Author Archives: Chris Bunn

Cyber threats such as ransomware, identity theft, and data exfiltration, which traditionally target on-premise resources are now a growing problem for cloud storage services. As companies continue to deploy resources to the cloud, the need to address these additional security challenges is a major concern. Data security and compliance Everybody knows how the cloud has changed how businesses … Continued

Cyber liability insurance (also known as cyber insurance) is driving a long-overdue improvement in user access security. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is fast becoming a cyber insurance requirement for all accounts, privileged and non-privileged, to protect on-site and remote access.  Here’s a quick guide to understanding the MFA insurance mandate. Not a requirement in previous cyber … Continued

The risks of non-compliance are not worth taking. You face fines and even imprisonment — not to mention that non-compliance could lead to a serious data breach that might ultimately lose you clients and damage your reputation. But addressing the murky waters of compliance has never been an easy task, and as regulators add more … Continued

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Remote Desktop Gateway and RDP connections should be very high on your security to-do list. Some or even your entire workforce might now be dispersed but their access to company networks still needs to be protected. Here we look at why a second factor of authentication is recommended to protect remote … Continued

Today we have all unfortunately heard about this type of criminal moneymaking scheme. We know – more or less – how to catch it, what happens during the ransomware attack, but we have much less visibility on the ‘after’. It is only by understanding what happens ‘after’, do we quickly realize that the danger is … Continued

Windows domains and Active Directory (AD) makes it easy for administrators to control a large number of business PCs and devices from a central location. Today, a huge percentage of enterprises continue to rely on Windows domain AD to manage assets, users, systems, policies, profiles, and rights. Even after all these years, the consistency, centralized management, … Continued

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are very popular among companies and organizations that want to give their employees remote access to their private servers. By creating secure connections between remote machines and your servers, VPNs solve some very important problems. They prevent hackers from finding and entering your servers while allowing your employees to securely access … Continued

  Windows logon auditing is an important activity for diverse security and compliance needs. Businesses may require a full and accurate logon audit to: perform accurate forensics demonstrate they are protecting data from unauthorized access – for regulatory compliance verify the attendance / working hours of any employee monitor specific session types such as remote … Continued

UserLock makes it easy for a business to enable two-factor authentication on Windows domain accounts, managed by on-premise Active Directory. Watch how UserLock works with YubiKey – the hardware security keys manufactured by Yubico. YubiKey offers users an easy and secure second factor of authentication In addition to mobile authentication and Token2, UserLock now partners with Yubico … Continued

FileAudit is an intuitive tool that simplifies native Windows file auditing log. With a simple agentless deployment, FileAudit enables IT professionals to proactively monitor access to company-sensitive files and folders stored on Windows systems in real time. Free 20 Day Trial Download of FileAudit FileAudit goes further than just logs and information. It protects data, … Continued