Cloud Computing

An often-overlooked element of security is the Web Application Firewall (WAF), especially in cloud computing. In this article, I explain what a WAF does, the different kinds of WAF, and I discuss why you should deploy one or more WAFs in your architecture. What is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)? A Web Application Firewall, often…

Microsoft has launched a new Data and AI security dashboard in public preview for its Defender for Cloud solution. This new dashboard offers a centralized platform to help organizations monitor and manage data and AI resources, along with their associated risks and protection status. “The dashboard highlights critical security issues, resources needing attention, and internet-exposed…

The US Federal Trade Commission has reportedly launched an antitrust investigation into Microsoft. The Federal agency is scrutinizing Microsoft’s cloud computing, software licensing, cybersecurity, and AI businesses. Last month, the Financial Times reported that the FTC was preparing to launch an investigation into Microsoft’s cloud computing business. The agency was planning to investigate accusations that…

We’ve come a long way since those days and have seen technology evolve to support data stored in business cloud platforms such as Microsoft 365. In recent years, the digital revolution has made data more portable and more accessible, but crucially it has also made that data more vulnerable in many ways. Fortunately, if your organization…

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the antitrust complaint Google filed with the EU Commission this week regarding Microsoft’s anti-competitive cloud licensing practices.

Do you know what Microsoft Intune is and are you using it? Released just under a year ago, Intune provides a cloud-based solution to manage and secure your PCs. Microsoft Evangelist John Weston gives 10 compelling reasons why you need to be using Intune if you aren’t already.

Want to feel clear-headed about the cloud? Learn more as Matt Hester discusses cloud services such as Windows Azure Iaas and how it can work for you.

Puppet Bolt tasks are scripts that you can run on Linux or Windows systems. A task contains a script, completely unmodified, written in any language supported by the remote system on which the task will run.

Depending on what part of the country you’re in, coping with power outages and having backup power may or may not play a big part in your disaster recovery plans. While it’s often overlooked, power is the one thing that all computing activities require, whether it is desktops, datacenters, or cloud computing. Backup power supplies…

AWS Snowball customers can now manage their connected Snowball Edge devices remotely. IT Pros can now operate these devices from AWS OpsHub or the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), even when these devices are geographically dispersed. The AWS Snow Family is designed for business customers that need computing power and storage in non-data center environments where…

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Google losing its US antitrust case over its search monopoly, and how the company’s search deals with Apple and Mozilla may have made it impossible for Microsoft and other companies to create better search engines.

Conditional Access is a security feature that allows organizations to control corporate resource access based on certain conditions. Common reasons for utilizing this technology include the enforcement of multifactor authentication (MFA), requiring stronger authentication measures during authentication, and more. Learn more about how to use Conditional Access to protect your data and devices. What is…