Atlantic Health System (AHS), an organization that serves more than half the state of New Jersey, including 11 counties and 4.9 million people, runs and supports seven award-winning hospitals that provide world-class health services and patient experiences. They aim to deliver state-of-the-art care at low costs using innovation and technology. The challenge AHS faced AHS […]
Phishing hoax following the Windows 10 feature pack roll out
Hackers using trending events to manipulate end-users into falling for cyberattacks is nothing new. So when Windows rolled-out its Vanadium 1909 feature pack update, it was only a matter of time before this was leveraged by cybercriminals to launch phishing attacks. Currently, a spam campaign is out seeking victims. The phishing emails come with subject […]
ManageEngine recognized as best cloud security vendor
We’re pleased to announce that ManageEngine has been recognized as the best cloud security vendor in the Tahawul Tech Future Security Awards 2019, held in Dubai. Tahawul Tech is a leading digital technology publication in the Middle East, and the Future Security Awards honor companies in the region that have delivered cutting-edge security solutions. With more than 150 […]
Five worthy reads: Insider threats—what’s in the cards for 2020?
Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week, we explore the growing landscape of insider threats, and what organizations could do to equip themselves against these threats in 2020. Insider threats are increasingly becoming common knowledge among organizations preparing to foolproof their […]
The Vanadium: Windows 10 1909 feature pack rollout
The bi-annual feature update of Windows 10 has officially rolled out to mainstream users. With all the prerequisites met, the feature pack can be automatically downloaded and synchronized from Microsoft Update, Windows Update, and the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) release channels. This optional update comes with a bundle of features that provide a better […]
AssetExplorer gains an edge over other ITAM software
We have excellent news to share with you today. AssetExplorer, our IT asset management (ITAM) solution, has been named the Best Enterprise ITAM Software of 2019 by IT Business Edge. AssetExplorer was ranked against many of the industry’s best ITAM software, and we’re proud to have come out on top. IT Business Edge is an […]
Managing updates to local cached credentials for remote users in a hybrid Active Directory environment
Among the many issues remote users face, forgotten passwords can be a significant roadblock to productivity, as they require help from an administrator. When a user logs on to an Active Directory (AD) domain, Windows securely caches the domain credentials and stores them locally on the user’s machine. This lets a user, especially one who […]
Azure AD Password Protection: The good, the bad, and the ugly
People often use common words as their passwords so they don’t forget them. This practice impacts security severely, making it easy for hackers to easily breach accounts by guessing these common passwords. Microsoft’s Azure AD Password Protection is a feature that aims to help organizations eliminate weak and commonly-used passwords by essentially acting as a […]
Why litigation holds are not a viable alternative to backups
Microsoft does not provide backup and recovery tools for its Office 365 services and has no plans to include them in the future. Some organizations use litigation holds as a substitute for email data protection, but this method doesn’t meet all the requirements that are expected of a backup solution. A litigation hold placed on […]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019
The much awaited Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019 are here. If you’re a sysadmin, you probably know what this means for you: a week full of testing and deploying updates and troubleshooting patch failures, and then another week or so of waiting for hotfixes to mend issues in patches that were already released […]