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Show Live Scores in Ubuntu Panel for NBA, EPL, or Other Sports Teams

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For sports fans who want to keep a watchful eye on live scores for favorite teams, here’s an indicator applet for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux with GNOME.

It’s colosseum, which displays an indicator in top-panel system tray area. By clicking on it will show the menu with live scores for your favorite sports teams.

So far, it supports 12 sports leagues:

  • Bundesliga
  • 2. Bundesliga
  • English Premier League
  • La Liga
  • Ligue 1
  • Major League Baseball
  • National Basketball Association
  • National Football League
  • National Hockey League
  • Serie A
  • UEFA Champions League
  • Women’s National Basketball Association

There are also 5 supported tournaments, including

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup
  • Copa America
  • FIFA World Cup
  • UEFA Champions League
  • UEFA European Championship

How to Install this live scores indicator

This indicator is available as an extension, which so far supports GNOME v40, 41, 42 and 43. Meaning, you can install and use it in Ubuntu 22.04+, Fedora 35+, Arch, Manjaro, Rocky Linux, etc with GNOME desktop.

1. For Ubuntu 22.04 and higher, first search for and install “Extension Manager” from Ubuntu Software.

Install Extension Manager in Ubuntu 22.04+

2. Then open the extension manager tool, navigate to “Browse” tab. Finally, search and install “colosseum” extension.

3. Once installed, switch back to “Installed” tab, and click on gear icon for that extension to open the configuration page.

There, set the refresh time interval, turn on the toggle buttons for your favorite sports leagues and/or tournaments. New configuration tabs will appear, where you can follow your favorite teams.

TIP: If the indicator applet does not appear in panel, try to turn off and then turn on again the extension, or just log out and log back to restart Gnome Shell.

For other Linux, go to this page and use ON/OFF switch to install the extension. And, install and use “Gnome Extensions” app to manager extensions’ configurations.

Overwhelm impacts 90% of payment compliance teams as they combat record levels of fraud

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Payment company compliance teams are being pushed to their limit as new research from regulatory intelligence specialists VIXIO reveals 90 percent are frequently overwhelmed.

The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, paired with poor economic conditions in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, has left many payment companies in a precarious position. Half (50 percent) listed fraud as their biggest challenge over the last 12 months. Countries worldwide have implemented restrictive sanctions, which led to the highest number of regulatory events ever recorded by VIXIO, at 243 in March 2022 alone (with the monthly average standing at 165). Rising levels of fraud are now forcing firms to alter their plans.

Increased fraud was a particular concern for teams in the UK (20%) and Brazil (21%) – two countries where instant payments and, consequently, authorised push payments (APP) fraud have both become a growing issue.

The 2023 Payments Compliance Outlook: Thriving in Uncertain Times surveyed 202 senior and executive compliance and regulatory professionals at global payments companies in the UK, US, Germany, and Brazil across multiple sectors. It found that, despite the threat of recession and the need to cut business expenditure, payment company executives are increasingly willing to commit additional resources to avoid trouble from regulators.

To tackle future threats, almost 40 percent of compliance teams are prioritising new market entry in 2023 (44 percent in the US), with 35 percent supporting new product licensing (45 percent in the UK).

Andrew Neeson, Managing Editor and Research Director at VIXIO, says: “Payment companies are going through a particularly hard time, but we are seeing great innovation in response to the pressure. Many firms are harnessing new and alternative payment technologies, with 93 percent looking to achieve growth through M&A. This is to increase revenue, resolve compliance and security problems, and protect their core customer base from competitors and risks. Additionally, 49 percent of compliance teams are investing in greater internal regulatory monitoring systems to manage the burden they’re facing.”

Whilst tackling fraud remains the biggest priority for almost half (47 percent) of compliance teams going into 2023, 43 percent cite data protection and anti-money laundering as their biggest concerns.

Andrew Neeson believes that in these challenging times, firms will have to grow more inventively: “Firms that are willing to take a risk and focus on new payment technologies such as open banking, new payment options, instant payments and cryptocurrency can gain an edge. It will protect and enhance their core customer base and future-proof their business.”

As a result, Jan Van Vonno, Head of Industry Strategy at Sweden-based open banking specialist Tink, believes that the next 12 months presents a tipping point for the adoption of opening banking across Europe: “If we look at the UK, Open banking payments have grown 500% year on year, as more institutions have realised the benefits open banking can bring, such as reduced costs, low fraud and a better user experience. In tandem, the regulatory environment is becoming increasingly accommodating of open banking payments – for example, the EU’s latest rules for Eurozone banks to offer instant payments.

“Open banking is set to become mainstream faster in some markets such as the UK, Germany, France and the Nordics.”

The latest 2023 Payments Compliance Outlook report is available to download here.

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Best Microsoft Teams Alternatives For Linux In 2023

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Best Microsoft Teams Alternatives For Linux In 2023

Microsoft Teams is one of the best collaboration tools available in the market. It is developed by Microsoft. It is used for team messaging, video conferencing, meetings, and collaboration.

Meanwhile, if you are a Linux user and want to use Microsoft Teams in your Linux environment then we have some good news for you as we have collected the list of best Microsoft Teams alternatives for Linux in 2023.

Best Microsoft Teams Alternatives For Linux In 2023

1. Wire

Wire is a secure and popular open-source collaboration software. It is a cross-platform alternative to Microsoft Teams. Developed in Electron, it does everything that you want to do with Microsoft Teams.

Features:

  • You can easily do high-definition group calls.

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2. Element – Secure Collaboration and Messaging App

Element is another advanced and secure team messaging app for Linux. Based on the Matrix platform, It can be the best Microsoft Teams alternative for Linux in 2023.

3. Zoom – Video Conferencing Platform

Zoom took the internet by storm in 2020. Thanks to the lockdown imposed due to Covid-19 as it was one of the best choices for the individuals and the organizations for the meeting and the group conference. Zoom is a feature-rich collaboration tool that is posing a serious threat to big names like Microsoft Team, Skype, Google Meet, and other tools. Zoom is compatible with 1,000 programs compatible with the video conferencing app.

Zoom is no doubt the best alternative to Microsft Teams for Linux-based operating systems in 2023.

Zoom Features:

  • Free Instant messaging and video conferencing feature.
  • Free collaboration plan.
  • Connection with 1,000+ apps.
  • Record option for recording and saving so you can review later.
  • You can set your preferred virtual background for virtual meetings.
  • Whiteboard feature
  • Tons of extra features in the premium edition.

4. Mattermost

Mattermost is another one of the best Microsoft Teams alternatives for Linux in 2023. One of the interesting features of Mattermost is that each user can establish a self-hostable online chat service. It is also compatible with multiple DevOps tools. It is also compatible with Slack which allows users to import, export, and customize depending on their preferences. It also has prebuilt plugins from Jenkins, Jira, and GitLab.

DomainTools Launches Global Partner Program to Bring Best-in-Class Internet Intelligence and Threat Hunting Capabilities to Enterprise Security Teams

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DomainTools, the leader for Internet intelligence, today launched its Global Partner Program led by Tim Durant, the recently appointed Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances. 

Threat intelligence plays an increasing role in the Security Operations Center (SOC) as security teams struggle to cope with the rising threat landscape. The DomainTools Global Partner Program features the company’s best-in-class threat intelligence solutions, providing channel partners with the tools needed to help enterprise security teams proactively detect emerging threats and attackers lurking in their networks. 

According to Chris Nelson, Chief Revenue Officer at DomainTools, “We’re thrilled that Tim Durant has joined our executive team and to launch our new Global Partner Program. Tim brings more than 15 years of experience creating high-impact programs that build revenue through new partners, products/services and routes to market on a global scale. The channel is one of the key growth drivers for DomainTools and we’re excited for Tim to spearhead our channel strategy and growth, and to reinforce our commitment as a channel-first organization.” 

“Having worked with DomainTools since 2019, it’s great to see them bolster their commitment and investment into their channel business and partnerships like ours,” said Phil Higgins, CEO at Brookcourt Solutions, a leading UK-based IT services provider. “The data and products from DomainTools have allowed us to meaningfully enhance the security postures of dozens of firms. We look forward to building many further opportunities with DomainTools as a trusted partner.” 

The DomainTools Global Partner Program will expand existing channel relationships as well as build new partnerships across the globe. It offers a wide range of benefits to channel partners, including generous and simple margin structure for new and renewal business, access to in depth training, online deal registration, and joint promotional programs. 

“I’m eager to deepen our existing partner relationships and to expand our incredible partner ecosystem,” said Tim Durant. “DomainTools seeks to work with a wide variety of partners, from cybersecurity technology companies, to VARs, and MSSPs. Each of these partners brings specialized expertise and market knowledge, and we’re excited about the opportunity to not only expand their portfolio but also work together to help augment an organization’s limited threat intelligence resources.” 

In his new role, Tim will lead the DomainTools channel program and sales and revenue goals and will be responsible for go-to-market strategies within the diverse DomainTools partner ecosystem. Prior to DomainTools, Tim spent nearly a decade at Hitachi Vantara, where he was Sr. Director of Strategic Global Alliances. 

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New Microsoft Update To Let Office 365 Users Report Teams Phishing Messages

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Earlier last week, Microsoft announced that they are working on updating Microsoft Defender for Office 365 to allow Microsoft Teams users to alert their organization’s security team of any dodgy messages they receive.

As of now, Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (formerly Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection or Office 365 ATP) protects organizations from malicious threats from email messages, links, and collaboration tools.

It appears that this in-development feature aims to allow admins to filter potentially dangerous messages targeting employees with malicious payloads or trying to redirect them to phishing websites.

“End users will be able to report suspicious Microsoft Teams messages as a security threat just like they do for emails – to help the organization to protect itself from attacks via Microsoft Teams,” Microsoft explains on the Microsoft 365 roadmap.

In addition, Redmond is also working on updating Defender for Office 365’s Submissions experience to categorize the user-reported messages into individual tabs for Phish, Spam (Junk), and so on, according to the users’ reports.

Whilst it’s expected that the upgraded submission feature, could reach general availability next month, the new user reporting capability is now in preview and will most likely roll out to standard multi-tenants until the end of January 2023 to desktop and web clients worldwide.

It seems that these new Defender for Office 365 capabilities build upon improvements announced in July 2021, allowing Microsoft Teams to automatically blocks phishing attempts.

This achievement was conducted by Microsoft extending Defender for Office 365 Safe Links protection to the Teams communication platform to help safeguard users from malicious URL-based phishing attacks.

In recent news, Microsoft explained that the “Safe Links in Defender for Office 365 scans URLs at the time of click to ensure that users are protected with the latest intelligence from Microsoft Defender.”

In efforts to speed up the process, Redmond also started rolling out Built-In Protection to Defender for Office 365 in November 2021, a new feature that automatically enables recommended settings and policies to ensure that all new and existing users get at least a basic level of protection.

The implementation of this new Built-In Protection has been designed to patch the gaps in enterprise protection coverage and is designed to improve the organization’s overall security posture by drastically reducing the risk of a breach.

It appears that this security upgrade targeted at all Office 365 customers was soon followed, in January 2022, by the addition of differentiated protection for priority enterprise accounts (i.e., critical accounts of high-profile employees such as executive-level managers, the ones who attackers most often target).

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Bosch leverages open source model; teams with PolyCrypt to tackle blockchain for the Economy of Things

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This post originally appeared on the Hyperledger Foundation’s blog. You can read the full case study here. 

Some years ago, researchers realized that IoT devices would need to buy and sell from one another. In this “Economy of Things,” the items to be traded will include power, data, and connectivity. Most transactions will be fast, low value, and high frequency.

For a company like The Bosch Group that’s active in everything from autonomous vehicles to thermal plants, the Economy of Things will touch many lines of business. That’s why, in 2017, the company’s advanced research group, Bosch Research, was looking to find a way to scale up blockchain transactions to support the Economy of Things.

Bosch set out to do meet that requirement by leveraging a specific, step-by-step open source strategy for developing new markets:

Identify a requirement
Set goals
Consider the terrain
Build a partnership
Pick a suitable license
Use open source archetypes

The goals were to lead an effort to create standards for the Economy of Things and to build a framework where different partners could work together.

A survey for likely partners led the Bosch team to Perun, an early layer-2 protocol that passes state information off-chain through virtual channels. Bosch joined forces with several academics to implement this protocol and start creating an ecosystem.

As part of the process, Perun needed a stable home where everyone could access the latest code, and other people could find it. Hyperledger Labs provides a space where developments can be started without the overhead of creating an official Hyperledger project.

In Q3 2020, Perun was welcomed into Hyperledger Labs, and development has continued with work from the team at Boch and PolyCrypt GbmH, a startup spun out of the Technical University Darmstadt, where much of the academic research behind Perun began.

The Bosch team was eager to talk about its approaches and contributions to Hyperledger Foundation. To that end, they worked with Hyperledger marketing and others in the Perun community on a case study that details not only the business and technology challenges they’ve set out to tackle but also the strategic way they are leveraging open source development to advance the industry for all.

We never know what technology will turn into the Next Big Thing.

Perhaps Perun will be one of them, powering billions of micropayments between IoT devices or enabling people to shop with Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) that are still on the drawing board today.

Read the full case study here.

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