Arguably, even strong passwords are not enough for protecting most sensitive information. Adding a second layer of protection, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) will help keep you and your organization more secure. A true multi-factor authentication (MFA) will require at least two mechanisms from different methods. For example, an ATM card has an MFA. Your card is your first level of authentication and the second is your PIN, you can’t withdraw money without typing in your PIN.
Today, most MFA solutions can be deployed by using either apps or SMS on mobile devices running iOS or Android. When using MFA for a website, the user puts in their password, and the MFA system responds with a unique and temporary keycode, sent either via SMS or to the MFA app on the user’s phone. The user types in the code on the website, and gains access. The passcode expires after a set period and can’t be reused.

On March 2nd, we released several security updates for Microsoft Exchange Server to address vulnerabilities that are being used in ongoing attacks. Due to the critical nature of these vulnerabilities, we recommend that customers protect their organizations by applying the patches immediately to affected systems.
The vulnerabilities affect Exchange Server versions 2013, 2016, and 2019, while Exchange Server 2010 is also being updated for defense-in-depth purposes. Exchange Online is not affected.

Risk is a part of life. You can’t avoid it, but if you’re smart, you’ll plan for it and develop strategies to reduce the amount of risk you are facing to a manageable amount. Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing and controlling threats. Threats and risks are not interchangeable terms. A threat is anything that can exploit a vulnerability. A risk is the potential loss or damage to assets resulting from a threat exploiting a vulnerability. In other words, Risk = Threat x Vulnerability. Threats could stem from a wide variety of sources, including financial uncertainty, legal liabilities, strategic errors, accidents and natural disasters.

Microsoft Windows 7 is going end of life (EOL) on January 14, 2020. In short, this means that Microsoft will no longer provide patches or security updates for this operating system (OS) after this date.It will also not support resolving any issues with machines on Windows 7. This in turn means other software vendors will not support versions of their applications running on Windows 7.

On September 6, 2018 Microsoft announced two new resources to help customers shift to the modern desktop - Desktop Analytics and Desktop App Assure.Desktop Analytics is a new service designed to create an inventory of apps running in the organization, assess app compatibility with the latest feature updates of Windows 10 and Office 365 ProPlus.