Using Regular Expressions to Build a Microsoft Purview Custom Sensitive Information Type
Using Regular Expressions to Build a Microsoft Purview Custom Sensitive Information Type Introduction A colleague of mine needed to create a Microsoft Purview custom Sensitive Information Type (SIT) for a client– The client wanted to use this SIT as part of their implementation of Microsoft Purview. The client needed the SIT to match on occurrences […]
Configuring Internet Facing Firewall Rules for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing
Configuring Internet Firewall Rules for Microsoft Teams Direct Routing Introduction This is the fourth in a series of articles on hardening AudioCodes Session Border Controllers (SBCs). The series is mostly following the guidance provided by AudioCodes. These configuration notes are referenced at the end of this article. These articles are components of eGroup | Enabling […]
How to Save on Sentinel’s Recurring Costs
How to Save on Sentinel’s Recurring Costs While Microsoft Sentinel is a powerful tool to identify and resolve sophisticated cyber attacks, organizations who pilot without taking preliminary steps to minimize costs might experience some sticker shock. This blog outlines some of the more obvious and subtle optimizations that are often missed. Don’t Go with Pay-As-You-Go […]
Risk Reductions – The Cloud Benefit We Don’t Talk About
Cloud computing offers more than just security benefits—it minimizes facility, vendor, and compliance risks while improving recovery strategies.
Virtual CISO – An appealing alternative to CISO
Virtual CISO – An Appealing Alternative to CISO The cybersecurity market is in a state of influx as it matures into a more mainstream information technology service. As the number of cyber-attacks from e-mail phishing to sophisticated data farming are exponentially growing, there are not enough cyber security experts to keep up with the demand. […]
Separation of Untrusted Network Traffic on AudioCodes SBCs
Separation of Untrusted Network Traffic on AudioCodes SBCs Introduction This is the third in a series of articles on hardening AudioCodes Session Border Controllers (SBCs). The series is mostly following the guidance provided by AudioCodes. These articles are listed at the end of this article. AudioCodes recommends untrusted network traffic be both physically and logically separated […]
The Journey to Zero Trust
The Journey to Zero Trust The Zero Trust concept has been around for a while now, and the rise of remote work related to COVID lockdowns supercharged the Zero Trust conversation. Many organizations had to scramble to enable employees to work remotely but did not have technology environments that were prepared for it. As a […]
The Value of the Roadmap
The Value of the Roadmap Since making the transition to consulting from technology leadership roles, I am constantly surprised at how many organizations have not documented and agreed upon a technology roadmap, yet have spent enormous amounts of money and time purchasing licensing, hardware, and applications. This usually leads to an environment with overlapping products, […]
5 Ways to Help Remote Workers Be More Effective
5 Ways to Help Remote Workers Be More Effective As we continue to dissect the trends in remote work, we reflect on how to optimize this new work/life style for our users. Prior to the pandemic, less than 20% of U.S. employees reported working from home 5 days or more per week. Fast forward to […]
New Microsoft Defender Security Tools: MDEASM and MDTI
New Microsoft Defender Security Tools: MDEASM and MDTI Cybersecurity is ever-changing. New attacks and techniques are practically created every day. Organizations are getting more complex with multi-cloud environments. Data is exponentially growing and we are losing visibility into our assets due to poor governance. Last week, Microsoft announced two new Defender solutions as a result […]
