Don&t Panic, but do make this monthPatch Tuesday a priority

Given that 113 updates arrived for April‘s Patch Tuesday, IT admins have a lot to do. For older systems, Adobe font issues (CVE-2020-0938,CVE-2020-1020) will should get immediate attention. Changes to the Windows Scripting handler and the browser-based Chakra scripting engine may require some additional testing for in-house applications.

This monthOffice updates are relatively low impact unless you are running SharePoint server - which will then require a number of updates, leading to a server reboot. With three (so far) zero-days and a number of critical memory-related patches to Windows, my advice is: don&t panic. Patch older systems first. Test core applications for scripting dependencies and then schedule the remaining updates according to your normal update cycle.

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How to protect against 'Apple' phishing scams

Checkpoint Research recently warned that criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 crisis with a wave of attempts to trick people into sharing their security credentials with fake emails.

To catch a phish

Apple, the research claims, is the most widely impersonated brand.

Phishing is the practice of impersonating legitimate messages from a brand in an email or other message in an attempt to trick people into accessing that service via insecure servers, sharing their login passwords and credentials when they do.

Criminals can then use this information to undermine account security, dig deeper into your identity to get even more confidential data, or even sell your details on the black market to other hackers.

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6 make-or-break questions about Google and Apple's COVID-tracking tech

I don't know if you've heard, but hell hath officially frozen over. And you know I have to be serious, because I used the word "hath."

Yes, indeedly: Google and Apple, better known as Valjean and Javert (or maybe vice-versa, depending on your perspective), have set aside their differences and set out to work together — on a contact-tracing system for this current COVID crisis of ours.

The effort will introduce a standard programming interface to both Android and iOS that'll be capable of tracking what devices you come in contact with during the day (and/or night, if you're still being wild). Then, if someone you've been near identifies themselves as being sick with COVID-19, the system will alert you that you may've been exposed.

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How to use Todoist for team task management

Task management software is great for planning, managing concurrent deadlines, and creating a visual snapshot of where things stand. But when you&re managing a team, itlikely both you and your colleagues keep task lists of your own. What if you consolidated your individual and team task management into one system — in this case, Todoist, where you can create projects, add tasks, and assign people to complete them?

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Comparing 3 top project management tools: Trello vs. Monday vs. Asana
We look at three of the most popular tools for keeping projects on track -- each takes a slightly different approach and will appeal to different types of users.

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Microsoft reiterates October end for Office 2010 support

Microsoft on Tuesday made clear it remains committed to ending support for Office 2010 in October, even though the company recently extended deadlines for other products, including some versions of Windows 10.

"Office 2016 for Mac and Office 2010 will reach their end of support on October 13, 2020," Microsoft's Office 365 team wrote on a company blog, referring to a date that had been set long ago. The post's title, "Reminder of changes coming to Office support in October," offers an unsubtle hint that a different date is unlikely.

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