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What’s New in Windows Server 2022

vpapaefthymiou@gmail.com (Evangelos Papaefthymiou) — Fri, 28 May 2021 09:23:54 GMT

At the recent Ignite 2021 conference Microsoft announced the preview of the next version of Windows Server 2022

This is not huge news as we can follow the direction that Windows Server is heading through the Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) releases that come out twice a year, however, there are some interesting features of note and in this article, we’ll take a look at them.

ThycoticCentrify: Integrating Two Identity Security Leaders

vpapaefthymiou@gmail.com (Evangelos Papaefthymiou) — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:37:07 GMT

PAM Leaders Thycotic and Centrify Join Forces for Cloud Identity Security

Thycotic , a leading provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions for more than 12,500 organizations worldwide, and Centrify , a leading provider of modern privileged access management solutions to over half of the Fortune 100, today announced that the companies have completed their previously-announced merger to form a leading cloud identity security vendor. The combined company has now begun integrations and will operate under the temporary name ThycoticCentrify.

7 Ways to Reduce Cyber Threats From Remote Workers

vpapaefthymiou@gmail.com (Evangelos Papaefthymiou) — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 08:13:20 GMT

The pandemic's decline won't stop the work-from-home trend nor the implications for cybersecurity, so it's crucial to minimize the threats.

With the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines, we are (hopefully) nearing the end of the pandemic's crisis. However, its effects will long outlast its year-long reign. The increase in the number of employees who choose to work from home (WFH) at least part of the time is among the likely permanent changes brought by COVID-19.

Even Fortune 500 businesses have poor password hygiene.

vpapaefthymiou@gmail.com (Evangelos Papaefthymiou) — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 15:41:01 GMT

Just typing in "password" could be the answer?

Even the largest businesses in the US fail to enforce sound password hygiene, concludes NordPass, a password management company. Researchers report that the top password in several major industries is the word "password" itself, while some companies just use their name. Read more, here .

Why do start-ups & SMEs need cybersecurity awareness & training?

vpapaefthymiou@gmail.com (Evangelos Papaefthymiou) — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:03:01 GMT

It is often assumed that cybersecurity training and awareness is a matter of concern for only large businesses and enterprises.

This is not entirely true. Your start-up or small business is as vulnerable to cyber threats as a large corporation. The reason for this is simple – a larger business has more awareness and resources to pump into protecting its valuable data, training its staff in cybersecurity and implementing solutions to secure its informational assets.

Read the full article about this interesting topic, here .

GDPR Data Breach Response Plan. Are You GDPR & Breach Ready?

vpapaefthymiou@gmail.com (Evangelos Papaefthymiou) — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:57:31 GMT

The GDPR mandates that organisations must inform the relevant regulatory authorities on certain types of personal data breaches. You must do so within 72 hours of becoming aware of a breach.

This mind map, taken from our NCSC-Certified Cyber Incident Planning and Response course, outlines several areas that an organisation must focus on to be GDPR breach ready and offers various pointers to construct an effective cyber incident response plan. Not only GDPR but also major cybersecurity standards such as ISO 27001 , ISO 22301, PCI DSS recommend organisations to develop a Data Breach or Cyber Incident Response Plan.

You can download the Data Breach Response Plan Mind Map, here

Cloud is King: 9 Software Security Trends to Watch in 2021

vpapaefthymiou@gmail.com (Evangelos Papaefthymiou) — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:16:10 GMT

Researchers predict software security will continue to struggle to keep up with cloud and IoT in the new year.

IT security professionals have largely spent the year managing a once-in-a-generation workforce shift from office to home in 2020. With the initial push over, experts predict that 2021 will be focused on shoring up the cloud and re-imagining organizational workflows under this new normal. Software security will be critical in this environment. You can read the full article, here

Microsoft 365 Records Management Guide from ALTARO HYPER-V Mojo

vpapaefthymiou@gmail.com (Evangelos Papaefthymiou) — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:13:35 GMT

25 Dec 2020 by Paul Schnackenburg

Discovering the data you have and where there’s sensitive information that you need to protect is the first step. If it isn’t enabled, make sure to enable Office 365 audit logging in your tenant. It can take several hours until audit data starts showing up so do this ahead.

Several technologies work together in Microsoft 365, helping you manage the lifecycle of your data and documents. Here is an overview of some of the helpful features. Click here to read the article.

Parallels RAS 18 Enhances IT Admin Capabilities and User Experience

vpapaefthymiou@gmail.com (Evangelos Papaefthymiou) — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 21:34:00 GMT

Available in December, Parallels Remote Application Server 18 will enable organisations to cost-effectively deploy Windows Virtual Desktop, other virtual desktops, and applications as a seamless unified solution to knowledge workers wherever they are located.

This new version integrates industry-preferred FSLogix Profile Containers for more robust and proficient user profile management and advanced session metrics, including Parallels’ own User Experience (UX) Evaluator, to provide IT admins with superior user session management capabilities. Additional new features, including built-in automated image optimisation and a new web-based management portal, will be added to Parallels RAS 18 when it launches in December.

Unified Windows Virtual Desktop Integration

Parallels RAS 18 provides knowledge workers a single secure solution to easily access their Windows Virtual Desktop, other virtual desktops, and all their applications, regardless of where they are hosted and running. Additionally, this new version Console provides IT admins a unified workload management point of view that greatly extends and simplifies the capabilities of Windows Virtual Desktop by integrating the management of all resources and workloads into one central point. Organisations can integrate Parallels RAS deployments with Windows Virtual Desktop to easily deliver a single solution to end-users, wherever they are located.