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We’re wrapping up 2022’s Cyber Security Awareness Month and after all this talk of awareness, it’s time to focus on action.   Even if you’ve been intentionally avoiding the bad news, it’s no secret that the cyber risks we face today are a problem for everyone. So now it’s time to break through the bad news […]

The approach to security has changed over the years. Our relationship with technology has grown closer and cyber threats have evolved, becoming more frequent and severe. While we previously focused on a preventative approach to security, we’re now forced to take a more pragmatic, proactive approach.   Today, as businesses continue their digital transformation, security should […]

In this episode of the Arraya Insights Podcast, our panel kicks off Cyber Security Awareness Month with a roundtable on all things security. They touch on CISA’s theme for 2022: See Yourself in Cyber, and the guidance the organization is focusing on this year. The discussion covers the current threat landscape, data loss prevention, the […]

Released earlier this year, the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) collected and analyzed 914,547 incidents, 234,638 breaches, and 8.9 TBs of cybersecurity data. This is the 15th annual report, which was first published in 2008 (the same year the first iPhone was released, for context).   As technology has changed drastically since that first […]

The world of technology revolves around change. As technology reaches new heights, our reliance on all things digital grows. Simultaneously, malicious actors are developing new ways to take advantage of the growing digital landscape and the damage surrounding cyber-attacks has hit record numbers.    The industry’s cyber security approach has grown from preventative to reactive, all […]

InfoSec conventions are a great way to learn about the latest in the cyber industry through workshops, presentations, and competitions, in addition to meeting and networking with like-minded people. However, summer is a busy time, and we know not everyone was able to make it to this year’s Black Hat and BSides conventions, which were […]

Digital transformation has become an essential step for businesses looking to advance in their industry and remain competitive. For the many businesses who are considering or have already started their migration to the cloud, the journey doesn’t stop there. The next phase, the application modernization process, is where the true benefits of digital transformation lie. […]

Businesses face few risks today as dangerous as cybercrime. While cybercrime is nothing new, it’s reaching unprecedented levels of damage as businesses grapple with unrelenting attacks and the rising costs associated with them.   IBM Security recently released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, which is conducted by the Ponemon Institute. Now, the average […]

Despite inflation and growing fears of a potential recession, the U.S. job market hasn’t cooled off. As of June 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that there were 10.7 million job openings and employers added 528,000 jobs in July alone.   The competition for talent continues, particularly in the IT market, as workers benefit […]

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has many available methods to deploy and manage onboarding and configurations using Microsoft Endpoint Manager (which includes Intune), and there is no shortage of capabilities surrounding the deployment methods. However, server capabilities for non-managed servers have been primarily deferred to resources outside of MEM. The options to manage servers using Microsoft […]