06.08.22 -- Why Cyber Resilience Is An Essential Component Of Business Resilience

Microsoft recently unveiled a multi-stage, multi-year investment in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program to help companies reduce complexity and achieve better purchasing flexibility.

Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience modernizes Microsoft’s purchasing processes, aligns with other Microsoft purchase options, provides new licensing and monthly subscription options, and introduces a premium price for monthly subscriptions.

Cyber resilience, the ability to maintain business operations in the face of unending and evolving cyber threats, is possible — if businesses follow the six interlocking steps in our recommended cyber resilience framework. Keep in mind that a cyber resilience framework is merely a blueprint unless implemented.

Remote and hybrid working arrangements continued to evolve in the past year and will continue to alter how we work and interact with one another. These new realities opened easier and more lucrative avenues for bad actors to exploit. Phishing attacks across email, text, and other communications platforms remain a common first step in breaches.

Passwords have become a common way to access and manage our digital lives. However, having a password alone is not enough. Your password for each of your accounts needs to be difficult to guess and unpredictable. Your passwords also need to be managed and protected. With World Password Day around the corner, it’s important to take a moment and reflect on the importance of strengthening our digital hygiene, beginning with our passwords.