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Zero Trust: Going Beyond the Why

Microsoft Zero Trust webinar series explores how organisations can implement and leverage Zero Trust principles to strengthen and protect their entire digital estate. We are joined by experts and thought leaders to discuss key benefits and challenges with Zero Trust and current trends in the modern work environment that impact our security efforts.

 

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How Microsoft Purview and Priva support the partner ecosystem

To solve the complexity that comes with these environments, organizations have invested in multiple point solutions, which in turn can make it hard for them to manage the fragmented compliance and risk posture covering their entire data estate. To help organizations meet today’s global compliance and risk requirements across their multicloud, multiplatform data environments, Microsoft announced Microsoft Purview in April 2022.

 

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Introducing security for unmanaged devices in the Enterprise network with Microsoft Defender for IoT

How many IoT devices are used at your company? If yours is like most organizations, there are probably printers, scanners, and fax machines scattered around the office. Perhaps smart TVs are mounted at reception or in the break room to guide visitors and keep employees up-to-date on company events and news. Or maybe highly connected conference systems bring teams together to collaborate. For some organizations, IoT also includes operational technology (OT) devices used in industrial systems and critical infrastructure.

 

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Microsoft recognized as a Leader in UEM Software 2022 IDC MarketScape reports

Competition for talent has increased pressure to lead in the digital space, and business decisions now weigh user experience for employees heavily among costs and benefits. Workers insist on experiences that mirror their personal experiences, often on their own devices. As enterprise computing has expanded beyond the cubicle, the need to manage the ensuing explosion of complexity, especially when it comes to device security, has raised the bar for technology and information business decision-makers.

 

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Security Partner Resources

Crash Course in Microsoft Purview

Learn how to reduce the complexity of data protection, governance and compliance in your business. Read the guide to securing and managing your data estate.

 

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Cybersecurity for small and medium business

In this eBook you’ll learn about the cybersecurity landscape, about the different cybersecurity threats, how to spot them and what you can do to protect your business.

 

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Protecting Your Data End-to-End

 
As data extends well beyond on-premises infrastructure into multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments, IT and security teams are looking for ways to better manage the entire data lifecycle. A key piece of these efforts is to reduce risk without compromising user productivity.

In this eBook, you’ll learn why an end-to-end approach to information protection can help ensure all your data and assets are safe, however and wherever they’re used.

 

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Security best practices for Microsoft partners

When applying the Zero Trust principles, there are specific actions you can take today that are so important for both you and your customers. Use this resource guide to quickly find and access key resources you need right now to help you complete the partner checklist!

 

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Operations guidance | Microsoft 365 Defender

This video lists the daily, weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc tasks we recommend for operating Microsoft Defender for Office 365 successfully.

 

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Microsoft Entra

Learn more about the Microsoft Entra family of multicloud identity and access solutions. Find content to help solve secure access needs across your multifaceted digital landscape, protect access to any app or resource for any user, verify and secure every identity and every access request, discover permissions and govern access, and simplify user experience with intelligent real-time access controls.

 

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Guiding principles of Zero Trust

This is the core of Zero Trust. Instead of believing everything behind the corporate firewall is safe, the Zero Trust model assumes breach and verifies each request as though it originated from an uncontrolled network. Regardless of where the request originates or what resource it accesses, the Zero Trust model teaches us to "never trust, always verify."

 

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Resources for accelerating your Zero Trust journey

Microsoft recently conducted a study with over 900 chief information security officers (CISOs) on the state of Zero Trust and found that 81 percent say their organization has started or currently has a hybrid work environment in place and that 91 percent plan for their organization to be fully transitioned to hybrid work within the next five years. The era of hybrid work is here to stay. Learn more about our perspective and security efforts in Vasu Jakkal’s blog, Securing a new world of hybrid work: What to know and what to do, posted earlier this month.

 

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What is Microsoft 365 Defender?

Microsoft 365 Defender is a unified pre- and post-breach enterprise defense suite that natively coordinates detection, prevention, investigation, and response across endpoints, identities, email, and applications to provide integrated protection against sophisticated attacks.

 

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Upcoming Events

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Security Depth Enablement

These multi-day training events are packed full of in-depth sessions tailored to provide you with advanced knowledge of cybersecurity, threat protection, incident response, and more. Within the span of a few days, you’ll have gained the expertise to assess customer needs and seamlessly implement security solutions from start to finish.  

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Implement Data Security with Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Security Virtual Training Day: Implement Data Security with Microsoft Purview

Monday, 13 May 2024 - 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM NZDT 

 

Build the skills you need to create new opportunities and accelerate your understanding of Microsoft Cloud technologies at a free Microsoft Security Virtual Training Day from Microsoft Learn. See how Purview effectively and accurately helps you configure Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and dynamically apply preventative controls. You’ll also learn how integrated Microsoft solutions enable a defence-in-depth approach to help secure your data and ensure privacy.

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Defend Against Threats with Extended Detection and Response

Microsoft Security Virtual Training Day: Defend Against Threats with Extended Detection and Response

Thursday, 23 May 2024 - 3:00 PM - 6:15 PM NZDT 

 

Build the skills you need to create new opportunities and accelerate your understanding of Microsoft Cloud technologies at a free Microsoft Security Virtual Training Day from Microsoft Learn. Join us at Defend Against Threats with Extended Detection and Response to learn how to better protect apps and data in Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft Sentinel. You’ll get an in-depth view into attack disruption, incidents and alerts and best practices for investigation and incident management.

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Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

Microsoft Security Virtual Training Day: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

Tuesday, 28 May 2024 - 3:00 PM - 6:15 PM NZDT 

Wednesday, 29 May 2024 - 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM NZDT 

 

Build the skills you need to create new opportunities and accelerate your understanding of Microsoft Cloud technologies at a free Microsoft Security Virtual Training Day from Microsoft Learn. Join us at Security, Compliance, and Identity (SCI) Fundamentals to master the basics of SCI. You’ll learn about identity and access management while exploring compliance management fundamentals and solutions. Learn the technical skills, knowledge, and insights you need to help protect people and data in your organization with comprehensive Microsoft Security solutions.

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