Microsoft Intune 17 – Mobile Application Management Policies for iOS.

Introduction Mobile Application Management Policies can used to secure data on both managed and unmanaged devices. If you have Intune, and you have a problem with BYOD in your organisation, then this is the guide for you. We will be configuring a policy for iOS devices, but the steps for the Android devices are exactly …

Microsoft Sentinel – Part 2 – Deploying a Sentinel Workspace and onboarding free data sources.

Introduction. We are going to cover the initial deployment of a Sentinel Workspace, and onboard the free data sources. Even though Microsoft lists the free data sources in the handy table shown below and available here, there are some caveats we need to be mindful of. The Microsoft documentation states; "Although alerts are free, the …

Microsoft Sentinel – Part 1 – Log Analytics Workspace, Budgets, and Action Groups.

Introduction Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud native Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) solution. It allows organisations to ingest log feeds from most sources, contextualise the data with threat intelligence before making use of machine learning models to assist in providing actionable information and intelligent alerts. The ingested …

Cyber Security is easy, right? – What is SecOps?

Introduction Security Operations (SecOps) is a well established term, however depending where you look it's definition can vary slightly, but overall it's generally consistent. When we talk about Security Operations we are referring to "IT" Security Operations. SecOps is the combination of IT Operations and Security Operations (Cyber) to prevent silos and improve collaboration, reduce …