What’s questionable here is the timing of the acquisition. Redditors are pointing to an August 10th announcement from Equifax that it acquired ID Watchdog, an identity protection company. On, Reddit, another new wrinkle to the ongoing Equifax breach saga. With the change, Microsoft Teams becomes the core communications tool in the world’s most famous productivity suite, Office 365, used by 60 million customers.Įquifax acquired an identity protection company before making the hack public to profit from the theft. The rollout isn’t coming overnight though, with Microsoft giving no clear timeline for when Skype for Business will sunset. This comes just two years after Skype for Business replaced Microsoft Lync. To that end, Teams will now be replacing Skype of Business. The Slack competitor is angling to become the go-to place for business meetings using voice and video calls. Trending on Google, Microsoft Teams is getting a major update at its Ignite conference in Orlando.
And Apple releases a free upgrade for its desktop operating system called High Sierra. People are asking questions about what Equifax knew about its breach and when. Microsoft is replacing Skype for Business with its new Teams app.
