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CMMC Buyer's Guide

The ever-shifting threat landscape coupled with the increased risk and loss of confidential information through previous breaches, defending protected controlled unclassified information within the DIB supply chain is increasingly difficult. The Department of Defense (DoD) determined that its supply chain faced an unacceptable amount of risk, resulting in the transition from self-certification to the creation of the CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification), which requires third-party assessments and certification of compliance.

Databases, a hot spot for data leakage

With businesses becoming ever more data-driven and data-reliant, databases have become their default digital asset storehouse, providing immense benefits of organisation, retrievability, and analytical insight. Covid-19 and the move to remote or hybrid work have only intensified the demand for databases, particularly those distributed through cloud technology. But that concentration of information, however convenient, makes databases a singular target for attacks and a primary security concern.

Cybersecurity for SMEs - applying a Data-centric lens

For an SME, a data breach, or loss, is life or death. Large enterprises can invest in data security solutions before a cyberattack happens and spend the money afterward on ransoms, penalties, and fines. While the number of small businesses facing data breaches continues to rise, a majority of SME owners do not believe they will fall victim to a cyberattack. This mismatch in reality and perception is exposing the most vulnerable of us to unnecessary risk.

Outbound email: Microsoft 365's security blind spot

Microsoft 365 is the world's go-to productivity platform - but its native security technology is limited in its ability to stop outbound email data breaches. Outbound email is the leading cause of data loss across all industries and native Microsoft 365 security features aren't intelligent enough to protect you from human-activated data loss.

Office 365 Administrator's Guide

If you are just getting started with Office 365 or you want to master its administration, this guide is for you. The beginning features very easy tasks, including provisioning and de-provisioning of Office 365 user accounts. Then it offers guidelines on managing licenses and explains how to administer different applications using both the Office 365 admin console and PowerShell. Last, this Office 365 tutorial (.pdf) provides more advanced guidance, helping you set up a hybrid environment, secure your cloud-based email application with encryption and spam filtering, and more. After reading this guide, you'll also know how to troubleshoot Office 365 issues, ensuring a seamless experience for your business users.

Top 3 Cyberattacks in 2021

A recent study reveals that cybercrime costs the world economy more than $1 trillion a year - a 50% increase since 2018. Damage to companies also includes downtime, ruined reputation, and reduced efficiency. To help you mitigate the information security risk, we have put together this short ebook to inform you about the top 3 cyber attacks in 2021, how they work, how to detect and efficiently prevent them.