June 2022

Vanity URLs Attackers are using customizable URLs, known as vanity URLs, on SaaS services to craft more convincing phishing links. The technique has been used for links created through Box, Zoom, and Google Docs and Forms – all familiar services many people know and likely use. Vanity URLs provide custom and easy-to-remember links, and some…

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June 2023

Google Authenticator Account Syncing Google Authenticator is finally adding a long-standing customer request to have account syncing for two-factor codes. This means if you are setting up a new phone and log in to your account, Authenticator will be ready to go without requiring its own setup process. Or, if you lose your phone or…

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March 2021

Fixing Virtual Meetings As a result of the pandemic, we have all come to know, love, and hate Zoom. Whether it be a team meeting while working remotely, a family gathering over the holidays, or virtual happy hours with friends, many of us are experiencing fatigue of staring at our friends, coworkers, and family in…

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March 2022

Peek Performance Earlier in March, Apple hosted an hour long presentation, the Peek Performance event, with several announcements. The Verge has rounded up some of the biggest take-home’s from the day. The M1 Ultra was introduced and will be available in the Mac Studio and most likely in the new Mac Pro that was teased.…

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March 2023

LastPass Hacked While already dealing with a recent breach, LastPass now says the same attacker hacked an employee’s home computer and obtained access to a decrypted vault. The unknown threat actor stole valid credentials from a senior DevOps engineer in order to access contents of the vault. The vault, which is only available to a…

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March 2024

Celebrating 40 Years in Business It is hard to believe we have been at it since 1984.  We are grateful to our clients, our vendor partners, our employees, and anyone who has had a hand in our success.  We are grateful to have made it this far, and we are looking forward to continued success. …

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May 2021

Google I/O Event Google’s live Google I/O 2021 keynote took place on May 18. A huge number of announcements were unveiled, and we’re here to catch up on them with you. The Android 12 has a radical and bubbly new look; the “Material You” design offers color and customization, a new mobile OS, and new…

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May 2022

Boomerang for Outlook Send messages at the perfect time, receive reminders if your email doesn’t receive a response, and utilize a smart calendar assistant. This can all be accomplished without leaving your email for the ultimate email productivity when utilizing the Boomerang app for Outlook. To ensure you are sending well-timed emails, you can utilize…

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May 2023

Increase Your Microsoft Secure Score Most companies using Office365 email are not focused on the Microsoft Secure Score. But if you knew there was money on the table to focus on increasing your score, would you take the time to improve it? Cyber insurance firms are becoming more strict with their questionnaires, and some actually…

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November 2021

Microsoft Family Safety The Microsoft Family Safety mobile app wants to empower you and your family to create healthy habits and protect each other. The app is designed to help develop healthy digital habits while also protecting your loved ones with digital and physical safety features. Screen time limits can be set and applied to…

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