Cybersecurity is not just for the IT group. Digital threats are getting bigger and scarier and they target everyone. Here's how HR can help spread the word and raise vigilance.

Using any digital device — computer, laptop, tablet, phone — makes every employee a target. Hackers, criminals, and cyberthieves hope some employee will be the weak link that opens doors into a lucrative target.

Here's what the HR team needs to know and how they can work with IT to spread the word and raise vigilance inside your business.

Why is this a concern now?

How well does your home network handle the stress of multiple devices and multiple family members all trying to stream high definition videos, participate in video conferencing, and play online games with friends simultaneously?

With an increasing number of businesses and schools worldwide moving to remote workplace and homeschooling situations due to the existing global pandemic, the urgent need to improve home network speeds and capabilities for things such as video conferencing with Microsoft Teams has become paramount. Having the right network hardware can help maximize the existing capabilities of your connected devices and subscribed services. If you find your existing setup is insufficient for the new load being placed upon it, consider upgrading your hardware to match!

Microsoft had teased back in November that it's newly rebuilt Microsoft Edge browser would release in January. Now, the Chromium-based browser is available for both Windows and Mac users alike. Anyone looking to install the new version can simply head over to the Microsoft Edge site and download it for free.
How Does Chromium Edge Perform?

As a major Gold-certified partner to Microsoft we test things pretty heavily prior to rollout and over the last few months - I can say I'm happy with how this browser performs. Dynamics 365 pages load quickly as do all of the other Microsoft services I frequently use such as SharePoint, Stream, and PowerBI. The same is true of most personal sites I visit from banking to news. Not surprisingly, pages load just as quickly as they do in Chrome.