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With so many regular updates and features being released, there are not many features that get the attention of our support desk, however with the release of outlook signatures being saved in the cloud, this is one that has our support desk excited. Microsoft plans to release an update for the Outlook for Windows client next month that will add...

Microsoft Patches Gif Vulnerability in Teams Microsoft is incredibly proud of its Teams application and the adoption it has seen during the past few weeks. The communication tool has become a cornerstone of Office and the company continues to invest heavily in its long-term success. So when a vulnerability is discovered, the company was quick to patch the flaw. CyberArk discovered a weakness...

I found the great MS Teams tip for new users.  If you have ever tried to use a PowerPoint presentation in a MS teams meeting you will love this tip. How to use PowerPoint Presenter Mode in a Teams sharing session.     Thanks Karl Kocar for the video....

If you are a small or medium-size organization using one of Microsoft’s business plans and your type of organization is targeted by cyber criminals and hackers, use the guidance in this article to increase the security of your organization. This guidance helps your organization achieve the goals described in the Harvard Kennedy School Cybersecurity Campaign Handbook. Microsoft recommends that you complete...

We have completed several SharePoint projects for our clients.  From our experience we have found two broad categories of SharePoint users, those that have simply dumped their data in SharePoint and continue to work they way they always have with their previous on premise server.   For these clients we often find they miss out on the true value of SharePoint...

With the recent explosion of Video conferencing usage due to the Covid-19 outbreak causing the sudden increase in remote workers.  Video conferencing has become a hot topic, almost as hot as the discovery of some very serious security flaws in one of the more popular video conferencing systems Zoom. Zoom’s founder has acknowledged the serious security concerns and has promised...

While COVID-19 continues to aggressively spread across the globe, many employees worldwide are facing the realities of working remotely for the first time. Simultaneously, there is increasing evidence to show that malicious actors are using concerns of the virus to prey on those same individuals. Given this, it is more important than ever before that employees understand their role in protecting their...

Most email security filters are highly effective at ensuring that spam messages never make it to the inbox. However, they’re far less effective at blocking phishing, which has proven to be a more difficult issue to solve. Today’s phishing techniques are highly sophisticated, they’re bypassing email security filters, and they’re targeting your clients and employees. A well-crafted phishing email is...

Zoom, the video conferencing software that’s skyrocketed in popularity as much of the globe sits at home due to the coronavirus outbreak, is quickly turning into a privacy and security nightmare. BleepingComputer reports about a newly found vulnerability in Zoom that allows an attacker to steal Windows login credentials from other users. The problem lies with the way Zoom’s chat...

Update: The South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) was meant to come into effect from 1 April 2020. This date has been pushed back due to the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and no new date has been set as yet.   The Act concerns the processing of personal information by companies and other agents, introducing a...

The sudden increase in the number of people working remotely has some security knock on effects. Kaspersky statistics show that a major spike in network attacks took place in South Africa last week. According to these statistics, affected devices increased from 20,000-30,000 to about 310,000 in the period spanning from 15 – 21 March. “The region is seeing an increase...

It is not often that the IT infrastructure is even touched, due to the disruption caused by such projects. This sometimes leaves hardware deployed for decades. With Windows Server 2016 being relatively young, one would question the need to change to Server 2019 – we might have the answers needed to brave the migration. Slower migration habits on the server...