The World Economic Forum Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022 report found that the threat of ransomware is continuing to rise. 80% of IT leaders said they believe ransomware is both a “dangerous and evolving threat to public safety.” Findings from the Allianz Risk Barometer 2022 shared those concerns. Global respondents cited “cyber incidents” such as ransomware…
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Carolyn Norton 00:12 Welcome to our first ever episode of the campfire 365 Podcast, where industry experts discuss current technology trends, business challenges, and more. I’m your host, Carolyn Norton. In our debut season, we’re going to talk about the big disaster events so cataclysmic that they can shake your organization to its very…
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A ransomware attack means lost business, money, and a scarred reputation. When a regional franchise was hit by hackers, they were unable to access data – backups were encrypted as well. The franchise refused to pay the hackers’ ransom, given that there’s no guarantee attackers would return the data (or that the decryption key would…
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With increasingly sophisticated malicious actors worldwide, ransomware attacks occur every 11 seconds. A waste management company providing industrial services, transportation and equipment, treatment and disposal services was one such victim. With around 150 employees, the company was running all its business systems on-premises including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Dynamics SL, and a CRM solution. Their Dynamics…
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Every 11 seconds, a new organization gets hit by ransomware. Any organization, regardless of size or industry, is at risk. A report by Cybersecurity Ventures found that ransomware attacks surged by 105% in 2021, costing $20 billion worldwide. The three most common ways ransomware spreads are ransomware emails, software vulnerabilities and server weakness exploits. Because…
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During the July Microsoft Inspire conference for Microsoft partners, CEO Satya Nadella delivered the keynote address focusing on the theme of companies can “Do More with Less” when it comes to IT initiatives. Along those lines, Nadella emphasized five digital imperatives customers need to achieve: Nadella also underscored how these five imperatives go beyond digital…
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It’s a well-documented fact: Microsoft is all-in on cybersecurity. Last year, the company pledged to invest $20B into cybersecurity initiatives over the next five years — a significant increase from the $1B in annual security spending that has been the norm for years. There’s the Microsoft Compromise Recovery Security Practice (CRSP) – a collaborative effort…
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Microsoft 365 protects data and digital resources from ransomware in multiple layers. The Microsoft 365 apps themselves come with baked-in defenses that protect customer data from phishing, spoofing, data corruption, and ransomware encryption. OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint online include built-in virus protection, built-in versioning, and recovery tools. Microsoft Teams lets admins define data loss prevention…
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Many organizations have amassed all of these cloud-based tools — some complementary, others competing — in an effort to address the needs of every department, team, or stakeholder group. What ends up happening is, businesses are stuck managing ever-expanding data sets across multiple silos. And as a result – open the door to ransomware attacks…
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The Microsoft Power Platform allows users to work with data and build custom apps, websites, and automations that protect your organization, surface detailed insights that detect anomalies and threats in real-time, and embed security protections into your creations. All Power Platform solutions operate on a security model provided by Microsoft Dataverse that protects data privacy…
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