threats that ought to be dealt with, cutting down on the manual work required to spot and stop attacks.
    In addition to identifying intrusions, the company’s Open Threat Management (OTM) platform can also automatically block suspect behaviors using scripts to other devices on the network.
    The company competes against a number of others including Dambal
  • Most Powerful (Whatever) From A to Z

    Most Powerful (Whatever) From A to Z
    At least according to Google Chrome AutocompleteHaving long found Google Chrome’s Autocomplete feature useful, the thought was to have a little fun by combining its predictive capabilities with journalism’s “Most Powerful (Whatever)” list format by typing into the search box “Most powerful a” … “Most powerful b” … and on through the alphabet to “Most powerful z.” The results, primarily a byproduct of the public’s fre
  • Political statements largely behind DDoS attacks

    Political statements largely behind DDoS attacks
    Countries around the world from Estonian and Ukraine to China, Russia, and the US have been the target of DDoS attacks, many of which are politically motivated. Criminals aren't necessarily looking to steal data or other assets as much as they are intending to make a very powerful statement.
    According to Nexusguard’s Q4 2015 threat report, attacks on Turkey skyrocketed ten-fold to more than 30,000 events per day, surpassing the thousands of attacks on other popular targets like China and
  • IDG Contributor Network: It's time to talk about IT talent

    IDG Contributor Network: It's time to talk about IT talent
    “I used to deal with service providers and suppliers all the time, and I hated it. Why? Because I always felt the provider was in charge.”CIOs and IT managers murmured their empathy as they heard the ex-CIO’s words. They’d been there. You ask about the price of a new MegaServSys 5 and what do you get? A barrage of “information”: benchmark results, backward compatibility, future-proofing, a technology roadmap, software options. So you put the question again and
  • Facebook Messenger snags Dropbox integration for in-chat file sharing

    Facebook Messenger snags Dropbox integration for in-chat file sharing
    Facebook just can’t stop adding new features to Messenger leading up to the F8 Developer Conference on Tuesday. The world’s most popular social network just added Dropbox integration to Messenger on Android and iOS so you can share photos, videos, and other files inside Messenger without leaving Facebook’s chat app. The new feature is rolling out now, but it may take a few days before it arrives on your phone.
    To see if you have the new feature, first make sure you have both t
  • DataStax believes multi-model databases are the future

    DataStax believes multi-model databases are the future
    DataStax, a specialist in database software for cloud applications built on the open source foundations of Apache Cassandra and Apache TinkerPop, thinks the time for point solutions to data problems has passed.
    Instead, the future of operational database management systems (DBMSs) is support for multiple data models, says Martin Van Ryswyk, executive vice president of Engineering at the Santa Clara, Calif.-based startup.
    [ Related: Hadoop and Cassandra to Merge in DataStax Distro ]To read this
  • First look: The HTC 10 could be a strong smartphone contender

    First look: The HTC 10 could be a strong smartphone contender
    The wraps finally came off the long-rumored new flagship phone from HTC this morning. The HTC 10 looks to be a strong contender in a competitive market, emphasizing build quality and the multimedia functions that have always been HTC's signature.
    The HTC 10 loses its predecessors' confusing naming conventions -- no more "One A9" -- and its aping of iPhone design. This new phone is sculpted out of milled aluminum, with a solid and pleasing heft and a curved back with a chamfered angle that makes
  • Jigsaw crypto-ransomware deletes more files the longer you delay paying

    Jigsaw crypto-ransomware deletes more files the longer you delay paying
    Understanding how to buy bitcoins and pay ransomware authors for decryption keys is hard enough, yet some cybercriminals now expect their victims to do it in under an hour if they want all of their files back.A new ransomware program dubbed Jigsaw encrypts users' files and then begins to progressively delete them until the victim pays the equivalent of $150 in Bitcoin cryptocurrency.The ransomware deletes one file after the first hour has passed and then increases the number of files it deletes
  • 3 big tests for Facebook at F8

    3 big tests for Facebook at F8
    SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook has a long list of challenges to address Tuesday when it kicks off its annual gathering for developers and partners to see the latest changes to its arsenal of hit apps. By most measures the company is almost invincible – each month at least 1.59 billion people use Facebook, more than a billion people use WhatsApp, 900 million use Messenger and 400 million are on Instagram. But the bigger Facebook becomes, the more it has to tackle nagging symptoms that could
  • Only a third of companies know how many vendors access their systems

    Only a third of companies know how many vendors access their systems
    The average company's network is accessed by 89 different vendors every week, according to a new research report that surveyed more than 600 IT decision makers at mid-sized and large enterprises -- but only a third were confident that they knew the exact number of vendors who had accessed their systems.
    And the number of partners, vendors, contractors and temporary workers who require access is only increasing, said Matt Dircks, CEO at Bomgar, which sponsored the research.
    Three quarters of tho
  • Key features of Windows 10 Enterprise

    Key features of Windows 10 Enterprise
    The Enterprise edition of any Windows version is aimed directly and more or less exclusively at businesses and other organizations of some considerable scale. It isn’t normally available for retail purchase (though you can find some retailers online willing to sell single copies). Usually, Windows 10 Enterprise must be acquired through some kind of licensing agreement with Microsoft or one of its partners, such as through the company’s Volume Licensing Service Center.To read this art
  • Atos aims to deliver an exaflop supercomputer to French government by 2020

    Atos aims to deliver an exaflop supercomputer to French government by 2020
    Computer manufacturer Atos has named its first customer for Bull sequana, a supercomputer design it hopes will reach exaflop levels of performance by 2020.Atos is building the computer for the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), it said Tuesday.By targeting 2020 for delivery of an exaflop supercomputer, Atos is entering a race in which China and Japan may already have a head-start.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  • With few options, companies increasingly yield to ransomware demands

    With few options, companies increasingly yield to ransomware demands
    Faced with few options, companies are increasingly giving in to cybercriminals who hold their data hostage and demand payment for its return, while law enforcement officials struggle to catch the nearly invisible perpetrators.The risks to organizations have become so severe that many simply pay their attackers to make them go away -- a strategy that may only embolden the crooks.It's a case of asymmetric electronic warfare. Ransomware, which encrypts files until a victim pays to have them unlocke
  • The best reason for never giving in to ransomware demands

    The best reason for never giving in to ransomware demands
    The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) has a new advisory on the dangers of data extortion in which it stresses that Web servers are now a popular means of entry for ransomware. This is another fine reason for keeping Web servers and their databases completely walled off from more sensitive parts of your networks. Although it would be terrible if attackers were to gain control of your website, letting them do the same to payroll, accounts payable and the supply chain can be far worse
  • Symantec: Zero-days doubled in 2015, more companies hiding breach data

    Symantec: Zero-days doubled in 2015, more companies hiding breach data
    Fifty-four zero-day vulnerabilities were discovered last year, according to a report released this morning by Symantec, more than double that of 2014, and the number of mega-breaches of more than 10 million records also hit a record high.
    In fact, the number of newly-discovered vulnerabilities stayed between eight and 15 a year since 2006, then jumped to 23 in 2013 and 24 in 2014, leading researchers to hope that it had reached a new plateau.
    Instead, last year's 125 percent increase in zero-da
  • IDG Contributor Network: Blockchain collaboration defines the fabric for healthcare 2.0

    IDG Contributor Network: Blockchain collaboration defines the fabric for healthcare 2.0
    Blockchain is part of the Internet-of-Things, the Fifth Wave of the Internet. In 1961, Leonard Kleinrock, a professor of computer science at UCLA, wrote about ARPANET and developed the first theory of packet switching. The first node of the Internet was born September 1969. The days of 1969 seem like eons ago. Tearing a page from the history the Internet may help us forecast tomorrow's blockchain trends. A foundational blockchain fabric must be established before blockchain will be mainstream an
  • IDG Contributor Network: Apple’s dumb decision to remove third party Reddit apps for NSFW content

    IDG Contributor Network: Apple’s dumb decision to remove third party Reddit apps for NSFW content
    Apple has a habit of sometimes removing apps from the iOS App Store for specious reasons. The latest fiasco involves third party Reddit apps that were removed because they allowed access to NSFW content.Apple yanked Narwhal and a bunch of other third party Reddit apps with a sudden ferocity that surprised the developers of these apps, and left users wondering what the heck was going on. The company's decision also angered many redditors and initially caused confusion among developers as to why e
  • Box goes international with AWS and IBM-powered Zones feature

    Box goes international with AWS and IBM-powered Zones feature
    Box is trying to make it easier for companies outside the U.S. to comply with regulatory requirements on where their data is stored with a new feature that lets them pick a variety of new countries in which they can house their data.Starting next month, companies will be able to pay for a new Box Zones feature that will let them store data in Germany, Ireland, Japan and Singapore, while using Box's content and management services as though they had kept that information in the company's U.S. dat
  • The Windows 10 Anniversary Update's best new features

    The Windows 10 Anniversary Update's best new features
    Happy birthday, Windows 10Image by Rob SchultzMicrosoft’s planning a big bash for Windows 10’s first birthday, and you’re the one receiving presents. This summer, the company will push out the free (and boringly named)Windows 10 Anniversary Updateto Windows 10 PCs, and the update’s chock-full of all sorts of new goodies for you to play with—some niche, some helpful, and all free.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  • Envisioning a 65-story data center

    Envisioning a 65-story data center
    Two Italian architects have designed a data center that challenges how the structures are built. Instead of constructing a flat, sprawling complex, they are proposing a data center that reaches skyscraper heights.
    At this stage, the data center designed by Marco Merletti, who works in Paris, and Valeria Mercuri, who is in Rome, is just an idea. But it's gotten recognition. The pair, who are both 28, recently received third place honors in the annual Skyscraper Competition held by architecture a
  • Ford turns off the headlights, shows self-driving cars can navigate in the dark

    Ford turns off the headlights, shows self-driving cars can navigate in the dark
    Ford announced it is using a new light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system that will enable a Fusion Hybrid autonomous sedan to drive in complete darkness.
    The new LiDAR sensor further demonstrates an autonomous vehicle's ability to perform beyond the limits of human drivers, Ford said in a statement.FordA Ford Fusion hybrid sedan is fitted with LiDAR, which allows it to drive itself at night.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  • Microsoft's 'blue screen of death' is getting more descriptive with QR codes

    Microsoft's 'blue screen of death' is getting more descriptive with QR codes
    The Windows Blue Screen of Death isn't known for being particularly descriptive, but Microsoft may be looking to change that in a future version of Windows 10. 
    A Reddit user posted a picture last week that shows a new version of the dreaded blue screen, one with a QR code and a link where users can get more information about the error that caused their computer to crash. 
    Right now, the code and the link take users to a webpage that discusses generic fixes for errors that might cause
  • PC sales plunge further, as Windows 10 and Skylake CPUs fail to inspire upgrades

    PC sales plunge further, as Windows 10 and Skylake CPUs fail to inspire upgrades
    Analyst firms IDC and Gartner said Monday that the PC market continues to sharply decline, as unit sales plunged between 10 and 12 percent during the first quarter. Of note, however, was Dell’s resurgence as the top U.S. PC vendor, after HP split into two business units.
    IDC reported that PC sales fell 11.5 percent to 60.6 million units during the first quarter, while Gartner said that sales fell by 9.6 percent to 64.8 million units—dropping below the number of PCs sold during 2007.
  • 10 interview questions to ask remote workers

    10 interview questions to ask remote workers
    Interview questions to ask remote workersImage by PexelsInterviewing remote workers is much different than hiring for a traditional, on-site position. In addition to the usual questions about knowledge, hard skills and experience, interviewing candidates for a remote position must take into account commitment, communication skills, conflict resolution, motivation and technology prowess. "There are some differences to look for when you're hiring remote workers. You need to emphasize constant comm
  • Microsoft Outlook users with Office 365 get a security perk: Unsafe email warnings

    There’s no need for a hacker to attack a server or network if they can simply trick someone into disclosing confidential information. Microsoft is adding an additional layer of defense to help stop that from happening—if you subscribe to Office 365.
    In the coming weeks, Microsoft said it will begin showing what it calls “Safety Tips” at the top of email: colored bars to let you know whether an email is safe, suspicious, or known to be fraudulent. Microsoft said Safe

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