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Hacker Psychology: Understanding the 4 Emotions of Social Engineering

Social engineering is a powerful (and persuasive) skill that hackers use to manipulate their targets. But which emotions are hackers actually trying to exploit, and what can you do to stop them?

Austin Whipple
4 min read
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Growing Pains: Latest Research Shows IT Struggling to Meet SaaS Application Demand

Once they have ’em, they can’t get enough. Explosive demand for SaaS applications leaves IT scrambling to meet the demands of their end users.

BetterCloud
5 min read
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How to Recognize and Prevent Social Engineering Attacks

Phishing scams make breaking news at a dizzying pace, but there are other ways hackers use social engineering to steal your data. Learn how to prevent the most sophisticated attacks.

BetterCloud
34 min read
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8 Reasons Why You Should Change The Way You Think About Cloud Partners

Through our 2015 Trends in Cloud IT research, we found that today’s cloud-enabled organizations use…

BetterCloud
4 min read
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Information Security and Pop Culture: How Real-Life Social Engineering Techniques are Used in Movies and Television

Social engineering isn’t reserved for hackers. It’s a common con used in many acclaimed films and television series.

BetterCloud
6 min read
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Real-Time Messaging: Data Unearths Surprising Findings on Usage, Distraction, and Organizational Impact

Real-time messaging has changed the way employees communicate, mostly for the better. However, there’s surprising data we uncovered that shows another side, which isn’t quite as rosy.

BetterCloud
7 min read
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How the IT Guy Became the “It Guy”: The Evolving Portrayal of Tech Professionals in Movies and Television

The “IT nerd” image is hard to shake; Hollywood has plastered it into our collective consciousness for years. We go in-depth to show how IT’s image has evolved.

BetterCloud
9 min read
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7 Office 365 and Google Apps How-to Articles You Don't Want to Miss

The new year is underway, but let’s not forget about what took place over the…

BetterCloud
2 min read
CloudITPrediction

We Asked 200 Leading IT Professionals to Predict How Their Jobs Will Change in 2016 – Here's What They Said

Change is the only constant for IT professionals. From the technology you use to your role and expectations, here’s how your peers think IT will change this year.

BetterCloud
5 min read
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Here's How We Took Advantage of Shadow IT and Rolled Out Slack

Shadow IT is a security risk, but is it all bad? BetterCloud’s Director of IT Tim Burke explains how we used the organic growth of Slack to our advantage.

BetterCloud
5 min read