| | Tech News Flash March 23, 2020 | | COVID-19 Outbreak: Thoughts From the Stay-at-Home Front | | | | Steps can be taken to mitigate the threat of spreading the coronavirus to folks who are sheltering at home. In many cases delivery drivers don't seem to have any protection, and if it's necessary to sign for something, customers are expected to touch a stylus or a screen that has been used by others. No one seems to be thinking through what would happen if anyone on that driver's route had COVID-19. | | Loss Prevention 101: Future-Proofing Your Network Begins With Resilience | | | | Critical server outages cost businesses an average of $300,000 hourly, with many cases exceeding $5 million. As network demands increase and maximum uptime becomes a necessity, it is crucial to implement the proper processes and systems to ensure organizations constantly are able to mitigate the threat of outages. Here are some critical tips to help avoid and mitigate the impacts of downtime. | | COVID-19 and Computer Security Part 2: Shoring Up Systems for Remote Workers | | | | As companies send employees home in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, cybersecurity experts warn that telecommuting could put company assets at risk. There are a number of precautions that employees working from home should consider to ensure that sensitive data isn't compromised by cybercriminals taking advantage of the health crisis. | | A D V E R T I S E M E N T | | Crowdsourcing App Takes Aim at COVID-19 | | | | By installing the Folding@home software program, anyone with a computer, gaming console, or even some phones and some compute cycles to spare can contribute to the work of coronavirus researchers around the world. | | Open Source Tech Rushes to Front Lines of COVID-19 War | | | | Often, open source accomplishments in the public health and government services fields go unreported. This time, however, in response to COVID-19's worldwide assault, open source technologies are ramping up to pursue potentially world-saving results. | | Zorin OS Core Makes GNOME More Comfortable | | | | Zorin OS 15.2, released on March 8, adds upgrades and improvements to an already well-oiled Linux operating system. Since its debut in 2009 Zorin OS cofounder Artyom Zorin has hawked his distribution as an ideal Microsoft Windows replacement -- a strong selling point for this computing platform. A review by Jack Germain is now on LinuxInsider. | | TRENDING ON TECHNEWSWORLD | | COVID-19 and Computer Security, Part 1: Telecommuting Risks Many firms now have employees working remotely in response to COVID-19. Before a company sends its workers home, it needs to weigh the risks. TechNewsWorld spoke with cybersecurity experts to get tips on how to stay safe while staying healthy. Read more www.technewsworld.com | | | | | | Get the day's top e-business and technology news from ECT News Network delivered to your inbox as stories break. Sign up today. | | We welcome your feedback. To share your thoughts or ideas, please use our online form. | | This newsletter was sent in response to your request on an ECT News Network website. To update your settings, or to receive other newsletters from ECT News Network: Manage My Subscriptions. | | To advertise in this newsletter or elsewhere on ECT News Network, please call our sales department (818) 461-9700 or follow these links:
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