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• One of the best Microsoft Teams features is finally available to all users

  Microsoft is preparing an update for collaboration platform Teams that will extend one of the most useful features to an additional group of users.

  As explained in a new entry in the company’s product roadmap, Microsoft is bringing the ability to blur the video background to customers running Teams on virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).

  “Users on Teams on VDI on Azure Virtual Desktop/Windows 365 can blur their background in your video meeting and call,” the entry explains.

  The feature still appears to be under development, but should be made available to relevant Microsoft Teams users by the end of the month.

  Microsoft Teams backgrounds

  Since the transition to remote working, a number of video conferencing vendors have rolled out virtual background functionality, which allows users to obscure the room behind them with an overlay of their choice.

  A more subtle option is to blur the background, which has the dual effect of obscuring anything incriminating that might be laying around in someone’s bedroom or home office and focusing the attention on the person’s face.

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  Although Microsoft Teams has offered such a feature for a while now, it has traditionally been available to users of its desktop and mobile clients only.

  After bringing background effects to the web client last month, Microsoft is now completing the set by extending the feature to those running Teams on Azure Virtual Desktop or Windows 365. The broad objective is to ensure the meeting experience is consistent for all Microsoft Teams users, no matter which client or hardware they are using the dial in.

  Beyond the virtual backgrounds feature, Microsoft has made a number of recent additions to Teams with this goal in mind, including the ability to control calls using Bluetooth devices, combine work and business accounts and access screen-sharing controls across all clients.

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• Cloudflare has identified a new type of DDoS attack inspired by an acoustic beat

  Cloudflare has managed to thwart a new type of attack that used a clever idea to try and bypass its DDoS protection.

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• Cyberpunk 2077 already has a mod out on PC – but don’t get too excited

  It’s a FOV changing mod, so fairly basic – but perhaps useful for those feeling claustrophobic with the game’s first-person view.

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• The UK government is finally cracking down on insecure connected devices

  The UK government has introduced a new bill in its bid to protect smart devices in people's homes from cybersecurity threats.

  The BBC reports that The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill lays out specific rules to shield consumers from cyber attacks.

  "Our bill will put a firewall around everyday tech from phones and thermostats to dishwashers, baby monitors and doorbells, and see huge fines for those who fall foul of tough new security standards," remarked Julia Lopez, minister for media, data and digital infrastructure.

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  Included within the scope of the new bill are a range of devices, from smartphones, routers, security cameras, gaming consoles, smart speakers, and internet-enabled toys, and more.

  Securing all tech

  For starters, the bill seeks to ban easy-to-guess default passwords preloaded on devices. Instead, the products must have unique passwords, and measures to prevent them from resetting them to factory defaults.

  Furthermore, manufacturers must inform customers whether the product will receive security updates, and patches, and for how long. 

  Importantly, the rules also apply to UK businesses that sell cheap products imported from overseas.

  This is crucial in light of the recent investigation by Which? that found over a thousand cheap smart gadgets replete with security and privacy issues on popular online marketplaces, in the run up to Black Friday.

  The bill also seeks to appoint a regulator to oversee adherence, and the authority to fine non-complying companies up to £10m or 4% of their global turnover, as well as up to £20,000 a day for ongoing contraventions.

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