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  • Microsoft Sentinel Deployment Best Practices 2nd Edition

    The 2nd edition of this guide, co-created with Microsoft, provides practical information to deploy and integrate Microsoft Sentinel with confidence.

  • Navigating Cyber Security: A Guide to NIS2 Readiness

    The NIS2 Directive goes into effect this fall. Is your organization ready? Learn from Microsoft & BlueVoyant on how to prepare ahead of the deadline.

  • The state of hybrid Active Directory cyber resilience

    A report based on a recent survey of 430 Quest customers and Active Directory (AD) users to discover where organizations struggle with AD security today.

  • Top 10 Active Directory Security Reports and Alerts You Need

    This white paper reveals the top 10 reports and alerts you need to ensure the stability and security of your Active Directory environment, and explains how to get them easily with Change Auditor.

  • Five Ways to Improve Auditing of Your Hybrid Active Directory

    Properly auditing a hybrid Active Directory (AD) environment is not a simple task. You need to be able to quickly spot threats, track changes to configurations and roles, keep a close eye on the activity of users, store your audit data for years, and much more. If all you have are native tools, it’s a nearly impossible job. But Quest offers a comprehensive solution that makes it easy: On Demand Audit Hybrid Suite for Office 365. This white paper illustrates the power of this innovative solution by walking through exactly how it helps you solve five of the toughest auditing challenges in any hybrid AD environment.

  • A “Boom” Model for Cyber Resilience

    Every organization is at risk of a boom — an incident involving IT resources that could lead to security breaches or service disruptions. The example that typically leaps to mind is a deliberate attack, such as a hacker who compromises an Active Directory (AD) user account and uses various lateral movement and privilege escalation tactics to steal sensitive data, unleash malware or disrupt operations. But a boom can also result from a non-malicious event like an overworked IT admin misconfiguring an application or a careless user clicking on a phishing email, or even a power outage or equipment failure.

  • Mitigating the Top 5 Modern Active Directory Threats

    Identity is the new security perimeter — adversaries work relentlessly to compromise user accounts because they provide access to valuable data and critical systems. And one of the top targets of these attacks is Active Directory (AD). The reason is simple: AD is a primary authentication and access provider for the vast majority of organizations today, even those that have embraced cloud technologies like Entra ID and Microsoft 365.

  • Why Your APM Tools are Failing Your Database (and How to Fix It)

    Traditional Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools excel at tracking application performance but fall short when it comes to deep database visibility. As organizations adopt modern architectures and utilize multiple database platforms, managing complex database environments becomes increasingly challenging. This paper explores why relying solely on APM solutions leaves critical blind spots in database performance and offers insights on how specialized database monitoring tools can bridge the gap. Learn how combining APM with dedicated database solutions enhances uptime, optimizes resource usage, reduces risk and controls both hard and soft costs—ensuring continuous, high-performance operations.

  • 4 Benefits of a Backup Service

    The Microsoft 365 backup market is poised to double in the coming years — a good thing, given that in one survey, Microsoft Office documents were targeted first by bad actors in 80% of cases.1 As small business owners become increasingly aware of the critical need for dedicated backup solutions for Microsoft 365, the demand for more efficient and cost-effective data protection continues to grow.

  • 5 Easy Steps to Achieve Microsoft 365 Cyber Resilience

    Protecting Microsoft 365 data is an essential aspect of a modern cybersecurity strategy, as the suite’s applications permeate the daily operations of countless small and medium businesses and operations. Microsoft 365 contains a wealth of sensitive information and critical business data — and is the reason more small and mid-sized organizations than ever are investing in third-party solutions or managed backup services to protect it.

  • Transforming IT with Cyber Resilience for SMBs

    Organizations, regardless of size, are turning to IT and utilizing data to its fullest to drive digital transformation and gain a competitive advantage in today’s challenging digital landscape. However, these efforts also present challenges, including increased risk of cyberattacks. Read our latest paper and learn how you can transform your IT infrastructure while delivering a cyber-resilient environment, ensuring your business thrives amidst cyber challenges.

  • 2024 Data Protection Trends: Big Insights for Small Business

    According to the findings of our most recent Data Protection Trends Report, 2024 will undoubtedly be a year of change in the IT industry. From concerns around business requirements and organizational roles to cybersecurity matters and the considerations around hybrid cloud and backup solutions, these factors will have a wide-reaching impact on business both reactively and proactively.

  • Cyber Resilient Data Recovery Strategy

    This paper draws heavily from the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which will equip IT organizations, security teams and responsible decisions makers with the insights and knowledge to utilize Veeam® Data Platform to build a cyber‑resilient data recovery strategy.

  • Navigating Compliance with a Security-First Approach

    As cyberattacks escalate, more regulations are being introduced to help protect organizations and their customers’ data. This has resulted in a complex web of legislation with which companies in the private sector must comply. It can be challenging, as industry standards and requirements often overlap.

  • The Public Sector Compliance Playbook

    This e-book provides a guide for government agencies and organizations operating in the public sector to help them understand and navigate password and credential security within the regulatory landscape.