Mastering Cloud Governance: Top Strategies for Azure Security, Compliance and Innovation
In today’s world, where digital innovation is key to staying competitive, Azure cloud governance has become a top priority. What was once just an IT concern is now a major focus in the boardroom. Senior IT leaders now have to balance two important tasks: driving business growth while also ensuring strong governance. This article outlines […]
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How to Boost your Security Outcomes with Microsoft Copilot for Security
A Practical Guide for Security Professionals In an era where cyber threats evolve faster than ever, maintaining robust security is a daunting challenge for organizations. Enter Microsoft Copilot for Security—an AI-powered game-changer designed to turbocharge your security operations at unprecedented speed and scale. This blog post provides security professionals with an overview to leveraging Microsoft […]
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Cybersecurity Insurance: Strategies you must implement to get coverage
Since 2019, the cybersecurity insurance market has seen significant growth. The surge in demand for cyber insurance policies was driven in part by low rates and broad coverage terms, often underwritten with minimal due diligence. More recently, the cyber insurance landscape has changed. Cyber threats have become more sophisticated and more frequent. As a result, […]
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Deploying and Managing Azure Sphere
In a previous post, we provided an overview of Azure Sphere and shared a few use cases showing the value of this comprehensive IoT security solution, including a hardware platform, operating system and cloud-based security service. Despite the widespread use cases, deploying and managing Azure Sphere is not without challenges. It requires careful planning and […]
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Azure Sphere: A Brief Overview
If you are building or deploying Internet of Things (IoT) devices that require a high level of security and reliability, you may need Azure Sphere. Azure Sphere is a platform developed by Microsoft that combines hardware, software and cloud services to provide a secure and trustworthy environment for the deployment and management of IoT devices. […]
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Overcoming the Challenges of Implementing a Cloud Center of Excellence
As we’ve discussed previously, organizations need to consider several factors before choosing to implement a cloud center of excellence (CCoE). In our experience over the past twenty years, several best practices stand out as a starting point for implementing a CCoE; however, executing on each of these best practices can be a challenge. First, let’s […]
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Should I implement a Cloud Center of Excellence?
We often hear from organizations that are trying to mature their cloud practice and are wondering if a cloud center of excellence (CCoE) is necessary. This is not a straight-forward yes-or-no question. In very general terms, yes – a CCoE can help your business in several ways by: However, whether or not to implement a […]
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How to defend against the biggest security threats in Azure
The average cost of a data breach is $4.35 million, according to a recent IBM Security study. As this cost continues to climb every year, organizations necessarily need to implement safeguards. In Azure, security is a shared responsibility model – Azure secures the infrastructure and the organization must secure the data and identities. In future […]
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Cybersecurity in Azure: A Shared Responsibility
COVID has ushered in unprecedented cybersecurity risk. Throughout the past two years of the global pandemic, data hacking incidents have increased by 600% according to industry reports. With statistics like those, it’s no surprise that data and information security are more in demand than ever before. Organizations are leveraging the built-in security features of cloud […]
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A Practical Game Plan for Building an Azure Cloud Center of Excellence
One of our latest Azure cloud services webinars focuses on the Cloud Center of Excellence framework. In it, VIAcode CEO Victor Mushkatin explains exactly what a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) is and how it helps organizations achieve their cloud objectives. By introducing a practical game plan for organizations unsure of how to adapt the […]
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