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 ...
The Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM)
Today, many businesses in Corporate America are now implementing more than one level of authentication in order to confirm the identity of an individual. Many of them have implemented at least Two Factor Authentication (2FA) or even Multifactor Authentication (MFA). But trying to keep track of all of these authentication levels and mechanisms can be ...
How To Create A Playbook In Azure Sentinel – Part 2
In our last article, we examined the concept of what a Playbook is, and how to create one specifically for the Azure Sentinel platform. Specifically, the following topics were covered; Creating the Playbook; Establishing The Trigger Point. In this article, we continue with theme of creating the Playbook, but looking at more advanced functionalities. How To Steps ...
How To Create A Playbook In Azure Sentinel
As we know, many IT Security teams across Corporate America are totally overburdened with the many alerts and warnings that they receive from their network security tools. CISOs are realizing this and are taking more steps to help alleviate the phenomenon which is known as “Alert Fatigue”. For example, they are strategically placing technologies in ...
How To Prevent Data Loss With Azure
One of the hottest topics today in the world of Cybersecurity is that of Data Loss. To some degree or another, most companies have experienced this one way or another, whether it was intentional or not. But given that many employees are using their personal devices to do their daily job tasks, this has dramatically ...
An Introduction To Multi-Factor Authentication
Given all of the security risks out there with the remote workforce, Corporate America is scrambling fast to find new ways to protect their mission-critical information and data. Apart from the other safeguards that are being put into place, companies are now looking at a new approach to authenticate all employees and even external third ...
Protecting against new versions of Ransomware, using the Microsoft Security Stack
Ransomware is a threat variant that has existed for quite some time. It is actually a sophisticated form of malware, and in these types of attacks, the victim’s device gets hijacked. The screen becomes locked, and all of the files become encrypted with some unknown algorithm. The only way that the victim can recover them ...
How To Recognize a Phishing Email
How To Recognize a Phishing Email Introduction – The First Phishing Attack Truth be told, Phishing has been around for quite a long time. In fact, it even predates the era of the Internet Bubble, which occurred in the mid to late 90’s. The first known Phishing attack that was made public happened to AOL, in 1999. ...
Valentine’s Day Phishing Heartbreaks
It is time to remind your users that heartless con artists use social engineering tactics to trick people looking for love. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center warns every year that scammers use poetry, flowers, and other gifts to reel in victims, the entire time declaring their "undying love." These callous criminals -- who also troll ...
