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                                    Threat Post
                                
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                                    Three ransomware-as-a-service actors make up 64 percent of all threats detected, according to Bitdefender. They are WannaCryptor, Stop/DJVU and Phobos.
                                
                             
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                                    Digital Trends
                                
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                                    Slack has responded to a major outage that has left users of the online and chat-based service unable to log in. This has resulted in numerous complaints to downdetector. 
                                
                             
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                                    Perishable News
                                
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                                    Autumn is here, and Halloween is only weeks away. Here are email marketing tips to prevent you from being frightened. 
                                
                             
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                                    Bleeping Computer
                                
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                                    Microsoft is investigating an issue that is preventing some users from logging into their Microsoft 365 accounts. The company says the problem has to do with Multi-Factor Authentication.
                                
                             
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                                    TechRadar
                                
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                                    Email is an essential tool for affiliate marketers. Here is a guide to email marketing for brands in this sector. 
                                
                             
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                                    9To5Google
                                
                             - A new Gmail tool allows users to build a custom profile picture, selecting one from a Google Illustrations connection. Hundreds of available illustrations reflect numerous cultures. 
                                
                             
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                                    CMSWire
                                
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                                    BIMI Brand Indicators for Message Identification)provides a framework for email security and brand messaging. Here is an analysis of what BIMI can do for email marketers.  
                                
                             
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                                    The Sun UK
                                
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                                    Millions of Android phones will be blocked from Gmail, Google Maps and YouTube starting today as Google updates its software. The aging Google 2.3 operating system was launched in 2010.   
                                
                             
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                                    Retail Technology Innovation Hub
                                
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                                    New technologies abound. But email remains the one tool marketers cannot do without. Here is an analysis of where email stands, and how it can be used by retailer brands.   
                                
                             
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                                    Martech.org
                                
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                                    Email senders are worried about the impact of “Pixelgeddon” – Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection — the change that nullifies opens by Apple Mail users as a metric. But it is a day of rejoicing for those who have warned for years that the open rate is over-valued. Origin’s Ryan Phelan explains why.