As a trusted technology provider and business advisor, your MSP has some serious horsepower. It's why Matt and I are constantly talking about the importance of locking down your own house. You, the IT provider, could wreck livelihoods if something went drastically...
Category: Cybersecurity
We Need a Federal Privacy Law
I was perusing one of my favorite cyber news spots, The Record, and stumbled on this article: Connecticut inches closer to becoming fifth state with data privacy law - The Record by Recorded Future. Privacy laws are a good and crucial step forward, especially because...
Stop Using Magic Links
Click here to get a link to login. Magic links are suddenly everywhere, and I simply refuse to accept the logic behind them. Before I rant a bit about why you shouldn't be using them, let's talk through the basic concept behind it: At a high level, magic link...
Will there be a cyber war?
As a cyber nerd, my first question when tensions went up in the region was 'what are the cyber implications?' The atrocities happening in Europe are shocking for everyone, and this is certain to be in history books in the same way 1939 is. However, it's different. I'm...
No More Third-Party MFA for Delegated Admin
In a subtle update to the Microsoft Partner Security Requirements article on February 24th, Microsoft precludes the use of third-party MFA for partners wanting to take advantage for Delegated Admin Privileges (DAP) or Granular Delegated Admin Privileges (GDAP). They...
It’s Time: Drop Persistent Remote Access
Threat actors are using your infrastructure for command and control as a service! When it first became a thing, remote controlling a computer was a thing of magic. So much "how are you doing this?!" Threat actors have caught onto this. Creating one convenient place to...
Modern Security Baby Step: Safe Links and Safe Attachments
In my previous Baby Steps episode, we reviewed smart ways to implement data loss protection for every client. This episode focuses more so on outward protection with Safe Links and Safe Attachments in Defender for Office 365. This is available as a part of the...
Modern Security Baby Step: Data Loss Prevention
After my previous Modern Security Baby Step, I posted a poll on LinkedIn so that you could decide the next topic! Surprisingly, you voted on Data Loss Prevention Rules I recommend for all! So, let's talk about DLP! Data Loss Prevention is a simple concept. Hunt the...