Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Understanding the Difference Between Azure Sentinel and Microsoft Defender

Understanding the Difference Between Azure Sentinel and Microsoft Defender

By : Sentia

Azure Sentinel and Microsoft Defender are both robust security solutions offered by Microsoft, but they have different purposes and features. In this post, we'll explore the key differences between each tool:

Microsoft Defender is a sophisticated security solution that allows you to prevent, discover, and remediate malicious threats from one unified dashboard. This integrated solution provides comprehensive protection for all Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams. It uses AI and machine learning so you can respond to threats in real-time. Microsoft 365 Defender also provides detailed threat intelligence.

Azure Sentinel, on the other hand, is a cloud-native Security Information Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration Automated Response (SOAR) solution. It delivers intelligent security analytics and threat intelligence across the enterprise, providing a single solution for alert detection, threat visibility, proactive hunting, and threat response. The benefit with Azure Sentinel is that it makes it easy to collect security data across your entire hybrid organization from devices, users, apps, servers, and any cloud1. With the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning, Sentinel ensures that real threats are identified quickly.

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Posted: Monday, October 30, 2023

Top Cybersecurity Trends to Look Out for in 2024

Top Cybersecurity Trends to Look Out for in 2024

By : Sentia

As we mark the end of cybersecurity awareness month, let's take a look at some of the cybersecurity trends we will see on the rise in 2024:

1. AI and Machine Learning in Security: The use of AI and machine learning for both defensive and offensive cybersecurity measures is likely to continue to evolve. AI-driven attacks and defenses will likely become more sophisticated.

2. Zero Trust Architecture: The adoption of a zero-trust security model is expected to increase, where no entity, internal or external, is trusted by default. This concept of continuously authenticating adds a thicker layer of security.

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Posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

The Benefits of Managed Cloud Storage

The Benefits of Managed Cloud Storage

By : Sentia

Cloud computing continues to soar to new heights as more businesses have adapted to it in some form. According to Gartner, 65% of application workloads will be optimal or ready for cloud delivery by 2027, up from 45% in 2022.

Let's face it: cloud is integral to innovating and maintaining a competitive in this increasingly digital world. Managed cloud storage is a solution high-in-demand provided by cloud service providers which encompasses taking responsibility for managing and maintaining the storage infrastructure and services on behalf of their customers. This type of storage is typically offered as a cloud-based service, and it differs from traditional on-premises storage solutions in that the management of the storage hardware, software, and infrastructure is handled by the cloud provider.

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Posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2023

How AI is Optimizing the Cloud

How AI is Optimizing the Cloud

By : Sentia

When it comes the hottest trends in technology right now, AI and the cloud are definitelty among the top 3 with security taking the final spot. According to MarketsAndMarkets, the cloud computing market size is estimated to reach a staggering $947 billion by 2026, while the AI market is expected to increase to a whopping $309 billion, as per the study. Instead of looking at the two concepts as competing entities, however, technology leaders should focus on how AI and Cloud can work together to foster even greater innovation. 

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Posted: Thursday, July 20, 2023

The Relationship Between Zero Trust and SASE Technology

The Relationship Between Zero Trust and SASE Technology

How the two concepts complement each other to delivered enhanced security measures.

By : Sentia

Zero Trust and SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) are two important concepts in modern cybersecurity that actually complement each other to create a robust and comprehensive security framework for organizations across all industries. Instead of being concepts that would compete with one another, they can work together to enhance an organization's overall security posture.

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Posted: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

What Do Cyber Threats Mean for the Financial Sector

What Do Cyber Threats Mean for the Financial Sector

And How Can You Protect Yourself?

By : Sentia

The financial industries of most countries worldwide use emerging innovative technologies to cut down operational costs, enhance customer services, and automate work. For example, organizations in the Canadian financial sector heavily depend on Fintech, the Internet of Things, quantum computing, the cloud, and artificial intelligence, among others, to enable electronic financial transactions and data transfer between payment systems, institutions, vendors, and clients.

However, while these interconnections promise increased efficiency and faster communications, they have become attractive targets in today’s highly sophisticated and rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape. For example, a cyberattack that compromises only one financial organization can potentially spread to external partners, which may ultimately disrupt critical international and national financial systems.

Unsurprisingly, motivations like financial gains from transaction values that amount to billions of dollars daily have seen the financial industry face frequent and complex cyberattacks. For instance, Canada’s population has embraced online banking transactions more and more, with 76% of Canadians preferring mobile devices and online banking for all transactions.

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Posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Top Security Breaches of 2021

Top Security Breaches of 2021

And What We Can Learn From Them

By : Sentia

2021 has been a busy year for cybercriminals. The year is not yet over, and the number of publicly-reported data compromises through September 30, 2021, has exceeded the total number of events in full-year 2020 by 17 percent, according to the Identity Theft Research Center data breach analysis. A new report from IBM Security revealed the average cost of a data breach in Canada was $6.75 million per incident in the 2021 survey year. On all levels, this could be a record-breaking year for data breaches. That's up from $6.35 million the year before, and the highest since the survey included Canada seven years ago.

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Posted: Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Staying Secure As the Remote Workforce is Here to Stay

Staying Secure As the Remote Workforce is Here to Stay

How to ensure your systems are protected as the hybrid model becomes the norm.

By : Sentia

The world is slowly beginning to reopen, and organizations are making decisions on what the post-pandemic workplace looks like. As many organizations look to bring their staff back into the office, others will opt for hybrid models or stick with full-time remote teams. Currently, millions of employees in Canada work from home full time with no end in sight, and many employees wish to continue working remotely once the pandemic ends

Peculiarly, the language used by senior management in quarterly earnings calls with investors and analysts placed the remote work discussion central in the public companies' earnings calls in 2021. This discussion was perceptibly limited in the years before 2020, and it is not a stretch to say that modern history will reference the year as a turning point. Many CEOs now view remote work in a favorable light, a sign that it is here to stay. Some companies that have announced they will allow, encourage, or require employees to work from home permanently include Shopify, Twitter, Facebook, Square, Coinbase, Upwork, AWeber, Otis, and Amazon.

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Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Five Reasons to Consider a Move to Azure

Five Reasons to Consider a Move to Azure

As technology has continued to evolve, the importance of cloud computing has too. According to Flexera’s 2021 State of the Cloud Report, investing in cloud is steadily on the rise in 2021. Businesses of all sizes are reaping the immense benefits of cloud adoption. From SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) to Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) – the ability to be more agile, innovative and reach customers in multiple ways has enabled businesses to significantly streamline operations and improve overall customer engagement.

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Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Patch Management – What is it and why is it important to keep your IT systems secure?

Patch Management – What is it and why is it important to keep your IT systems secure?

A crucial security measure business' should be aware of and performing.

Let’s face it: we live in a digitally-driven world where we are constantly surrounded by increasing cyber security vulnerabilities and hackers waiting in the wings to make their next move.

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