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The Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework is Microsoft’s set of guiding principles in maintaining and improving a customer’s workload quality in the Azure Cloud. To ensure easy adoption of the framework, there exists what are called the “five pillars of architectural excellence.” These pillars consist of Reliability, Security, Cost Optimization, Operational Excellence, and Performance Efficiency. If an […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

While cyber attacks in general remain top of mind for IT teams and CIOs, ransomware continues as the true stand out. No security measures are 100% effective in preventing ransomware, which is why we put such a focus on hardening your data backups at Arraya.    Without a secure, fast, and reliable backup system in place, […]

While digital transformation has become a necessity for any business who wishes to stay relevant, security isn’t always factored into this process. The security parameters that were in place while on-premises will not adequately protect an organization’s data and network while in the cloud.   For many businesses, their cloud adoption progress outpaces their security controls. […]

Cyber security can be an unsatisfying experience. While there are certainly good, better, and best cyber security methods, there is no solution or practice that will be able to prevent all cyber attacks. At Arraya, we’ve found that our clients often look for reassurance or confirmation that they’re protected from the various cyber threats we […]

We’re living through an interesting time for the world of work. Digital security is now more important than ever, yet we’re working miles apart from one another and transmitting data all over the place. Employees are logging onto their company network through their personal WIFI, the same WIFI their teenager may be using to download […]

In this episode of the Arraya Insights Vodcast, our panel discusses the importance of endpoint security in today’s “New World of Work”. Now that users are more connected to their business networks from their homes than ever before, what can and should be done to protect home networks? And should organizations have a say in […]

Most of us are familiar with the common cyber attacks that are launched every day. We’re wary of unfamiliar emails and texts to avoid phishing attacks, and we keep our software up to date to prevent malware.   Cyber crime is always evolving as bad actors seek new ways to trick users and overtake your email, […]