COVID-19: The Coronavirus Outbreak and IT

This page provides enterprise news related to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak and insights into how to maintain business continuity and address the many IT and productivity challenges brought on by a surge in remote working.

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How Europe Is Bumping Against Privacy Laws in Coronavirus Battle

Apr 05, 2020

Processing of personal data is justifiable under GDPR to protect lives “for humanitarian purposes, including for monitoring epidemics.”

Zoom Grapples With Security Flaws That Sour Some Users on App

Apr 02, 2020

Online trolls have been sneaking into web meetings and disrupting them with profanities and pornography. Cybersecurity researchers fear these disruptions could be a precursor to more harmful attacks.

10 Tools for Providing 24/7 IT Support to Remote Workers

Mar 31, 2020

Due to impacts from the COVID-19 coronavirus, companies have had to implement remote working for many of their users. While some organizations were ready for this move, others are playing catch-up. Here are tools that IT pros can use to establish...

Bosses Panic-Buy Spy Software to Keep Tabs on Remote Workers

Mar 27, 2020

With so many people working remotely because of the coronavirus, surveillance software is flying off the virtual shelves.

Homebound Workers Are Close to Overwhelming Internet Junctions

Mar 26, 2020

With so many workers videoconferencing from home -- while their children stream videos and play Fortnite -- the internet is creaking at the seams, according to Nokia Oyj.

Work-From-Home Software Companies Innovate, Expand Features

Mar 25, 2020

As remote work becomes the new normal due to COVID-19, work-from-home software companies are ramping up the addition of features and enhancements to their products to help employees be more productive.

How IT Pros Can Pivot to Support Remote Working

Mar 23, 2020

For IT pros who are now grappling with the task of provisioning and supporting a workforce that hasn’t had to test their ability to work remotely, the primary challenge is how to help the workforce get back to working. An interview with the author...

Microsoft Teams New Features May Prove Helpful For Workers At Home

Mar 19, 2020

Microsoft unveiled new features for its Teams team collaboration software, timed to the product’s third anniversary and arriving amid a surge of remote working due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Wall Street’s New Virtual Workplace May Outlast the Virus

Mar 18, 2020

Around the world, there are early signs that some of the emergency measures Wall Street is rolling out to keep employees safe in a pandemic will become a lasting practice in an industry that’s long mythologized the handshake.

I Went on Virus Lockdown for 6 Weeks, and So Can You

Mar 18, 2020

China’s return to the office offers lessons for Americans and Europeans now sheltering in place.