The worldwide shift to a hybrid workplace has pushed us all to embrace ubiquitous connectivity. Those new connections have helped us become more collaborative; routinely editing and sharing documents in real-time from wherever we happen to be working. Instant messaging went from being a tool of convenience to a cornerstone of communication. People in business, operations, and technical roles became…

Securing your systems with a data driven, human-guided security approach allows your business to detect and respond to attacks more quickly and accurately. Check out this latest infographic from Microsoft, it outlines how the global network of real-time threat intelligence continues to evolve, anticipate, and stay ahead of risks while delivering on four key security pillars that ensure enterprise-grade security. Have…

Never in our lifetime has cybersecurity been more critical. Review this infographic to learn how Microsoft can make the tasks of protecting virtual machines, data storage, and cloud native services against common threats easier. With integrated security information and event management (SIEM) and extended detection and response (XDR), you get comprehensive threat protection across devices, identities, apps, email, data, and…

Attackers haven’t wasted any time capitalizing on the rapid move to hybrid work. Every day cybercriminals and nation-states alike have improved their targeting, speed, and accuracy as the world adapted to working outside the office. These changes have put “cybersecurity issues and risks” at the top of the list when it comes to worries or concerns for business decision-makers in…

The FBI recently issued an alert about a new tool that cybercriminals are using in business email compromise (BEC) scams. Find out what this new tool is and how cybercriminals are using it. In February 2022, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert about a new tool that cybercriminals are increasingly using to carry out business email compromise (BEC)…

Many companies use cloud apps like Microsoft 365 and Salesforce without adequately protecting the data within those apps. Learn why this is problematic and how businesses can remedy the situation. When cloud computing was first introduced, most businesses were reluctant to try the apps being offered by public cloud service providers. Companies were mainly concerned about whether their data and…

QR codes have been around for many years. While they were adopted for certain niche uses, they never did quite reach their full potential. However, in recent years, with lockdown and the drive to keep things at arms length, QR codes have become an efficient way to facilitate contactless communications, or the transfer of offers without physically handing over a…

Growing concerns about employee experiences—including securing mobile devices and working with flexibility—call for endpoint modernization. The value in Microsoft 365 is its innovation in secure, cloud-connected management as well as its awareness of employee satisfaction (including the acceleration of onboarding of all workers). Take stock in your endpoint estate and start using modern products like Cloud Configuration and Endpoint Manager…

Although technologies and their impacts can change quickly, adjusting business operations accordingly often takes time. Thus, knowing about important IT developments sooner rather than later is important. It can give companies the time they need to avoid potential problems or take advantage of opportunities.  Here are three IT trends that will affect all organizations, no matter their size or industry: …

The FTC has stated that it’s willing to pursue initiatives that will increase consumer privacy on its own, but it may not be possible to do so without congressional support. Its first steps would likely include increasing its scrutiny of online advertising and exploring new rules for the collection and use of consumer data, although the FTC hasn’t yet announced…

Due to the increasing number of cybersecurity-related laws, regulations, and standards, many companies might discover that they now need to comply with one or more of them. Here is what you need to know if your business makes that discovery.  When the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) first took effect, it was touted as the most important…

GoDaddy’s investigation shows that the attack began on September 6, 2021, but wasn’t discovered until November 17. It also reported that a third party had accessed its provisioning system in GoDaddy’s legacy code base for its Managed WordPress hosting environment. This system is the process by which GoDaddy sets up its customers with their new hosting services, which involves assigning them server…

The year 2021 was a busy year for cybercriminals — and for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI’s) Internet Crime Complaint Center. “IC3 saw complaints increase nearly 70% between 2019 and 2020,” said the FBI. “The latest numbers indicate 2021 may be another record year.”  One particularly telling number was reached back on May 15, 2021. On that day, the…

The new Q&A app in Microsoft Teams meetings will give meeting organizers and presenters the ability to add moderated Q&A capabilities to any Teams meeting. You can choose open or moderated Q&A, mark the best answer for a question, filter responses, enable replies, and more. Q&A in Teams meetings is ideally suited for large and more structured meetings, such as leadership presentations,…