Computer Safety & News

Microsoft has launched “Project VAST” which combines Microsoft’s Azure Log Analytics tool with its Power BI data visualization tool https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/jonsh/2018/03/28/finally-remove-your-security-blockers-introducing-project-vast/ The Visual Auditing Security Tool (VAST) provides a repeatable, scalable solution to quickly and cost-effectively help mitigate security blockers by visually representing specific infrastructure log and audit events. It also provides specific, actionable KPI-based metrics […]

Microsoft shares recent features & other improvements designated for Office 365 subscribers. https://redmondmag.com/articles/2018/03/30/march-office-365-updates.aspx https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2018/03/29/new-in-march-rich-data-types-intelligent-search-and-expanded-datacenters/ The updates this month were notable for including perks for SharePoint Online users. Additionally, Office 365 Excel users also are starting to see the fruits of Microsoft’s efforts to improve the end user experience by using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques within the […]

The John Maxwell leadership training center shares four steps for executives to improve corporate management practices.  Most critical need of all is for a key executive to sponsor & back those key changes: http://johnmaxwellcompany.com/blog/leadership-an-executive-sponsor-is-key Leadership is not something that rises to the surface because of technology, economic necessity or what is currently trending in the business […]

Under Armour’s MyFitnessPal has just reported a data breach where usernames, email addresses, and password data from 150 million users were exposed. Fortunately, no customer e-commerce details were exposed and a mandatory password change will occur to protect customer accounts.  https://www.pcmag.com/news/360166/under-armours-myfitnesspal-suffers-massive-data-breach http://investor.underarmour.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1062368 The MyFitnessPal service from Under Armour has suffered a data breach that affects […]

The Windows 10 Preview build 17133 was launched to Insiders to fix minor current issues (beta testers) https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-build-preview-17133-rolls-out-insiders-slow-ring Microsoft is rolling out a fresh Insider preview build for those enrolled in the Slow ring today. Today’s build is 17133, and it comes just three days after it first landed for Insiders in the Fast ring. […]

Version 7 of CIS Controls have been finalized as follows: https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Version+7+of+the+CIS+Controls+Released/23499/ https://www.cisecurity.org/controls/ https://learn.cisecurity.org/20-controls-download The CIS Controls serve as a “prioritized set of actions to protect your organization and data from known cyber attack vectors.”. Embraced by several organizations as outlined in the Case Studies section, significant improvements to their cyber security programs are listed and […]