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Creative projects can be challenging to manage, as they can require tons of team collaboration and concept visualization.The right project management software for a creative team can help optimize the process.SEE: Hiring kit: Project manager (TechRepublic Premium)We have compiled a list of top project management software for creative teams in 2023.

Microsoft has already seen millions of phishing emails sent every day by attackers using this phishing kit.Learn how to protect your business from this AitM campaign.New research from Microsoft's Threat Intelligence team exposed the activities of a threat actor named DEV-1101, which started advertising for an open-source phishing kit to deploy an adversary-in-the-middle campaign.

Some 12% of employees take customer details, health records, sales contracts and other confidential data when leaving a company, according to DTEX.A former employee could try to sell account credentials from their previous employer over the dark web.A current employee could record a confidential presentation by the CEO and then send a link to that recording to the press.

The GPT-4 language model is now available for ChatGPT Plus subscribers.Developers can join an API waitlist.For search engines and enterprise writing assistance, the top contender is OpenAI, which yesterday announced the latest model of its language model, GPT-4.GPT-4 is now available on ChatGPT Plus and as an API, for which developers can join a waitlist.

A natural language AI writing assistant is the latest in Grammarly's attempts to assist with professional writing.Generative artificial intelligence has been steadily moving into the mainstream.Media companies now need to keep an eye out for AI-generated submissions or AI-facilitated plagiarism.The latest public adopter of AI is Grammarly, which provides spelling and grammatical corrections and suggested wording for blog posts and other content.

A new Linux version of Royal ransomware is targeting VMware ESXi virtual machines.Learn more about this security threat and how to protect from it.Royal ransomware is malware that first appeared around September 2022.The people behind this ransomware are probably a subgroup of the infamous Conti threat actor.

GPTZero can tell you whether a document, report or other item was possibly written by a human or by AI.Here's a step-by-step guide on using GPTZero for this purpose.With the popularity of ChatGPT, many people are starting to rely on AI to generate emails, documents, reports and other content that they would normally have tried to write on their own.

Enhancements to Tableau for Slack focuses on sharing, search and insights with automated workflows for tools like Accelerator.The goal: empower decision makers and CRM teams to put big data to work."Data-driven" is a mantra for countless organizations, but it's a back-seat driver, useful only to the extent that decision-makers can parse and interpret it and comprehend its implications.

AI-generated phishing emails, including ones created by ChatGPT, present a potential new threat for security professionals, says Hoxhunt.Amid all of the buzz around ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence apps, cybercriminals have already started using AI to generate phishing emails.For now, human cybercriminals are still more accomplished at devising successful phishing attacks, but the gap is closing, according to security trainer Hoxhunt's new report released Wednesday.

The Hyperforce EU Operating Zone framework offers tailored EU support in alignment with GDPR for Salesforce's Hyperforce platform.Salesforce has opened a new cloud platform for EU customers to process and store their customer relationship management data.The Hyperforce EU Operating Zone framework builds on Salesforce's Hyperforce platform architecture.

At CES 2023, Folio Photonics will reveal an enterprise-grade optical data storage solution.Here's what we know about it so far.Folio Photonics has announced that it will reveal the first-ever enterprise-scale, optical disc data storage solution during CES 2023, on Jan. 5-8, in Las Vegas.The new technology is designed to drastically reduce upfront costs and the total cost of ownership of data storage and backup while making data archives accessible, active, digitally secure and sustainable.

A password manager can be a useful and effective tool for creating, controlling and applying complex and secure passwords, but if you don't use it the right way, you can open yourself up to account compromise and even identity theft.A recent report from security advice site Security.orglooks at the ways people try to handle their passwords and how they use password managers in particular.

New report says far too many firms have too many IT assets they cannot see or aren't using, with some Windows servers lacking endpoint protection and patch management.If you are lucky enough to have a Lambo in your garage, you'll surely have cameras at least on the garage door, back door, cellar door and probably the bathroom windows.Translating that to enterprise cybersecurity, a sphere in which the losses could amount to that of countless exotic cars: Organizations need visibility on all outward facing assets, as well as a comprehensive review of licensed but unused tools that generate hidden costs.

A new study by Gartner predicts that by 2026 just 10% of companies will have zero-trust protocols in place against cybersecurity exploits.Ernest Hemingway said the best way to find out if you can trust someone is to trust them.This is terrible advice for network security, where zero trust, created nearly two decades ago by John Kindervag, has become a default for many organizations, particularly since the coronavirus pandemic and the advent of remote work.

Alaska Airlines has become the first U.S. airline to invest in a frontline crew analytics app that works without network connectivity.What can it do?Ditto has announced that Alaska Airlines is now the first major U.S. airline to adopt its real-time data analytics solution for an internal app that supports collaborative communication, data synchronization and customer service.

Migrating data, systems, IT infrastructure and applications is no easy feat.But, many companies, pressed to modernize and meet the current market demands of the digital transformation era, may feel the urge to rush through their migration process to keep up with their peers.SEE: Checklist: PC and Mac migrations (TechRepublic Premium)Major problems can emerge for organizations that do not have a clear step-by-step plan and overarching strategy in place before they start a data migration.

If you're a Hive user, find out how to use both native and custom project templates to make your project management setup more streamlined.Hive was founded in 2015 to bring project management and AI together, offering features like automated task management, custom workflows, messaging and collaboration in one platform.

Every operating system should be appropriately secured, especially end user workstations which often contain or permit access to company data and upon which most employee job duties are based.To get the maximum security protection out of your Windows 10 deployments follow this checklist from TechRepublic Premium.

Distributed denial-of-service protection from OVHCloud takes the complexity out of avoiding denial of service attacks for your business.Denial-of-service attacks are a pernicious problem for any company with a presence on the web.A DoS attack floods an external-facing web service with traffic, so the server and its supporting infrastructure cannot respond to the flood of requests.

Paychex is one of the top payroll software solutions that helps businesses automate payroll, HR and other human-capital services.In order for you to determine if Paychex is ideal for your business, read this breakdown of the software's notable features, pros, cons, pricing details and main competitors.

Hevo Data is cloud-based software that offers end-to-end data pipeline and ETL functionality.Here's everything you need to know about it.Hevo Data's solutions help data teams not only streamline but also automate data flows across their organization.Hevo's approach to data pipelines and ETL can result in hours of engineering time per week being saved, quicker reporting and analytics, and better data-driven decision-making.

Meta has violated GDPR with illegal personal data collection practices for targeted ads.Learn about this latest violation and Meta's rocky GDPR history.Must-read big data coverage As of Wednesday, Jan. 4, Meta has once again been hit with a major GDPR violation, earning itself more than $400 million in fines for its latest data privacy misstep.

A password manager can keep your sensitive information in-house.Here's how to deploy Passbolt to your data center or cloud-hosted service.Passbolt is a password manager you can use for team collaboration, and it offers plenty of the features you've grown accustomed to having at your fingertips, such as a random password generator, team collaboration, folders, tags and user access control.

IBM Cloud Mass Data Migration simplifies the movement and transformation of data.Read our review of the tool to learn about functionality, competitors and pricing.By 2025, it is expected that 463 exabytes of data will be generated worldwide every day, and 85% of organizations will have adopted a cloud-first strategy for their IT.

Researchers from PRODAFT reveal that the infamous FIN7 threat actor updated its ransomware activities and provide a unique view into the structure of the group.Learn how to protect against it.Must-read security coverage FIN7 is a threat actor that mostly focuses on stealing financial information, but it also sells sensitive information stolen from companies.

Microsoft Lists is a great way to share data; other users can view and even edit these lists if the author gives permission.And for our audience, it's important to know there is a dedicated connector in Microsoft Power BI for Microsoft Lists.But for interested readers, my first suggestion is this: If you're deciding on whether to use Microsoft Lists or not and Power BI is a potential destination for that data, don't use Microsoft Lists.

Rockset has released a connector for Amazon MSK, enabling new speeds and depths for data stream analytics.Rockset, the real-time analytics database company with a cloud focus, has recently released a native connector for Amazon MSK, AWS's fully-managed Apache Kafka service.This is the latest in a collection of several native connectors Rockset has developed with top cloud companies, open-source databases and big data management companies.

With the self-hosted Passbolt password manager, you must configure an SMTP server to use the collaboration features.Learn how to do it.The Passbolt password manager is designed for teams.If you opt for a hosted plan, you get everything built-in and configured for you; however, if you go with the self-hosted version of Passbolt, you will have to configure some features to work properly.

Activating and establishing a stable remote network connection between Windows 11 computers requires preparation and a specific version of the operating system.If you work from home or on the road, it can be extremely convenient to create a stable remote network connection between various PCs using software and protocols built into Windows 11.

Google Database Migration Service is a Google service that supports users who want to migrate data into Google Cloud.Learn about it here.Businesses often find that migrating away from legacy databases is challenging for various reasons, including restrictive contracts, expensive upgrades and the risk of prolonged downtime.

Open source software development service has made it easier for developers using its public repositories to keep coding secrets and tokens close to the chest.Microsoft's Git-based open source Internet hosting service for software developers is expanding its secret scanning partner program.Hitherto, this service was available only to GitHub Advanced Security users.

Microsoft's SQL Server Migration Assistant lets you move your data and schema to different SQL Servers.Here's what you need to know about the tool.The Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant is a basic but highly effective tool for migrating databases in a few simple steps.While it lacks some premium features, Microsoft's free-to-use assistant has everything you need for a successful migration.