Backup Best Practices in Action – The Backup Bible Part 1
Introduction As the old adage goes… fail to prepare, prepare to fail. It’s the perfect description for backup yet to this day so many companies don’t have an adequate backup…
Passed AZ-104 Exam: Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate
Updated — 02/05/2024 — The AZ-104 exam study guide below includes Free On-demand Instructor-led video training. Updated — 21/04/2023 — The AZ-104 exam study guide below includes a new Free practice assessment…
How To Enable and Disable Soft Delete for Azure File Shares Via REST APIs
In this article, we will show you how to enable and disable Soft Delete for Azure file shares in a storage account by using the REST API, so you can…
Enable File Integrity Monitoring for Windows and Linux Machines in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Updated – 12/09/2024 – The new File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) version based on Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) is now in public preview. It’s part of Defender for Servers Plan…
Transform On-premises File Servers Backup to the Cloud with Microsoft Azure
In this article, we will address all the different backup solutions that you have with Microsoft (BCDR) solutions especially when considering moving your data to the cloud. And finally, we…
How to Get Azure Security Center Secure Score Via REST APIs
During Microsoft Ignite in November 2021, Azure Security Center and Azure Defender are now called Microsoft Defender for Cloud. They’ve also renamed Azure Defender plans to Microsoft Defender plans. For…
How To Set Up Deployment Stages In Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps has been creating a buzz lately. It’s a collection of numerous services successfully rebranding Microsoft’s VSTS (Visual Studio Team Services), the online version of Team Foundation Server. In…
I Have Microsoft Sentinel… Do I Need Microsoft Defender for Cloud – Discover Here
During Microsoft Ignite in November 2021, Azure Security Center and Azure Defender are now called Microsoft Defender for Cloud. They’ve also renamed Azure Sentinel to Microsoft Sentinel. In this article,…
Critical Security Features in Microsoft 365 Admins Simply Can’t Ignore
Introduction According to reports, since COVID-19 forced millions to work remotely, hackers have been taking this opportunity to exploit new vulnerabilities that have arisen. If your business uses Microsoft 365…
Passed Official CCSK Exam: Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge By @CloudSA
In this article, we will share with you how to prepare and pass the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK version 4) by Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) successfully. Introduction Information…
How Azure Backup Integrates with Azure File Sync – Part II
Updated – 08/02/2021 – Soft delete for Azure file shares is now enabled by default! Updated – 17/12/2020 – Azure file shares backup constraints! Updated – 30/10/2020 – Soft delete…
How Data Pros Can Help Win The Fight Against The Dark Web
Image Credit @ [Pixabay.com] Introduction Cybersecurity is a team sport. Whether your organization has a dedicated security team, a Chief information security officer (CISO), or an IT leader who is…