In this new world of hybrid work where users, data, and applications are everywhere, there has been an increased reliance on web-based applications and for good reason. Web apps allow greater accessibility, flexibility, and scalability of resources for users requiring access from anywhere. While web applications are great, IT teams oftentimes encounter onboarding issues, specifically around discovering unidentified domains, and easily defining new policies for those discovered resources.

“Why is Exchange so slow? I’ve checked everything in the O365 administration portal. The MTAs, the DB and the service are green. It must be networking! Can you check the network? I am sending the ticket to you!” The company I worked at previously was an early customer of the Exchange O365. And the company ran on email. Every message, file, PowerPoint and design document was sent via email. If email was not working, the company ground to a halt.

Overtime IT has adopted a number of siloed security services. These services work adjacent to one another, rather than WITH one another. As you would’ve guessed, this increases complexity and decreases efficiency. This is why we must do away with these types of models. The best security strategies focus on both people and technology. The modern era of work that we are all now experiencing has led to the need for IT security teams to get smarter with every single security incident that occurs.