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Summary This article describes how to use the “Automatic Replies (Out of Office)” and “Out of Office Assistant”. Note This feature is only available with an Exchange account that used by many organizations. Home users typically do not have the Exchange account. To enable Automatic Replies feature for non-Exchange account, please go to this section: How to enable Automatic Replies...

Despite back-to-back reports of malicious apps, Google’s Play Store still harbors lots of such applications. Once again, researchers have discovered a bunch of such applications, including gaming and photo apps, that delivered malware to users’ devices. Malicious Gaming and Photo Apps Reportedly, Dr.Web team has discovered another batch of malicious applications flooding the Google Play Store. In their study, they...

As a trusted IT and Security advisor for our clients, we constantly watch the security and vendor landscape, looking for the latest best practices, threats and updates from our partners.  Identity driven security has become essential in todays online world.  I have highlighted some of the key aspects of Identity driven security, how Microsoft has adopted the approach and why...

Researchers at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs have publicly disclosed a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting some models of D-Link routers. Security experts at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs disclosed a remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-16920. The vulnerability is an unauthenticated command injection issue that was discovered on September 2019. The flaw has received a CVSS v31 base score of 9.8 and a CVSS v20 base score of...

Microsoft has released a new version of the Windows 10 Update Assistant in order to fix a local privilege escalation vulnerability. While there is no imminent threat, the only way to fix this vulnerability is to uninstall the program or download the latest version. The Windows 10 Update Assistant is a Microsoft program that helps you download and upgrade to the...

State-sponsored hackers are currently targeting UK and international organizations with VPN exploits. If your employees are using virtual private networks (VPNs) from Fortinet, Palo Alto, or Pulse Secure, you really need to patch the products and search through system logs for signs of compromise. A group of Chinese state-backed hackers known as APT5 have been attacking enterprise VPN servers using...

End of Support for Windows 7 is coming on 14 January 2020. That means your business will be vulnerable to malware and bugs, with no fixes on hand. Upgrade to Windows 10 and improve your productivity with a range of new features, designed for the modern workplace. Upgrade to Windows 10 Windows 10 gives your organization advanced security, deployment methods,...

It seems ridiculous that, in today’s day and age, we are still facing situations where we are unable to connect to the internet and, by extension, are disconnected from the rest of the world – at least it feels that way. To overcome these feelings of disconnect, we’ve found three Microsoft applications that have offline functionality and will help you...

One of the newest in-office trends we’re seeing is workplace chat apps. These tools let you schedule jobs, chat with your co-workers and even let you login on your mobile device, to name but a few functions. While there are so many benefits, there are also some aspects that can act detrimentally in your workspace. Always stay connected As mentioned,...

Are you ready to say Bye Bye to Windows 7? Microsoft has advised that as of 14th January 2020 there will no longer be any support for Windows 7. It is important to understand these changes, the impact to you, and the devices in your organization affected by it so that you can plan and budget accordingly. What does this mean...

In the last few days, Microsoft has released information about a critical vulnerability in the Windows operating system (CVE-2019-0708).  This vulnerability allows remote code execution by an attacker directly from the network using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in remote desktop services that affects older versions of Windows used by many users worldwide.  This attack may affect many computers in...

Cybersecurity in South Africa There is no doubt that in today’s digital world cybersecurity is a threat to any business. South Africa is still largely vulnerable to cybercrime, leaving it open to threats to the country’s critical information infrastructure and socio-economic development. The consequences include financial damage as well as damage to an organisation’s reputation. In South Africa, there are...