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What is Our Role in Digital Transformation?
Bear with me, folks. If I were in a click-maximization mode I would tell you how to turn on “Together” mode in Teams....
Mobile Security is a Bigger Threat than Ever
According to the security software specialists at CheckPoint, mobile security has become a huge problem over the past...
Notes from a Teams Adoption Journey
I want to share some insights from a project I am involved with, implementing Teams in an organization. I like to...
Know Your Enemy: The State of Ransomware in 2021
I recently came across a report from the security firm Sophos, describing the state of ransomware in 2021. Here is a...
Microsoft Viva Connections is Here!
In February I introduced you to Microsoft’s latest venture, Microsoft Viva (you can read that post here). Comprising 4...
Microsoft Business Voice: What, Why and How
What is old is new again. You may have heard that expression. Well, it might apply to Microsoft Business Voice. Yes,...
Build a Solid Disaster Recovery Plan
I have been working with a customer lately, helping them put together a set of security policies. We were making good...
New Teams Meeting Features: Quick Invite Link & Meeting ID
Microsoft is always working to improve Teams meetings with new features. Late last summer they brought us the ability...
Manage Cybersecurity for What It Is: A Risk Problem
I read a Forbes article today with an interesting message: manage cybersecurity the way you would manage risk. I could...
5 Security Strategies for the New Hybrid Workplace
Businesses have had to make massive adjustments to the way they function over the past year. And the pandemic has most...
The Pandemic and Lessons Learned
The pundit class is often quick to seize on “lessons learned” from whatever event has recently taken place. The...
8 Tips to Boost Engagement in Teams Meetings
Over the past year, remote meetings have become so commonplace that they are sure to continue to some degree, even...
Five Ways to Record Your Teams Meetings
Today I want to talk about four ways to record your Teams meetings… and one brand new way to do that as well. When I...
3 New Advanced Phishing Attacks to Look Out For
My colleagues and I have written about various phishing techniques over the past couple of years, and the clues to...
Make Your Security Policies Work for You
Do your security policies work for you? Or do you have a love-hate relationship with them? As in, people love to hate...
Why and How to Use Breakout Rooms in Teams and Zoom
“Breakout room.” Does any term do more to conjure up thoughts of flipcharts, sticky notes, scented markers (you could...
Patch Your Exchange Server Now. But Don’t Stop There.
As luck would have it, I was putting together a proposal last week to help a non-profit. The organization was coming...
Check Out These New Tools and Services from CGNET
New Year’s celebrations have come and gone and things are really starting to look up again. (After all, on the Lunar...
Say Goodbye to Passwords With Microsoft’s Zero Trust Strategy
Well, we’ve survived a year in a pandemic and we’ve had to adapt the way we work in significant ways. At the same...
Have You Heard About the Latest Teams Features?
Microsoft this week has been holding Ignite, their annual conference where they focus on product announcements. A lot...
It’s the Little Things That Matter
Sometimes, it’s the little things that matter. Case in point: Microsoft’s Universal Print. We have been actively...
How to Pop out Apps and Tabs in Teams
As those of us who use it every day know, Microsoft Teams is all about collaboration. It’s the digital workspace...
Introducing Microsoft Viva: A Game Changer for Remote Work
Last week Microsoft began the rollout of its new Viva platform, and it may just change the way people work from home...
Skype is Retiring. It’s Time to Move to Teams.
** Quick Update: Thanks to one of our customers for pointing out to us that the Skype retirement is ONLY for Skype for...
Investigate and Remediate Threats with Zero Trust
Congratulations! We have made it to the top of our Zero Trust stack. Today I am going to cover the steps you can take...
New Year, New Teams Features
In early December, my colleague Dan Callahan wrote a great post on all sorts of new features in Teams. Since then --...
Secure Your Network with Zero Trust
We are closing in on the end of our Zero Trust journey. (For some of you, that cannot happen soon enough!) In this...
Use Zero Trust to Secure Your Infrastructure
Secure your infrastructure. If you have been reading my posts on installing a Zero Trust security framework… Thank...
Five Best Practices for Cloud Security
Cybersecurity practices for organizations using the cloud should be implemented differently than for those who do not....
More on Securing Your Phone
We wrote a post back in 2018 (seems like forever ago!) on securing your phone while traveling abroad (remember...