Got phishing emails?
Alex Morrow, VP of Security and IT Managed Services, takes you through how to easily install O365 Report Message addin to detect phishing attacks driven through inauthentic emails.

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Alex Morrow overviews how you might spot a phishing attack which could have serious consequences such as Ransomware, Malware, Viruses or worse.

Often times I have clients who bring in Splunk to solve one problem.  They desire to expand it, but aren't really sure how to go about it.  In the area of Security, splunk has made this way easy now for the clients using the toolset.  Introducing Security Essentials .

With over 3,000 installs and counting, this app allows a user to say "Hey, I have this problem (Splunkers call them "UseCases"), and I wonder if I can tackle it with Splunk.

Just before heading off with the family to Galveston over Memorial weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Splunk Live Dallas event! These events are always great to hear how other companies are utilizing splunk and, of course, learn from Splunk experts about solving security challenges, taking advantage of Artificial Intelligence in Big Data, and improving incident response.

According to a recent article from MSP Alliance the continuing rise of managed services is getting even more fuel on the fire with the challenges around Cyber Security.

"Gartner predicts that IT services spending will reach $985 billing in 2018, a 5.5% increase from 2017. While there are many reasons for this increase, I would speculate that increase security threats are a large part of why organizations are outsourcing general IT management to MSPs, but specifically their IT security as well.

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Texas Association of Governmental Information Technology Mangers (TAGITM) 2018 Annual conference in San Antonio. I have previously attended a TAGITM regional event but this was my first time attending the annual conference.

I hope the other attendees had as much fun as I did this year at TAGITM. This was my 9th! I can truly say I thought we picked up the game a notch this year. Really informative, organized, collaborative, and most of all enjoyable. I tell everyone I meet, this conference is the BEST of the many I attend.

Why Cima should be your first and last stop on the road to an Infrastructure Solution.
Having been fortunate enough to work for some of the largest, and most predominate tech companies operating in the US, one thing I know for certain - NONE of them are perfect for every need in your infrastructure.

(This article was written by Douglas Paris-White and first appeared on the IBM Cloud Blog)

Here are summaries of the five kinds of security a cloud platform should offer.

1: Identity and access management (IAM)

Any interaction with a cloud platform should start with establishing who or what is doing the interacting—an administrator, a user, or even a service.

Business leaders are different than regular people. When they hear the word “disaster,” they don’t think about how to run or hide. No. They think: How will we recover from this? What should we have done to prevent it?

It’s this kind of clear-eyed determination that has made your enterprise such a success.