cloud computing

An often-overlooked element of security is the Web Application Firewall (WAF), especially in cloud computing. In this article, I explain what a WAF does, the different kinds of WAF, and I discuss why you should deploy one or more WAFs in your architecture. What is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)? A Web Application Firewall, often…

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New machine-learning backed password spray attack detection spots twice the number of compromised accounts.

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell takes a look at Azure AD Password Protection and why Microsoft believes it will improve Active Directory security.

Microsoft unveiled its plans to increase the price of its cloud services in the European Union (EU) in January 2023. Indeed, Microsoft’s cloud offerings (including Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure) will become up to 15 percent more expensive for European commercial customers on April 1, 2023. Microsoft explained that it’s working to standardize the prices…

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new open-source incident response tool. The Python-based utility is designed to help organizations track vulnerabilities in Microsoft cloud environments. Specifically, CISA has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories to develop the Untitled Goose Tool. It utilizes different sophisticated hunting…

In this post, I want to discuss a topic that is getting an increasing amount of attention in Europe: the impact of cloud computing on the energy sector. This was already a concern before the current energy crisis started, but the power consumption of cloud computing is rarely out of the news now. First of…

Thursday 16, March, at its Reinventing Productivity with A.I. event, Microsoft announced Microsoft 365 Copilot, a new set of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) integrations in its suite of Office applications, powered by ChatGPT and technology it has developed using the Microsoft Graph and large language models (LLMs). Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Office apps already have A.I….

Last week, C-Facts announced a new partnership with Ingram Micro. The companies have signed a five-year agreement to provide C-Facts Cloud Cost Management services to Ingram Micro Cloud Partners and their clients worldwide. C-Facts is a popular cloud cost management solution that enables organizations to monitor and control their spending on cloud services. The tool…

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how you can manage the new OneDrive Files On-Demand feature in the Fall Creators Update.