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Continuing the Identity Discussion Introduction Identities are the cornerstone of any cloud service or application, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services. As a result, the starting point for any organisation moving to the cloud should be its identity strategy. In the Zero Trust model, identity also forms the strategy's first pillar and forms the basis... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the first edition of Reaching for the Cloud, a new bi-weekly newsletter focusing on news related to the IBM partnership with Microsoft and new features, and insights from the field related to Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Security.
Foundational Components, Identity in a Zero-Trust model. As discussed in Part 1, Zero-Trust is a security model that relies on the key principle of Never Trust, Always Validate. This means that, in effect, you assume that your estate has already been breached, and users, devices and applications must be continuously challenged and monitored. In this... Continue Reading →
Zero-Trust is a fascinating topic, and looking back at some of the statistics behind this blog and the related YouTube channel, it is not only me who is interested in this subject matter. However, I realised that most of the content I have created on this subject was aimed at people who, at a minimum, had a basic knowledge of what Zero Trust is and why it is an essential element in most organisations’ cyber security strategy. As a result, I decided to create a series of posts (and possibly a video) starting from the beginning, i.e., what zero trust is, its benefits, and some considerations.
EP01 | Cloudy with a Chance of Insights YouTube: https://bit.ly/3OzSQRC Spotify: https://spoti.fi/41fuDrq Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/49kBxxL This week's episode covers Richard's travel woes, a recap of Microsoft Ignite, and a round-up of some of the more interesting (at least to us) news stories from the past couple of weeks. Show References Microsoft Ignite - On Demand... Continue Reading →
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