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An Introduction To The Microsoft CASB

Introduction There is no doubt a majority of the businesses in Corporate America are making their way into the Cloud, on a permanent or at least a long-term basis.  One of the most widely used platforms in this regard is Microsoft Azure.  With the Cloud, you can access shared resources anytime and anywhere that you may ...

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The Microsoft Government Data Center

Pretty much all of Corporate America has at least heard of Azure, and for the most part is using the wide myriad of services that are available to it.  But, as one of our last articles pointed out, Microsoft has some Cloud platforms to serve the Federal Government specifically, which is known as GCC High. While ...

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The Presidential Executive Order On Cybersecurity

The United States Federal Government has in recent years passed parts of key bills that relate to the Cybersecurity of this country.  But probably the most comprehensive one was just recently enacted by President Joe Biden, in the Executive Order that he signed on May 12th, 2021, primarily in response to all of the Ransomware ...

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An Introduction To Microsoft 365 GCC High

When many people hear of Microsoft Azure, they usually think of Cloud deployments for commercial usage, such as for businesses in Corporate America. But believe it or not, there are up to four different versions of this Cloud offering, and each one is designed to serve the unique needs of the customer base that is ...

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What Is New With The Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

Microsoft Azure is well known for offering great cloud-based services for creating a hosted IT and Network infrastructure.  Probably one of its greatest strengths is the ability to create Virtual Machines (VMs) in just a matter of a few minutes.  Essentially, these are the servers that make use of the Windows Server OS. But there is ...

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The New Microsoft Windows 11

Let’s face it, the Windows Operating System (OS) and all flavors of it have been with us for a very long time.  It has always been the predominant OS for both individuals and businesses alike, despite the strides made by other manufacturers such as Apple with the MAC OS.  The most current version of this ...

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Is Your Microsoft-Based MSP Ready for The CMMC?

While you may be dependent upon your Managed Service Provider (MSP) to fulfill your M365 and Azure needs, at some point in time, they should also be CMMC certified. The primary reason for this is that since you are basically hosting all of your data with them, you will also need to make sure that ...

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Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and Windows Features

The following table defines which Windows features require TPM support. TPM AND WINDOWS FEATURES Windows Features TPM Required Supports TPM 1.2 Supports TPM 2.0 Details Measured Boot Yes Yes Yes Measured Boot requires TPM 1.2 or 2.0 and UEFI Secure Boot. TPM 2.0 is recommended since it supports newer cryptographic algorithms. TPM 1.2 only supports the SHA-1 algorithm which is being deprecated. BitLocker No Yes Yes TPM 1.2 or 2.0 are ...

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The End of Life For Skype

When people think of the term of video conferencing before COVID-19 hit, the first thing that came to mind was Skype.  This has been an institution in and of itself, with not only businesses, but literally millions upon millions of people worldwide depending upon this platform to communicate with family and friends for virtually pennies ...

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Forrester and Gartner have Recognized Microsoft Security as a Leader

With Microsoft Security you can now get the best of both worlds. How so? Not only do they offer a way to streamline your security but also strengthen it with their best of breed security capabilities. Forrester Research has recognized Microsoft Security as a leader in 7 of its Forrester Wave™ reports. Security Analytics Platforms, Q4 ...

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