Over the past few months, I’ve been building out a Security Data Warehouse—a centralized place where we pull in data from a variety of sources: Microsoft Defender logs, sign-in events, compliance snapshots, and more. For most of these, we’ve built custom API connectors or pull data directly from log streams. But I ran into a recurring ...
BitLocker is a Windows security feature designed to protect data by encrypting drives, making it inaccessible to unauthorized users. This document provides an overview of BitLocker, its types, recovery methods, and potential activation reasons. What Is It? There are two main types of BitLocker: Device Encryption, which is enabled by default and covers the entire device, and ...
Your employees might be the biggest cybersecurity risk in your business – and not just because they’re prone to click phishing e-mails or reuse passwords. It’s because they’re using apps your IT team doesn’t even know about. This is called Shadow IT, and it’s one of the fastest-growing security risks for businesses today. Employees download and ...
A client recently asked me, “What mistakes do you see business owners making the most when it comes to IT and cybersecurity?” Oh, where to begin… After years of working with businesses of all sizes, the biggest mistake I see time and again is treating IT and cybersecurity as an afterthought. It doesn’t matter how many data ...
What Is a Copilot Agent? Microsoft defines it as follows: “Agents are specialized and can be used with Copilot to perform specific tasks, often with minimal input from the people that use them. They can respond to and resolve user inquiries in real time, or they can operate independently, taking specific actions based on data and predefined ...
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides powerful antivirus scanning capabilities, but how do you ensure that full scans are occurring regularly across all devices? With Log Analytics, you can track antivirus scans, analyze trends, and take action if full scans are not happening often enough. In this post, we’ll walk through how to use Kusto Query Language ...
Mark your calendars: October 14, 2025 – the day Windows 10 officially reaches its end of life. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates, bug fixes or technical support for Windows 10. But what does this mean for your business applications and productivity tools? If you’re still using Windows 10 after the cutoff ...
When it comes to running a business, most owners consider aspects like quality customer service, reliable products or services, and closely monitored P&Ls as reasons for company success or failure. Most never consider one other sneaky element that is often overlooked as a make-or-break factor because it’s “a boring necessity.” What is it? Your technology. The technology ...
Introduction When companies work towards their CMMC certifications, they can speed up the process through something called "Inheritance". This means they can use security measures that have already been approved by another organization. By partnering with a certified service provider, they can get certified faster and reduce the risk of failing the certification. What Is Inheritance? Inheritance allows ...
Spring is finally here, which means it’s time to spring-clean. While you’re busy decluttering your office and organizing files, don’t forget your IT systems deserve a refresh too. A “spring-clean” for your business technology can uncover inefficiencies, strengthen security and improve overall performance so you can operate more efficiently, reduce costly downtime and focus on ...
Urgent And Critical Protections We Are Urging All Clients To Have In Place NOW To Protect Their Bank Accounts, Client Data, Confidential Information And Reputation From The Tsunami Of Cybercrime
