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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 now blocks email bombing attacks
Microsoft says its Defender for Office 365 cloud-based email security suite will now automatically detect and block email bombing attacks. Defender for Office 365 (formerly known as Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection or Office 365 ATP) protects organizations operating in high-risk industries and dealing with sophisticated threat actors from malicious threats from email messages, links, and collaboration tools. “We’re introducing…
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The essential office apps for Android – Computerworld
The Docs, Sheets, and Slides Android apps are easy to navigate and have all the basic features you’d expect for their respective categories. In Docs, for instance, you can style text, insert tables, adjust alignment, and insert a variety of different types of bulleted lists. In Sheets, you can style and merge cells, create charts, and find and use all…
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Biohacking the office: adapting the workplace environment to boost productivity
The term ‘biohacking’ has become synonymous with tech executives and millionaires going to extreme lengths in the pursuit of eternal youth and immortality. Yet biohacking is more than just about the rich experimenting with their health and pushing the boundaries of human biology. It’s also about how the workplace environment can be adapted and optimized to meet biological needs. This…
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A sneaky cyber espionage campaign is exploiting IoT devices and home office routers – here’s what you need to know
Cybersecurity experts have issued an alert over a new cyber espionage network that’s believed to have compromised thousands of devices globally. Dubbed ‘LapDogs’ by researchers at SecurityScorecard, the campaign has focused on the US, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The use of Mandarin in developer notes within the startup script, along with the tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)…
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100,000 accounts have been hit in a HMRC scam campaign, but the tax office says it wasn’t hacked – here’s why
The UK’s tax revenue service has lost £47 million in a breach that started last year and impacted 100,000 people. The HMRC told the treasury select committee yesterday that the account scam was the result of “organized crime” that set up PAYE, or ‘Pay As You Earn’, accounts for individual taxpayers and used them to claim refunds. “This was organized…
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LinkedIn CEO to now also oversee Microsoft Office and M365 Copilot – Computerworld
“LinkedIn has been especially successful at building and extending products over time,” said Hyoun Park, CEO and chief analyst at Amalgam Insights. “There is no doubt that Microsoft wants to bring that expertise to Microsoft 365, especially in the adoption of Copilot.” Successful product leader turned CEO Roslansky will now oversee Office M365 productivity software, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint,…
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Microsoft’s LinkedIn chief is now running Office as part of an AI reorg
As we build out the next phase of the agentic web, we have a tremendous opportunity to transform every role, business process, and industry. The distinct categories of today will all converge to power this next wave of innovation. And to that end, we are bringing together LinkedIn, Microsoft 365, and Dynamics 365 to redefine and to drive these new…
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How to Set Away or Out of Office Message in Outlook
If your coworkers and clients don’t get the concept of personal days, and keep bugging you with emails even when you’re on vacation, then it is time you set up an out-of-office or away message. So, they know you will be back on your desk soon and will let you enjoy your vacation in peace. If you want to learn…
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HSBC says get back to the office or risk bonuses – and history shows it’s a tactic that might backfire
HSBC has told UK staff they risk bonuses unless they return to the office as the financial services giant cracks down on hybrid working policies. According to reports from Bloomberg, HSBC told employees that those who don’t come into the office at least three days a week could end up earning less money due to reduced bonus payouts. As part…
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Microsoft extends support for Office apps until October 2028 on Windows 10
Microsoft will extend support for Microsoft 365 (Office) apps on Windows 10 through October 10, 2028. This decision comes after the company originally planned to end support on October 14, 2025, which is the end-of-life date for Windows 10. This extension provides a buffer for users still on Windows 10, especially those facing challenges upgrading to Windows 11 as a result of unsupported hardware or…
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