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Secure AIApril 2026

AI-powered cyber risk is no longer theoretical: Turning AI Interest into a Controlled Rollout

AI is arriving in business software with unusual speed. That makes the opportunity real, but it also compresses the time available to clean up permissions, clarify policies, and decide where automation belongs. The companies that…

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Secure AIMarch 2026

Zero Trust for AI shows that AI security is becoming its own operating discipline: Governance Before Wide Adoption

The excitement around AI can distract from the less glamorous work that determines whether adoption is useful or risky. Data access, identity, change management, prompt governance, and measurable use cases are what turn curiosity…

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Cloud InfrastructureFebruary 2026

Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 can still run, but support reality has changed: A Practical Guide for February 2026

This month puts lifecycle management in sharp focus. When support clocks run down, the technical risk is easy to understand, but the bigger business risk often hides in application dependencies, aging hardware, and undocumented…

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Incident ReadinessJanuary 2026

Post-Windows 10 reality demands better backup, recovery, and endpoint planning: Why Testing Matters

Resilience depends on operational discipline. Recovery points, recovery times, offsite copies, access controls, and test results matter far more than a checkbox on a proposal. Businesses that review those details before the…

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Secure AIDecember 2025

For 2026 planning, AI agents and security consolidation deserve one roadmap: Governance Before Wide Adoption

AI is arriving in business software with unusual speed. That makes the opportunity real, but it also compresses the time available to clean up permissions, clarify policies, and decide where automation belongs. The companies that…

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Secure AINovember 2025

Ignite 2025 pushes AI down-market with Copilot Business for SMBs: How to Prepare the Business

The excitement around AI can distract from the less glamorous work that determines whether adoption is useful or risky. Data access, identity, change management, prompt governance, and measurable use cases are what turn curiosity…

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Cloud InfrastructureOctober 2025

Windows 10 support has ended and the cost of delay is now operational: Planning the Right Response

This month puts lifecycle management in sharp focus. When support clocks run down, the technical risk is easy to understand, but the bigger business risk often hides in application dependencies, aging hardware, and undocumented…

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Cloud InfrastructureSeptember 2025

With weeks left, Windows 10 end of support becomes an executive deadline: What Businesses Should Do Now

Lifecycle events have a way of exposing whether IT has been managed strategically or simply kept alive. Unsupported or soon-to-be unsupported systems invite security exposure, but they also drag down vendor support, insurance…

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Year

2025

12 articles
December 2025
Secure AI
For 2026 planning, AI agents and security consolidation deserve one roadmap: Governance Before Wide Adoption
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November 2025
Secure AI
Ignite 2025 pushes AI down-market with Copilot Business for SMBs: How to Prepare the Business
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October 2025
Cloud Infrastructure
Windows 10 support has ended and the cost of delay is now operational: Planning the Right Response
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September 2025
Cloud Infrastructure
With weeks left, Windows 10 end of support becomes an executive deadline: What Businesses Should Do Now
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August 2025
Secure AI
AI memory and personalization raise new governance questions for Microsoft-heavy environments: How to Prepare the Business
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July 2025
Incident Readiness
Active SharePoint exploitation is a sharp reminder that on-prem still needs urgent attention: What It Means for IT Leaders
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June 2025
Secure AI
Hotpatching and Azure Arc are bringing server operations into a more modern model: What It Means for IT Planning
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May 2025
Secure AI
Build 2025 makes the age of AI agents impossible to ignore: How to Prepare the Business
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April 2025
Compliance & Governance
Microsoft licensing changes are a reminder that infrastructure budgeting is part of strategy: Governance Before Sprawl
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March 2025
Secure AI
Security Copilot agents point toward the next phase of security operations: Governance Before Wide Adoption
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February 2025
Secure AI
Copilot adoption is maturing and governance is becoming the real differentiator: How to Prepare the Business
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January 2025
Cloud Infrastructure
The final year of Windows 10 support should drive real migration decisions: Planning the Right Response
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Year

2024

12 articles
December 2024
Secure AI
After a year of outages and AI expansion, operational resilience deserves a reset: Turning Security into an Operating Discipline
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November 2024
Secure AI
Ignite signals the rise of AI agents, not just AI assistants: How to Prepare the Business
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October 2024
Cloud Infrastructure
One year from Windows 10 end of support, waiting is no longer a strategy: Planning the Right Response
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September 2024
Secure AI
AI readiness is really about identity, data access, and process discipline: Governance Before Wide Adoption
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August 2024
Secure AI
Early Copilot deployments are exposing the need for permissions cleanup and governance: How to Prepare the Business
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July 2024
Incident Readiness
The CrowdStrike outage is a masterclass in why resilience cannot depend on one layer: A Better Business Continuity Playbook
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June 2024
Incident Readiness
The CDK disruption shows how one vendor can stall an entire operation: What Businesses Should Fix Next
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May 2024
Secure AI
Windows Recall sparks the right debate about privacy, data handling, and endpoint trust: How to Prepare the Business
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April 2024
Secure AI
Security Copilot becomes real and the question shifts to where AI helps defenders first: Turning AI Interest into a Controlled Rollout
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March 2024
Incident Readiness
Third-party outage planning matters as much as incident response planning: What Businesses Should Fix Next
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February 2024
Incident Readiness
The Change Healthcare attack is a harsh lesson in vendor concentration risk: What Businesses Should Learn This Month
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January 2024
Secure AI
Copilot for Microsoft 365 reaches smaller businesses and changes the conversation: Turning AI Interest into a Controlled Rollout
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Year

2023

12 articles
December 2023
Secure AI
2024 IT planning should pair AI ambition with security discipline: Governance Before Wide Adoption
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November 2023
Secure AI
Ignite makes it clear the next Microsoft wave is AI assistants and orchestration: How to Prepare the Business
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October 2023
Secure AI
AI without data governance is a fast way to expose the wrong information: Turning AI Interest into a Controlled Rollout
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September 2023
Secure AI
Copilot pricing makes AI readiness a practical budgeting question: Governance Before Wide Adoption
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August 2023
Compliance & Governance
Passkeys are finally making passwordless more realistic for business users: Why Identity Keeps Moving to the Center
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July 2023
Incident Readiness
SEC cyber disclosure rules raise the bar on incident readiness: A Practical Readiness Guide
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June 2023
Compliance & Governance
Zero Trust keeps gaining ground because identity and device context now decide access: A Practical Security Upgrade
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May 2023
Secure AI
Before employees use AI tools, the business needs an acceptable use policy: How to Prepare the Business
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April 2023
Compliance & Governance
Cyber insurance renewals now reward evidence more than promises: A Practical Readiness Guide
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March 2023
Secure AI
Microsoft 365 Copilot could change knowledge work, but readiness comes first: Governance Before Wide Adoption
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February 2023
Secure AI
The new AI wave is here and Microsoft-centric businesses should prepare thoughtfully: How to Prepare the Business
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January 2023
Incident Readiness
LastPass fallout is forcing a harder look at credential hygiene and vendor trust: What It Means for IT Leaders
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Year

2022

12 articles
December 2022
Secure AI
ChatGPT arrives and business leaders should start asking governance questions now: Governance Before Wide Adoption
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November 2022
Compliance & Governance
Year-end planning should connect security controls to insurance, compliance, and operations: From Requirement to Operating Discipline
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October 2022
Cloud Infrastructure
Basic auth is off and every legacy workflow is suddenly visible: Planning the Right Response
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September 2022
Cloud Infrastructure
Exchange Online basic auth is ending and the cleanup cannot wait: What Businesses Should Do Now
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August 2022
Incident Readiness
The LastPass incident is a reminder that vendor trust still needs verification: What Businesses Should Learn This Month
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July 2022
Compliance & Governance
Blocking Office macros by default is a policy shift businesses should welcome: What Business Leaders Should Prioritize
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June 2022
Compliance & Governance
Identity is the new security perimeter for small and midsize business: A Practical Security Upgrade
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May 2022
Incident Readiness
Immutable backup is becoming the standard answer to ransomware recovery risk: What Resilient Businesses Do Differently
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April 2022
Compliance & Governance
Cyber insurance applications now double as security audits: A Practical Readiness Guide
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March 2022
Compliance & Governance
Microsoft New Commerce Experience changes the licensing conversation for many SMBs: What It Means for Business IT
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February 2022
Incident Readiness
Shields up: geopolitical cyber risk is no longer abstract: What Businesses Should Learn This Month
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January 2022
Incident Readiness
After Log4Shell, exposure management should be more than a patching sprint: What It Means for IT Leaders
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Year

2021

12 articles
December 2021
Incident Readiness
Log4Shell proves exposure management needs speed, inventory, and outside help: A Practical Business Response
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November 2021
Compliance & Governance
Microsoft 365 price changes make license strategy worth revisiting: Planning a Better Business Rollout
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October 2021
Incident Readiness
Big platform outages are a resilience test for every cloud-dependent business: A Better Business Continuity Playbook
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September 2021
Compliance & Governance
Passwordless authentication is getting practical for everyday business use: A Practical Security Upgrade
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August 2021
Cloud Infrastructure
Windows 365 makes cloud PCs a real option for some businesses: A Smarter Cloud Strategy for Business
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July 2021
Incident Readiness
The Kaseya attack is a warning shot for every MSP and every MSP client: A Wake-Up Call for Business IT
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June 2021
Cloud Infrastructure
Windows 11 planning starts with hardware, applications, and management readiness: What Businesses Should Do Now
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May 2021
Incident Readiness
Colonial Pipeline shows why ransomware resilience now belongs in business planning: How Businesses Should Respond
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April 2021
Incident Readiness
Hybrid work needs security architecture, not temporary exceptions: Practical Steps for Business IT
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March 2021
Incident Readiness
Microsoft Exchange attacks demand immediate patching and a sober server strategy: A Practical Business Response
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February 2021
Incident Readiness
Ransomware is now an operations risk, not just an IT risk: How Businesses Should Respond
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January 2021
Compliance & Governance
Cyber insurance is tightening and basic controls are becoming mandatory: A Practical Readiness Guide
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Year

2020

12 articles
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2019

12 articles
December 2019
Incident Readiness
2020 IT planning should put resilience and visibility ahead of gadget buying: Turning Security into an Operating Discipline
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November 2019
Compliance & Governance
Microsoft Endpoint Manager points toward a unified endpoint future: Planning a Better Business Rollout
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October 2019
Cloud Infrastructure
Windows Virtual Desktop reaches general availability: Where Cloud Value Is Real
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September 2019
Incident Readiness
Ransomware against schools and local governments is escalating fast: Why Backup and Response Matter
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August 2019
Cloud Infrastructure
Windows 7 migration is no longer a planning exercise: A Practical Guide for August 2019
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July 2019
Incident Readiness
Capital One is a reminder that cloud security depends on configuration discipline: What It Means for IT Leaders
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June 2019
Compliance & Governance
Teams and SharePoint growth create a quiet governance problem: What It Means for Business IT
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May 2019
Incident Readiness
BlueKeep proves remote access can still become an emergency overnight: What Businesses Should Learn This Month
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April 2019
Compliance & Governance
Passwordless and conditional access are moving from theory to deployment: What Businesses Should Tackle First
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March 2019
Cloud Infrastructure
Windows Virtual Desktop preview puts desktop strategy back on the table: What It Means for IT Planning
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February 2019
Incident Readiness
Tax-season phishing still works because process gaps stay open: What Businesses Should Learn This Month
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January 2019
Cloud Infrastructure
With one year left, Windows 7 end of support should already be on the calendar: Planning the Right Response
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Year

2018

12 articles
December 2018
Incident Readiness
The Marriott breach puts third-party and brand risk in the same sentence: A Practical Business Response
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November 2018
Incident Readiness
Ryuk ransomware is raising the stakes for backup, segmentation, and response: How Businesses Should Respond
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October 2018
Compliance & Governance
Office 2019 vs Microsoft 365 is really a strategy decision: Governance Before Sprawl
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September 2018
Cloud Infrastructure
Windows 10 servicing cadence is forcing better endpoint discipline: What Businesses Should Do Now
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August 2018
Compliance & Governance
Passwords are still the weak link, and identity deserves more budget: Why Identity Keeps Moving to the Center
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July 2018
Incident Readiness
SamSam and citywide outages make resilience a business discussion: A Wake-Up Call for Business IT
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June 2018
Incident Readiness
Business email compromise keeps beating expensive security stacks: A Practical Business Response
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May 2018
Compliance & Governance
GDPR is here and data handling can no longer be informal: From Requirement to Operating Discipline
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April 2018
Incident Readiness
Atlanta’s ransomware crisis is a warning for every organization with legacy systems: A Wake-Up Call for Business IT
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March 2018
Compliance & Governance
Teams adoption is accelerating and governance is falling behind: What It Means for Business IT
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February 2018
Compliance & Governance
GDPR readiness is now an operations issue, not just a legal issue: From Requirement to Operating Discipline
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January 2018
Incident Readiness
Spectre and Meltdown put patch management under a microscope: What It Means for IT Leaders
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Year

2017

12 articles
December 2017
Compliance & Governance
Year-end is the right moment to tighten MFA and access controls: A Practical Security Upgrade
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November 2017
Compliance & Governance
GDPR is six months away and smaller businesses should care now: From Requirement to Operating Discipline
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October 2017
Incident Readiness
KRACK proves Wi-Fi security is still an operational issue: What It Means for IT Leaders
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September 2017
Incident Readiness
Equifax is a case study in patching, asset visibility, and accountability: A Practical Business Response
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August 2017
Incident Readiness
After a summer of ransomware, backup testing matters as much as backup ownership: What Resilient Businesses Do Differently
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July 2017
Cloud Infrastructure
Azure Stack reaches the market and hybrid cloud gets more real: Where Cloud Value Is Real
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June 2017
Incident Readiness
NotPetya turns supply chain risk into an IT leadership problem: Why Backup and Response Matter
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May 2017
Incident Readiness
WannaCry changes the ransomware conversation overnight: How Businesses Should Respond
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April 2017
Cloud Infrastructure
Windows lifecycle planning matters after Vista end of support: Planning the Right Response
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March 2017
Compliance & Governance
Shadow IT keeps growing and SaaS governance has to catch up: Turning Security into an Operating Discipline
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February 2017
Incident Readiness
W-2 phishing season is back and finance teams need protection: What Businesses Should Learn This Month
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January 2017
Compliance & Governance
Microsoft Teams is here, but governance should come with the rollout: Governance Before Sprawl
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Year

2016

12 articles
December 2016
Incident Readiness
Holiday phishing is not seasonal noise anymore: A Practical Business Response
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November 2016
Compliance & Governance
Microsoft Teams arrives and collaboration strategy gets more complicated: Planning a Better Business Rollout
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October 2016
Incident Readiness
The Dyn outage is a warning about IoT risk and internet dependency: A Better Business Continuity Playbook
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September 2016
Incident Readiness
Yahoo’s massive breach shows that old accounts still create modern risk: A Practical Business Response
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August 2016
Cloud Infrastructure
Office 365 Secure Score puts measurable security baselines on the table: Why a Managed Approach Matters
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July 2016
Cloud Infrastructure
The Windows 10 free upgrade deadline is here, but supportability matters more than free: Planning the Right Response
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June 2016
Incident Readiness
The LinkedIn breach is another reminder that password reuse is expensive: A Practical Business Response
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May 2016
Cloud Infrastructure
Azure Stack makes hybrid cloud a practical option for more businesses: A Smarter Cloud Strategy for Business
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April 2016
Compliance & Governance
MFA is moving from nice-to-have to necessary: What Businesses Should Tackle First
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March 2016
Compliance & Governance
Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security signals a new era of identity-led protection: Turning Security into an Operating Discipline
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February 2016
Incident Readiness
Locky turns ransomware into a mainstream business threat: How Businesses Should Respond
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January 2016
Incident Readiness
Disaster recovery is shifting from tape and hope to cloud-first planning: Why Testing Matters
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Year

2015

12 articles
December 2015
Incident Readiness
W-2 scams and business email compromise are turning finance into a cyber target: A Practical Business Response
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November 2015
Cybersecurity
Budget season is the right time to fund layered security: Why a Managed Approach Matters
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October 2015
Compliance & Governance
MDM and Windows 10 are pushing device management into the mainstream: Governance Before Sprawl
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September 2015
Compliance & Governance
Office 2016 is here but the bigger story is modern productivity management: What It Means for Business IT
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August 2015
Incident Readiness
Ransomware is getting harder to ignore: How Businesses Should Respond
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July 2015
Cloud Infrastructure
Windows 10 arrives and businesses should plan the rollout, not rush it: Planning the Right Response
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June 2015
Incident Readiness
The OPM breach makes identity and access management a board-level issue: A Practical Business Response
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May 2015
Cloud Infrastructure
Advanced threat protection enters the Office 365 conversation: Why a Managed Approach Matters
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April 2015
Cloud Infrastructure
100 days left to leave Windows Server 2003 behind: Planning the Right Response
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March 2015
Compliance & Governance
Unified communications is moving mainstream with Skype for Business: What It Means for Business IT
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February 2015
Incident Readiness
What the Anthem breach says about data security for every industry: What Businesses Should Learn This Month
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January 2015
Cloud Infrastructure
Windows Server 2003 migration has moved from project to deadline: Planning the Right Response
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