Navigating the Post-Xi Leap Landscape: Top Alternatives for Disaster Recovery
2024 has been a struggle for many organizations with the Broadcom acquisition of VMware, from increased costs for renewals to uncertainty in the EUC world with Horizon View. The concern from customers regarding what their alternatives are is definitely keeping me busy throughout the week– helping our customers navigate the waters and the journey of […]
Purview Insider Risk Management: How to Capture Forensic Evidence on Intune Enrolled Devices
Insider risks are a growing threat to organizations, especially in the era of remote work and cloud-based services. Insider risks can be caused by malicious actors who intentionally steal or leak sensitive data, sabotage systems, or compromise accounts. They can also be caused by negligent or compromised users who accidentally or unknowingly expose data, violate […]
Block Top-Level Domains with Intune and Windows Firewall Policy
In this blog post, I will show you how to create Intune Endpoint Security Windows Firewall Policy and Firewall Rules to block outbound traffic using reusable group settings. This is a useful scenario for organizations that want to restrict the network access of their devices to specific top-level domains. By using Intune, you can manage […]
Deploying Intune LAPS with a Remediation Script and Protection Policy
Microsoft Intune LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) is a feature that allows you to manage the local administrator passwords of your Windows devices enrolled in Intune. It helps you prevent unauthorized access, pass-the-hash attacks, and lateral movement by generating random, complex, and unique passwords for each device. You can also set expiration policies and view […]
The Case for Tabletop Exercises in Incident Response Planning
Tabletop exercises remain a mainstay of disaster recovery and incident management preparation, and with good reason: they provide an accessible and low-cost way to demonstrate the organization’s readiness (or lack thereof) for an adverse event without expensive penetration testing or Red Team attack simulations. Today we will focus on the reasons a tabletop exercise should […]
How Data Archival Brings Stronger Data Governance
The Challenge Quite often I work with clients that are trying to untie the Gordian knot that is data retention and stale data deletion. In most cases, these organizations have adopted some form of “keep everything forever” because it is difficult to get internal legal or risk teams to define a realistic retention policy—or if […]
eGroup Enabling Technologies Earns Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program Solutions Partner Designation for Data & AI (Azure)
eGroup Enabling Technologies Earns Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program Solutions Partner Designation for Data & AI (Azure) November 16, 2023 — eGroup Enabling Technologies, a 9x Microsoft Partner of the Year award winner and leading Managed Services Provider, is excited to announce that we have been recognized and endorsed by Microsoft through the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program […]
Web Content Filtering and Protection with Defender for Endpoint
When I was a technology executive in the days before Microsoft 365 and Defender for Endpoint, November and December always used to give me pause. Hectic end-of-year work schedules and vacations both drive people to use their employer’s devices for personal use: shopping, traveling, or (yikes!) sometimes entertaining the kids. The endpoint-based firewalls and filtering […]
eGroup Enabling Technologies Joins the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association
eGroup Enabling Technologies Joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association November 2, 2023 — eGroup Enabling Technologies announces its membership into the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA). This recognition underscores eGroup Enabling Technologies’ commitment to providing cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions tailored to the unique needs of Microsoft customers. “I am proud to announce our acceptance into the Microsoft […]
eGroup Enabling Technologies Releases Microsoft 365 Copilot Launch Readiness Assessment
eGroup Enabling Technologies Releases Microsoft 365 Copilot Launch Readiness Assessment, Paving the Way for Next-Level Productivity and Collaboration [28, September 2023] – eGroup Enabling Technologies, a 9x Microsoft Partner of the Year Award recipient, is thrilled to introduce the Microsoft 365 Copilot Launch Readiness Assessment. Microsoft 365 Copilot is a groundbreaking tool designed to revolutionize […]
