Dec 08, 2020
Finance, Office 365, Security In January of this year, credit union trends were focused on uncertainty in the economic environment, demographic changes in the customer base, and disruptors in the financial services space. Specifically, credit unions were concerned with digital transformation. How could they: Create…
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Oct 16, 2020
Government Cloud, Security, Tech Talks Meeting CMMC Compliance with Microsoft 365 Compliance Manager With the new DFARS rules implementing CMMC going into effect on November 30th, it is time to take your security posture seriously, if you haven’t already. While CMMC will be rolled out…
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Oct 12, 2020
Cloud Computing, Security When you’re managing a SaaS or cloud application, two of the most important questions you’ll be faced with are: “Who should have user access, and how do we grant it to them?” Determining who belongs in this group is not…
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Aug 17, 2020
Azure, Cloud Computing, Security, Tech Talks The following is a recap of our Agile IT Tech Talk entitled “Azure Security Center,” providing an overview of its many great features. To hear that Tech Talk and more like it, visit our Agile IT YouTube channel and subscribe. Azure Security…
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Aug 10, 2020
Azure, Cloud Computing, Government Cloud, Security For the inaugural episode of our new show, “The Clearly Cloud Podcast”, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Microsoft’s Director of External Communications, David Pryor. What followed was nearly forty minutes of in-depth discussion about privacy, security, and tech…
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Feb 10, 2020
Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Virtualization, Security The National Security Agency has released a document on “Mitigating Cloud Vulnerabilities” to the public. It addresses the security risks which are distinctive to cloud services. Cloud adoption can improve an organization’s security compared with on-premises systems, but it carries its own…
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Feb 04, 2020
Cloud Computing, Government Cloud, KnowledgeBase, Security ITAR, DFARS, DIB, CMMI, CMMC, FCI, CUI, GCC, ATP, AOS-G. After a few months of working in any specialized area, particularly within the DoD, or IT arenas, you become desensitized to the constant flow of acronyms and initialisms. When seeking…
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Sep 09, 2019
News and Articles, Security Since the implementation of the European Union’s General Privacy Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018, thousands upon thousands of European-based businesses have had to adapt their policies and operational processes to comply with the GDPR’s stringent standards of consumer…
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Jul 22, 2019
Cloud Computing, Government Cloud, Office 365, Security Are you wondering how to meet NIST compliance in Office 365?? As NIST CSF versions 1.1. rolls out and private and government agencies around the world race towards compliance, figuring out how to leverage all available tools to immediately get…
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Dec 24, 2018
Security It’s not just Santa coming through your chimney this holiday season. If you’re not careful, unwanted guests may look to enter as well, taking physical steps to compromise your data. Your physical cybersecurity efforts should be designed to withstand these…
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Dec 10, 2018
Azure, Office 365, Security IT security is a game of cat and mouse. Bad actors are continuously developing new methods for disrupting systems and CTOs, CIOs, and their teams are working just as fast to protect their infrastructure from these attacks. One of the…
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Dec 04, 2018
Active Directory, Azure, Office 365, Security WHAT IS A BREAK GLASS PROCEDURE? You’ve probably spotted break-glass points or boxes in a building. Usually, smashing the glass allows quick access to a fire alarm activation mechanism. Well, a break glass procedure in Azure AD serves a similar…
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