Since the launch of the Microsoft (originally Azure) Sentinel Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) solution in 2019, it has...
Why Ransomware and BEC Attacks Are So Successful
In 2021, ransomware remains an extremely impactful threat, with an estimated attack occurring every 11 seconds. Not only is the frequency of ransomware increasing, but it is reported the average...
Foundational Security Controls for Microsoft Teams
Work-from-home requirements over the past year forced many organizations to rapidly increase adoption of video and collaboration applications like Microsoft Teams and Zoom without thorough security...
Investigating User Account Compromises in Office 365
Unfortunately, almost every organization at some point will have to manage a situation where a user’s account has been compromised. In this blog post, we present O365 native tools and techniques that...
Implementing Foundational Security Controls for Every Office 365 Environment
In our previous post, we provided an overview of each of the 12 Foundational Security Controls that should be implemented for every Office 365 environment to deter business email compromise (BEC),...
Foundational Security Controls for Every Office 365 Environment
As many organizations continue to adjust to an extended and potentially permanent remote workforce, dependency on cloud services has increased rapidly – as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated in a...
Microsoft Security Defaults – A Step in the Right Direction, but Customers Should Do More
We understand that managing security for Office 365 can be difficult and complex. As we continue to see common identity-related attacks against authentication like password spray, replay, phishing...
SecureSky Cyber Threat Center Sees Greater Than 6 Times Increase In Attacks
But There’s Still a Lot of Good Things Happening In These Trying Times! One of the most staggering statistics reported recently from the SecureSky Cyber Threat Center is seeing a 6x-7x increase in...
Top 10 Ways To Reduce WFH Bandwidth Consumption
In the new work-from-home (and school-from-home) era, between adding your family “full-time” to your home wifi and the cloud providers and ISPs scrambling to increase capacity, many of you have...
Will Coronavirus Affect Security Operations?
You cannot open a news site or turn on the television today without rightfully hearing about the coronavirus. While governments and medical systems scramble to respond and contain the virus, it is...