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Calbridge Homes Ltd. Strengthens Backups and Fortifies Network with 360° Cyber Security Overhaul
Beginning with a 365° assessment of the organization’s security posture, IX Solutions worked alongside Calbridge Homes Ltd. to fortify their network and enhance security protocols.
Cyber Insurance 101: What You’ll Need Before You Apply
60% of Canadian companies have a cyber insurance policy in place. As applications for policies rise, so to do risk levels—causing insurance companies to become more and more diligent about who they’ll cover and what requirements must be met to do so.
5 Common Causes of Data Breaches & Easy Ways to Avoid Them
Cyber security should be built into your business technology from the ground up—but even then, regular maintenance and security hygiene are necessary to avoid a cyber attack. In this article, we’ll review five of the most common causes of a data breach and ways you can fortify your organization against risk.
What is Patch Management? Benefits and Best Practices
Patch management is an IT function that involves monitoring, identifying, testing and installing patches—a term used to describe system and code updates intended to make improvements or resolve security vulnerabilities and bugs within a software program.
What is Zero Trust Security?
Zero Trust is based on the principle that all users—whether they’re inside or outside of an organization—are never trusted and must undergo authentication, authorization and continuous validation before being granted access to business information.
What is Mobile Device Management (MDM)?
If lost, stolen or hacked, mobile devices become major risks to business data and information security. This is why an effective mobile device management (MDM) strategy is critical and top-of-mind for many IT leaders today.
How to Build a Conditional Access Policy
Let's dive into the basics of setting up a Conditional Access policy and review common examples that may be useful to your business.
How to Secure your Microsoft 365 Environment with Conditional Access
Microsoft has tackled remote work challenges with device identity-driven signals. Conditional Access is at the heart of it all—compiling these signals to enforce organizational policies and strengthen security.
Key Takeaways from IT Leaders at the 2022 IXS Security Summit
We all walked away from the 2022 IXS Security Summit with new ideas and insights. Here are the five key themes that emerged from discussions with senior IT security leaders.
The Employee’s Guide to Spotting Phishing
As cybercriminals get increasingly sophisticated with their methods and guise, it’s trickier than ever to spot a phishing attack—leaving businesses at an increased level of risk.
What the Uber Hack Teaches us About the Importance of MFA
Here are the top three things the Uber hack can teach us about multi-factor authentication (MFA).
What is Secure Access Secure Edge (SASE)?
SASE combines both networking and security capabilities into a cloud-native, globally distributed exchange.
Do you need a third-party backup solution with Microsoft 365?
It's an age old debate: are third party backups required for Microsoft 365 services? To answer the question, let's start by examining Microsoft's backup solutions.
It’s Time for Microsoft Basic Authentication to Go—and Here’s Why
Microsoft is turning off Basic Authentication in Microsoft tenants on October 1. Here’s what you need to know.
Introduction to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an Endpoint Protection solution that gives visibility into your devices and proactively prevents threats. Learn more about how Defender for Endpoint can help improve your organization's security posture.
Coffee corner: Staying ahead of IT security threats with Chris King, VP Sales
Join Chris King, Vice President of Sales and Partner at IX Solutions for a brief update on the conversations he's having with business leaders around security.
Mobile Device Security with Intune
Intune is a cloud-based service in the enterprise mobility management (EMM) space that helps enable your workforce to be productive while keeping your corporate data protected.
Defender for Office 365 Protection
The simple fact is that no technology will prevent all phishing attempts from reaching the end user, so educating end users to be aware of what a phishing attempt looks like, and what to do when they suspect an email is bad, is key to protecting your environment.
Is Your Microsoft Teams Site Secure? Revisit Your Teams Configuration to Find Out
Microsoft Teams comes with built-in security features. However, many organizations who launched Teams quickly may have done so without configuring the security settings to align with their organization’s third-party sharing or information governance policies.
Top 4 Benefits of Azure Sentinel for Threat Detection and Remediation
Azure Sentinel makes threat detection and response smarter and faster with artificial intelligence (AI). Here are the top benefits you’ll discover with Azure Sentinel.