There isn’t much an organization can do to reduce the number of security threats it faces on a daily basis. Hackers will be hackers. They constantly develop new techniques and tools that allow them to carry out as many attacks as possible. However, organizations can make the job of a hacker more difficult by reducing the attack surface.
Tags: Microsoft, cybersecurity, Secure Score, Attack Surface, Windows Defender ATP
Microsoft introduced Microsoft 365 in June 2017 as “a complete, intelligent and secure solution to empower employees” in the modern workplace. Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based solution that bundles Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security (formerly Enterprise Mobility Suite) to better serve today’s distributed workforce, meet high user expectations and enhance security across devices.
Tags: Microsoft, Office 365, Enterprise, Business, Licensing
In a recent survey of IT managers and directors in enterprises with more than 1,000 employees, 39.5% of respondents said that service providers take full responsibility for protecting applications and data in the public cloud. Another 33.8% said that customers are fully responsible for public cloud security.
Tags: Microsoft, Office 365, Secure Score
The rise of mobility is pretty easy to explain. Employees demanded a more flexible work environment. Employers realized this flexibility would allow employees to be more productive. Then employees demanded to be able to use their personal devices for work stuff. Although this scenario is hardly new, organizations are still struggling to manage the onslaught of desktop and mobile endpoint devices, both company-owned and employee-owned. Unified endpoint management (UEM) has emerged to address these challenges.
In this age of mistrust, skepticism and general lack of loyalty, organizations are under intense pressure to not only generate new business but also manage and strengthen relationships with existing customers. This isn’t just the responsibility of account managers and salespeople. Every person who interacts with a customer plays a role in this critical business function.
Tags: Microsoft, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Microsoft Dynamics, CRM, Customer Relationship Management
In our last post, we began our deep dive into Microsoft Graph, a powerful API that enables developers to tap the power of Microsoft 365 applications to automate IT operational tasks and enhance security. Microsoft Graph also enhances collaboration and drives user productivity by connecting to data in email, calendars, documents and other sources across multiple devices.
Tags: Microsoft, Office 365, Search, Microsoft Graph, GitHub, API
In a previous post, we discussed how productivity is lost when employees waste time searching for information. Unstructured data in particular is difficult to manage, organize and search. Gartner recently identified a new search product category called “insight engines,” which use multiple artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to handle more complex search queries and deliver structured and unstructured data more effectively.
Tags: Microsoft, Office 365, Search, Microsoft Graph, GitHub, API
How much time does the average worker spend hunting for a lost document, or seeking out the last bit of data needed to complete a report?
Tags: Microsoft, Office 365, Search, microsoft ignite
In a previous post, we offered a preview of Microsoft Office 2019 products, including Exchange Server 2019, SharePoint Server 2019, Skype for Business Server 2019 and Project Server 2019. The recurring themes in the initial product descriptions from Microsoft revolved around user experience, simplification, performance and collaboration, all of which contribute to more modern, user-friendly products.
Tags: Microsoft, Office 365, SharePoint
A recent SANS Institute report offered good news and bad news about threat intelligence. The good news is that threat intelligence is widely used, and many organizations believe it has enhanced their ability to detect and respond to threats quickly and accurately.
Tags: IoT, Microsoft, Office 365, microsoft ignite
