In today’s security landscape, there are more threats to data than ever before. Beyond corruption caused by hardware or human failure, malware and cyberattacks can put data in serious danger. That’s why it’s imperative for enterprises, small-and-medium businesses, and individuals to back up data.
According to the most recent CRN Quarterly Ransomware Report, malicious infrastructure attacks increased 3500% in 2016 and the percentage is expected to increase in 2017. One important way that organizations can help protect against losses in a ransomware attack is to have a backup of business critical information in case other defenses fail.
This post is authored by Sam George, Partner Director Program Management, Azure IoT As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to gain traction in the enterprise, questions of security and privacy are top of mind for business decision makers, executives and IT alike.
In November, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella outlined a new comprehensive, cross company approach to security for our mobile-first, cloud-first world. To support this approach, Microsoft invests more than a billion dollars in security research and development, every year.
The latest Government Office of Accountability report dealing with the security of high impact information technology (IT) systems continues to point out opportunities for improvement in cybersecurity across the US Federal Government. While improvements have been made, the persistence of the challenge is disquieting.
OneDrive for Business can help ensure that business files for organizations’ users are stored in a central location making it easy for users to search, share and collaborate on documents using a range of devices.
In early March, I had the fortunate opportunity to speak at the ABB Automation & Power World 2015 conference in Houston, TX. This event is like a “Disneyland” for critical infrastructure providers (CIPs)!
Microsoft Antimalware for Azure Cloud Services and Virtual Machines is now generally available for Microsoft Azure customers. This new security extension for Microsoft Azure provides an additional layer of security by helping to identify, block and remove malicious software on virtual machines managed by Azure customers.
