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7 Questions to Ask When Purchasing Ransomware Protection

September 19, 2021

cyber security, Cybersecurity Training awareness, Ransomware, Security, Threat Protection

#1 Does this protection use backups or hidden files? Naive ransomware protection uses backup or hidden files as core to their protection. The one relies on the attacker…

Microsoft Defender for Identity: Group Managed Service Account Setup

January 19, 2021

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Active Directory, Azure ATP, Microsoft 365 Compliance Center, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Security

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Recently I set up Microsoft Defender for Identity (formerly known as Azure ATP) with a requirement to use a group managed service account (gMSA). I wrote a blog about a…

Creating an Endpoint Protection Alert using PowerShell

July 6, 2020

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MEMCM, SCCM, Security, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

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MEMCM does not provide a built-in method for alerting administrators when a remediation action fails for Endpoint Protection. When remediation fails, the device is still considered infected, and may require…

Did you know: Effective June 1, 2020, Microsoft will automatically enable Microsoft Threat Protection features

May 3, 2020

Matt Tinney

Security

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Did you know: Effective June 1, 2020, Microsoft will automatically enable Microsoft Threat Protection features when eligible customers visit Microsoft 365 security center. This change will apply to customers with…

Enable Microsoft Cloud App Security and Connect to O365

March 21, 2020

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Cloud Security, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Security

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Microsoft Cloud App Security (MCAS) is a cloud security tool that, among many other things, can scan your cloud storage for protected data (such as PII, PCI, HIPAA, etc.). This…

Enroll Windows 10 into Defender ATP Using ConfigMgr

February 26, 2020

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Defender ATP, SCCM, SCCM 2012, Security, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, Threat Protection, Windows 10

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This post is part of an ongoing series about enabling Defender ATP on different devices. This post will focus on enabling Defender ATP on Windows 10 using ConfigMgr. It’s a…

Enable Azure ATP

January 31, 2020

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Azure, Security, Threat Protection

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Azure ATP is a cloud-based service that monitors your on-prem Active Directory domain controllers for signs of an intruder and compromised accounts. It can alert on possible pass-the-hash style attacks…

Encryption Changes to Office 365 are Here!

February 28, 2019

David Frey

Cloud Security, Encryption, Office 365, Security

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Background In December Microsoft announced changes to the types of encryption supported for accessing Office 365 services. The original announcement is attached below. Those changes begin today, Thursday, February 28…

DIY SecOps for the Morbidly Curious

February 19, 2019

Mike Baker

Security

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We all love our security solutions. We love our malware scanners and spam filters. We love the folks in the SecOps department that keep the baddies out of our hair…

Ransomware Aware?: Lower the Risk with A-B-C

March 30, 2018

Mike Baker

Security, Threat Protection

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Remember the alphabet? It was huge back in the day. The merchandising was crazy. Everything had some alphabet back then. There was soup and breakfast cereal and don’t even get…

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7 Questions to Ask When Purchasing Ransomware Protection

Microsoft Defender for Identity: Group Managed Service Account Setup

Creating an Endpoint Protection Alert using PowerShell

Did you know: Effective June 1, 2020, Microsoft will automatically enable Microsoft Threat Protection features

Enable Microsoft Cloud App Security and Connect to O365

Enroll Windows 10 into Defender ATP Using ConfigMgr

Enable Azure ATP

Encryption Changes to Office 365 are Here!

DIY SecOps for the Morbidly Curious

Ransomware Aware?: Lower the Risk with A-B-C

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