Microsoft Teams is a fantastic collaboration tool allowing people to share data effortlessly within the same organization and even across organizations. Unfortunately, because it was built with collaboration as the primary driver, it can be easy to ‘overshare’ data you don’t want to share.

While the data breaches that make the headlines often focus on personal data, there’s a lot more at stake if a hacker cracks open the gates. There’s even higher stakes when intellectual property (IP) theft is the goal potentially stripping away an organization’s competitive advantage. It’s not just hackers that are a threat to IP. Employees, contractors and partners all pose a risk to IP from accidental or deliberate data loss.

I recently attended a virtual conference on CMMC, an upcoming security mandate for defense supply chain organizations. There were a lot of great sessions, but one that really stood out was presented by Scott Goodwin, Manager – Cybersecurity and Privacy Advisory at DGC.

In the midst of a growing global cyberthreat landscape, the Australian and US governments this week announced plans to increase spend to bolster federal cybersecurity. The Australian federal government’s newly released 2022-23 federal Budget has dedicated AU$9.9 billion to support cybersecurity and intelligence capabilities under a program called Resilience, Effects, Defence, Space, Intelligence, Cyber and Enablers (REDSPICE).

Everyday business documents continue to be one of the biggest sources of data leakage. The Facebook leaks and WikiLeaks are prime examples of the damage such breaches can wreak. Even with the best security tools in place users seem to always be able to find a way to circumvent security. Or, as in most cases, accidentally share data with the wrong audience creating a security issue.

Microsoft 365 provides a powerful document management and collaboration platform. However, with so many applications available in the platform to store and share information internally and with external parties, such as partners, contractors and vendors, ensuring proper access and data security can be a challenge. In this blog we examine how to ensure secure file sharing in Microsoft 365 and Teams.

In honor of International Women’s Day we once again asked the amazingly talented women of archTIS to share their insights as women in tech. This year our Finance and HR leads share their important roles in the company, experiences, and offer advice to young women considering a career in cybersecurity.

A dynamic, data-centric approach is key to securing sensitive information and achieving compliance in our modern world of hybrid IT solutions, but what are the differences between RBAC vs ABAC the two common access controls approaches? Over the last two years, companies have seen an expedited shift away from using traditional methods to access their data. With more employees working remotely, we find the security controls we have spent years refining are no longer adequate.