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Protect your people! Secure your business in Microsoft’s cloud 

Welcome to Day 22 of Business Self-Defense from Microsoft Canada. Today we spotlight Securing the Cloud: Inside the high-tech, high-stakes race to keep the cloud safe, secure and empowering for all, by Allison Linn. This web experience explains how Microsoft’s intelligent security graph continually learns from and responds to the modern threat landscape.
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Don’t let this happen to you! Practice Business Self-Defense instead! 

Welcome to Day 21 of Business Self-Defense from Microsoft Canada. Today, we spotlight the new Business Self-Defense flipbook! This interactive visual guide to the modern threat landscape covers some very important territory. Help your team understand and avoid the most common threats to small and medium-sized businesses. Download your copy of “Modern Threats to Small Business: Why you should practice “Business Self-Defense” now.
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Better security, lower fees, & other reasons to fall in love with blockchain 

Welcome to Day 18 of Business Self-Defense from Microsoft Canada. Today, we look at blockchain. What is it and why should large—or any sized organization for that matter—care? We talk about how this technology can lower fees, improve security, and transform how consumers and businesses transact through the adoption of this ledger technology. What’s blockchain?
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Need to comply with GDPR? Get an action plan! 

Welcome to Day 17 of Business Self-Defense from Microsoft Canada. Today we build on our last post, “The compliance opportunity,” by spotlighting the Microsoft 365 GDPR action plan. Developed in partnership with Protiviti, a Microsoft partner specializing in compliance, this action plan can help inform your new compliance strategy.
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The compliance opportunity 

Welcome to Day 16 of Business Self-Defense from Microsoft Canada. If you’re considering or committed to achieving regulatory compliance, including GDPR, today’s post is for you! In it, we provide small and medium-sized businesses with a primer on the benefits of regulatory compliance and the solutions that Microsoft enables.
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Don’t get breached! Learn the true value of security 

Welcome to Day 15 of Business Self-Defense from Microsoft Canada. Today, we explore the value of security spotlighting Forrester’s Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Windows 10 Security Features. This third-party research spells out the cost savings and business benefits of Windows 10 security features, which help businesses of all shapes and sizes protect themselves and avoid costs.
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Who owns the data? Ask Cinchy, the startup democratizing data 

Welcome to Day 14 of Business Self-Defense from Microsoft Canada. Today, we spotlight a startup company founded in 2016 called Cinchy, whose fascinating data-as-a-network concept addresses security issues like shadow IT and promises to democratize data along the way. Who owns the data you create?
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Cloud control. How working remotely & securely changes everything 

  Welcome to Day 13 of Business Self-Defense from Microsoft Canada. Today, we focus on how small and medium-sized business owners can protect their organizations from crime and unlock dramatic productivity benefits with the help of Microsoft cloud services and applications, like Office 365, Dynamics 365, and Azure services. StaySafeOnline.