Practical Microsoft security, identity and governance insights
Practical Microsoft security, identity and governance insights
Take control of SharePoint version history! This guide shows you how to set limits, cut storage (e.g., 1TB to 106GB), and enhance security for NIS2 compliance with easy steps and PowerShell tips. Optimize your site now—read on!
Effective cloud governance is critical in today’s digital landscape. Organisations must tackle risks, ensure compliance, and design resilient architectures to meet directives like NIS2. This guide outlines six essential steps to achieve robust cloud governance using Microsoft tools like Azure Service Health, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Azure Backup. From mitigating concentration risks to preparing exit strategies, learn how to enhance your governance framework and protect your operations.
Discover how Microsoft 365 Desired State Configuration (DSC) empowers IT professionals to automate, monitor, and maintain tenant configurations with ease. This blog dives into the benefits of DSC, including drift prevention and multi-tenant synchronization, while providing a step-by-step guide for deployment. Learn from real-life examples covering Exchange Online, Intune, and Entra, and explore additional resources to streamline your configuration management. Whether you're using DSC, Azure Runbooks, or Terraform, find the tools to optimize your automation strategy. Read on to master tenant management!
Are you using a password manager? That’s a great start, but credential management requires more than secure storage. With the NIS2 Directive imposing stricter cybersecurity standards, it’s essential to manage usernames and passwords with full visibility and compliance. Explore how Microsoft Purview enables advanced data scanning, automated remediation, and DLP policies to protect your credentials and stay compliant. Learn to configure sensitivity labels, run continuous data scans, and respond to threats with automated actions—ensuring your organisation stays secure and meets regulatory demands.
Enhance your security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s improved File Integrity Monitoring (FIM). This powerful tool detects unauthorized changes to critical files and system configurations in real-time, ensuring compliance with regulations like NIS2 and PCI-DSS. Learn how FIM integrates with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, provides real-time alerts, and helps safeguard your critical assets with proactive threat detection.
Next month, Microsoft is rolling out significant updates to its free Copilot service for users with a Microsoft Entra account. These updates will introduce Enterprise Data Protection (EDP) at no additional cost, extending robust security, privacy, and compliance measures to Copilot’s prompts and responses. Additionally, users will benefit from a new, simplified, ad-free interface tailored for work and education, further enhancing productivity and data security.
