The traditional hub-and-spoke wide area network (WAN) architecture is no longer viable. While this statement may seem premature, two major forces shaping the business world have led to this inescapable conclusion: cloud computing and mobility. The first introduces new and more complicated touchpoints for data across a spectrum of services that include infrastructure as a…
From the days of mainframes and terminals, through connected personal computers, local area networks (LANs), and wide area networks (WANs) to client-server, peer-to-peer, and the internet, the specifics of networking have changed time and again. Technical developments and new needs have pushed each other along Now it’s time for another networking revolution: Secure Access Service…
Modern cloud-based environments incorporate an overwhelming number of applications. Unlike on-premises software where updates can be pushed to a corporate-owned device sitting on a corporate network, software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications are code-based. Increased complexity comes from many other sources, such as the adoption of hybrid cloud infrastructure, the proliferation of end-user devices due to BYOD policies,…
CISOs are faced with the ever-growing challenge of maintaining security operations, including detection and response capabilities. For most organizations, it’s become too time-consuming and costly to spin up an internal security operations center (SOC) to detect and respond to security incidents efficiently and effectively. Many CISOs are now considering partnering with managed detection and response…
Now, for most medium-sized companies and organizations, it’s almost impossible. Distributed workforces have exploded thanks to increased work-from-home policies. Threat envelopes have expanded 1000X. An open marketplace for hacking tools on the dark web means attacks are up 40%. In response, the average mid-sized company has bought too many tools that don’t work together, aren’t…
The Open Systems Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service is a combination of human expertise and machine-assisted threat detection and response capabilities. Open Systems leverages a cloud-based security analytics platform built on Microsoft Azure Sentinel and a global team of security experts to augment and extend organizations’ security operation centers (SOC) and improve cybersecurity defenses….
A data breach, insider event, or ransomware attack can happen at any time – next month, next week, even tomorrow. The impact of such events can be widespread, from minimal to financially, and reputationally significant across an organization. Businesses around the world face mounting losses from cybercrime, as noted by recent research, which estimates that…
In today’s business environment, you need round-the-clock monitoring to protect data and privacy. But how can you balance privacy and constant monitoring? For example, if you identify suspicious activity from an endpoint, switch to remote monitoring to research the activity, and then see an end user typing in a private username or password – that’s…
In an all-digital, remote, and hybrid world, the companies who can make work happen faster, more efficiently, and with less friction will ultimately win. In this eBook, you’ll learn that by making the e-signature capabilities that businesses rely on work right inside the Microsoft application employees are familiar with, organizations aren’t just getting more done…
While the initial transformation was born out of necessity, it has also brought new opportunities to drive greater business value. To better understand these opportunities and where organizations are on their journey with digitizing their document and workflow processes, we surveyed 602 senior digital and technology executives globally in partnership with Forbes and Microsoft. The…
