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While cyber-threats are by nature a moving target, Radware's DDoS Handbook offers expert advice, actionable tools and tips to help detect and stop DDoS attacks. Read The DDoS Handbook to understand:
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DDoS Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Everything You Need to Know About DDoS Attacks
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Space Weather Outlook October 26, 2015 at 02:11AM
Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-43 2015 October 26 at 12:01 a.m. MDT (2015 October 26 0601 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 19-25 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For October 26-November 1 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.
Predicting Malicious Behavior: Tools and Techniques for Ensuring Global Security (A $54.99 Value) FREE for a Short Time!
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This revolutionary book combines real-world security scenarios with actual tools to predict and prevent incidents of terrorism, network hacking, individual criminal behavior, and more. Written by an expert with intelligence officer experience who invented the technology, it explores the keys to understanding the dark side of human nature, various types of security threats (current and potential), and how to construct a methodology to predict and combat malicious behavior.
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Security Leadership Series: Security Strategies for Success
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In this exclusive Security Leadership Series eBook, Citrix chief information security officer Stan Black and chief security strategist Kurt Roemer share best practices for leading meaningful security discussions with the board of directors, engaging end users to protect business information, and meeting security-related compliance requirements. For IT leaders, these security strategies for success are essential reading. Request Free! |
Best Practices to Protect Your Critical Business Information Infographic
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You need a policy-driven information security approach that you can enforce and monitor. Read this infographic and follow the 7 best practices to protect your company's critical business information. Request Free! |
Citrix Security Leadership Series: Protecting the Data that Matters
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Citrix security experts share their perspectives on “protecting what matters.” This includes advice on automating your enterprise data and apps so that people can access sensitive data when they need it. “We've made security transparent and we've made it more powerful by making it user focused,” says Kurt Roemer. Request Free! |
Top 10 Reasons to Strengthen Information Security with Desktop Virtualization
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Information security has become an increasingly critical concern for organizations of all kinds. Trends such as mobility, cloud computing consumerization and flexwork mean that more people are accessing enterprise applications and data from more places and in more ways than ever before. Request Free! |
Secure App Delivery for a Mobile Workforce
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Mobility is changing the nature and pace of business, providing new freedom for employees and greater productivity organization-wide. However, IT is challenged more than ever to deliver all types of applications – and enterprise data – to a wide variety of devices, across different networks. As people roam across locations and devices, how can IT ensure strict security for sensitive enterprise content, while supporting the right access to apps and data for the mobile workforce? Download this white paper to learn more! Request Free! |
2015 Cyberthreat Defense Report
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The second annual Cyberthreat Defense Report continues this process of striving to inform the IT security community, not about the latest and greatest “baddies” to emerge on the scene, but rather how their peers are electing to defend against them. Based on a rigorous survey of IT security decision makers and practitioners across North America and Europe, the Cyberthreat Defense Report examines the current and planned deployment of countermeasures against the backdrop of numerous perceptions. Request Free! |
Navigating the Threat Landscape: A Practical Guide
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Fortunately, you don't have to – Kaspersky Lab's security experts do it for you! Download our Practical Guide “Navigating the Threat Landscape” and you'll get:
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Top 10 Tips for Educating Employees about Cybersecurity
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Could Your Business Survive a Cryptor?
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In the first six months of 2015, the number of crypto-attacks equaled the volume experienced in all of 2014. This increase illustrates how widespread this problem is becoming for businesses of all sizes. It is entirely possible that you or someone in your company will be held ransom by a cryptor at some point—a scenario that could have a devastating effect on your business. Learn how you can prevent such an attack and protect your business by downloading our Practical Guide: “Could Your Business Survive a Cryptor”? It contains valuable information, such as:
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Citrix Security Leadership Series: Protecting the Data that Matters
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Citrix security experts share their perspectives on “protecting what matters“. This includes advice on automating your enterprise data and apps so that people can access sensitive data when they need it. “We've made security transparent and we've made it more powerful by making it user focused,” says Kurt Roemer. Request Free! |
Mobile Security: How to Secure, Privatize, and Recover Your Devices (A $26.99 Value!) Free eBook for a limited time
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Mobile phones and tablets enhance our lives, but they also make you and your family vulnerable to cyber-attacks or theft. This clever eBook will help you secure your devices and know what to do if the worst happens. Request Free! |
Step Out of the Bull's-Eye: Protecting Your Company from Advanced Threats and Targeted Cyberattacks
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Rethinking Security: Fighting Known, Unknown and Advanced Threats
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Cyberattacks can be the downfall of an organization's reputation. News headlines are filled with stories of major corporate data breaches across all industries. Hopefully, your organization has been spared this type of unwanted media attention. Download Kaspersky Lab's latest eBook, Rethinking Security: Fighting Known, Unknown, and Advanced Threats, to learn more about:
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Future Risks: Be Prepared
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Cybersecurity is not a numbers game. When it only takes a single breach to inflict serious damage on your business, defending against the majority of attacks isn't enough. Kaspersky Lab recommends focusing on prevention and mitigation of advanced threats. Our Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) wants to help with that effort. Download Future Risks: Be Prepared - A Special Report on Mitigation Strategies for Advanced Threats to learn:
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Unlock the Key to Repel Ransomware
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You're at your desk, working to finish a project on a deadline when, all of a sudden, your screen freezes and a dialogue box pops up to tell you that your computer is locked and your files will all be destroyed if you don't pay up. Unfortunately, this is not the script for a crime drama. Since many victims are willing to pay the ransom, this type of crypto malware, is on the rise, netting millions of dollars for cybercriminals looking for a substantial return on their minimal investment. Download Kaspersky Lab's Unlock the Key to Repel Ransomware to learn:
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The State of Mobile Security Maturity
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Where do you stand on rapidly provisioning mobile devices with security across data, apps, content and entry into fileshares? iSMG asked this question to over two hundred organizations providing a baseline every organization can use to benchmark their own progress in becoming Mobile first. Request Free! |
IBM Security Identity Governance and Administration
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IBM Security Identity Governance and Administration provides an integrated, business-centric approach to help organizations improve security and reduce costs for managing accounts, groups, policies, credentials and access rights throughout the user lifecycle. Request Free! |
Mitigating Risks with Security Intelligence and Identity Assurance
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This white paper describes how intelligent IAM solutions help defend against insider threats, manage access and boost compliance. You'll learn to:
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How to Architect and Automate the Next-Gen Datacenter with Software-Defined Networking
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SDN 101: An Introduction to Software Defined Networking
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SDN has quickly become one of the hottest trends in IT. But not all SDN solutions offer real software-defined functionality. As more enterprises consider SDN, they want to know, “What is SDN? And what are the real benefits?” If you're ready to explore the advantages of SDN, and want to know how it should be implemented within your enterprise, start by reading our introductory white paper. Request Free! |
Manage Identities & Access for Continuous Compliance & Reduced Risk
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Identity and access management governance helps determine who has authorized access to what resources, for what purpose and for how long. IAM governance from IBM provides value beyond risk control, with accountability and transparency for user entitlements throughout the user lifecycle. Request Free! |
The Importance of Cyber Resilience and Incident Response for Financial Institutions
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If you're like most financial institutions, you have controls that identify breaches, but need proper procedures that'll enable you to recover from such an event. In this webinar, we discuss the current threats across the financial marketplace and explore strategies for implementing a successful incident response program as outlined in the FFIEC's cyber resilience guidance. Request Free! |
Combating First-Party Fraud - A New Approach
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First-party fraud will be responsible for an estimated $28.6 billion in credit losses for financial institutions around the globe by 2016. Banks can significantly reduce their levels of bad debt and collections expenses by specifically targeting first-party fraud. Advanced network analytics with real-time screening is the key to early detection and prevention of risk threats before they result in large losses. Read more about combating first-party fraud and emerging best practices here. Request Free! |
Top 10 Reasons to Strengthen Information Security with App and Desktop Virtualization
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Space Weather Outlook October 18, 2015 at 09:02PM
Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-42 2015 October 18 at 6:51 p.m. MDT (2015 October 19 0051 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 12-18 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 12, 14 and 18 October due to effects from positive polarity coronal hole high speed streams. R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 15-17 October from flare activity from Regions 2434 and 2437. No S1 (Minor) or greater solar radiation storms were observed. Outlook For October 19-25 R1 (Minor) radio blackouts are likely through the outlook period due to potential flare activity from Regions 2434 and 2437. No G1 (minor) or greater geomagnetic storms are expected. No S1 (Minor) or greater solar radiation storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.
Financial Institution Threat Report
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Financial institutions are our crystal balls for understanding the near-term future. Why? Because they spend a lot of money on defense and because the bad guys want their money. Download this white paper to learn when the majority of security incidents are happening, where they're coming from, types of threats, and advice for avoiding similar incidents at your organization. Request Free! |
Five Strategies for Email Insider Threat Prevention
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The average employee sends and receives about 110 emails each day. Many contain risky data, which can become toxic to your company if it's hacked or suffers a breach – causing reputational damage, customer loss, heavy fines, and decreased competitive edge. Download our email data loss prevention white paper to review the five strategies your organization should be using to protect your email. Request Free! |
The Holistic Approach to Targeted Attack Prevention
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The Golden Age of Hacking has arrived. More malware and more advanced threats have caused more companies to be breached. In this white paper, we focus on the roots of the high-profile Target attack. See what Target could have done to prevent the attack, how to spot a phishing scam, why email is the killer app, and how to set up an effective holistic security strategy to combat targeted attacks. Request Free! |
Mitos y Realidades de la Manufactura que Conecta la Gerencia y el Personal de Planta
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Durante casi dos décadas, analistas, periodistas y expertos de la industria han advertido a los fabricantes sobre las consecuencias de la falta de conexión entre la base (la línea de producción) y la cima (la gerencia hasta los ejecutivos más importantes). Con todo lo escrito sobre el tema, sorprende que pocos fabricantes hayan siquiera tratado de conectar el personal de planta con el personal directivo para mejorar la cadena de suministro extendida. Descargar su Informe Tecnico para aprender más sobre como mejorar la cadena de suministro extendida. Request Free! |
Entra la nueva economa, salen las estrategias antiguas: una mirada a MES
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Con la economía mundial a punto de dar un giro favorable, el enfoque ya no es hacia saber de dónde provendrá la próxima orden sino en aprovechar las oportunidades de crecimiento más claras. Simultáneamente, muchas empresas se enfrentan a un aumento de la competencia a escala mundial. Request Free! |
IDC 2015 Trends: Why CIOs Should Rethink Endpoint Data Protection in the Age of Mobility
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This IDC Technology Spotlight examines the impact of mobile devices on business IT departments, particularly relating to data protection. This document assesses trends in data protection, specifically with respect to mobile devices, BYOD, and remote employees. Request Free! |
Space Weather Outlook October 11, 2015 at 09:55PM
Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-41 2015 October 11 at 7:44 p.m. MDT (2015 October 12 0144 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 5-11 G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storms were observed on 07 Oct. G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storms were observed on 07-08 Oct. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 05, 07-08 Oct. No R1 (Minor) or greater radio blackouts were observed. No S1 (Minor) or greater solar radiation storms were observed. Outlook For October 12-18 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are likely on 12, 15-16 Oct. No R1 (Minor) or greater radio blackouts are expected. No S1 (Minor) or greater solar radiation storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.
System Administration & Security - Salary & Skills Report
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Diverse and rapidly changing, network administration and security is the backbone of the 21st century workplace. What are the essential skills of the modern system admin? Does it pay to specialize, or go polyglot? Which tech is the overwhelming top pick in the world of configuration management? Download this report to learn more. Request Free! |
Advanced Penetration Testing for Highly-Secured Environments: The Ultimate Security Guide (a $35.99 value) Free!
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Advanced Penetration Testing for Highly Secured Environments provides step-by-step instructions on how to emulate a highly secured environment on your own equipment using VirtualBox, pfSense, snort, and similar technologies. This enables you to practice what you have learned throughout the book in a safe environment. You will also get a chance to witness what security response teams may see on their side of the penetration test while you are performing your testing! This free offer won't be available for very long, download today. Request Free! |
How to Transform Employee Worst Practices Into IT Security Best Practices
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Despite all the funds you may have spent on state-of-the-art security software, the bad guys are just one gullible user click away from staging an all-out invasion. Such incidents are skyrocketing. According to a recent study by Osterman Research, email is the most prevalent channel of infiltration into the enterprise. This white paper provides clear direction on how to go about improving your organization's security posture by “inoculating” employees who fall for social engineering attacks. Download Now! Request Free! |
Ransomware Hostage Rescue Manual
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Being in IT I'm sure you know someone who's been hit with ransomware or you have been though it yourself. Wouldn't it be great to have a manual of what to do when you get hit and how to prevent it in the future? Now you do! This manual is packed with actionable info that you need to have to prevent infections, and what to do when you are hit with ransomware. You will also receive a Ransomware Attack Response Checklist and Ransomware Prevention Checklist. Don't be taken hostage by ransomware. Download now! Request Free! |
How to Deal with Stealthier Phishing and Malware Attacks
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Phishing and malware threats are skyrocketing as cybercriminals become more adept, stealthier, and more able to penetrate your IT security defenses. The consequences of even a single attack penetrating your network can be devastating, resulting in enormous potential losses. Large amounts of dollars stolen directly out of your corporate financial accounts, your CEO first reading about your data breach in the morning paper, the loss of intellectual property like trade secrets, and possibly the bankruptcy of your organization. To combat phishing attempts and next-generation malware, this Osterman Research white paper gives you a list of high-priority actionable items, all related to IT security. Download the White Paper Now! Request Free! |
Your Money or Your Files! A Short History of Ransomware
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They are making tens of millions with each campaign. These attacks are being run by Eastern Europe organized cybercrime. They hire experienced, very smart coders and run these malware campaigns supported by $3 billion underground criminal economy. If your systems are infected by ransomware, and your data restore function fails, you may be forced to pay ransom in Bitcoin. But that just gives the criminals more money for future attacks, so it is better to prevent this and make sure you don't become a victim in the first place. This white paper provides a history of ransomware and what to do to prevent being attacked. Download Now! Request Free! |
How to Transform Employee Worst Practices Into Enterprise Best Practices
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Despite all the funds you may have spent on state-of-the-art security software, the bad guys are just one gullible user click away from staging an all-out invasion. Such incidents are skyrocketing. According to a recent study by Osterman Research, email is the most prevalent channel of infiltration into the enterprise. This white paper provides clear direction on how to go about improving your organization's security posture by “inoculating” employees who fall for social engineering attacks. Download Now! Request Free! |
Best Practices for Dealing with Phishing and Next-Generation Malware
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Phishing and malware threats are skyrocketing as cybercriminals become more adept, stealthier, and more able to penetrate your IT security defenses. The consequences of even a single attack penetrating your network can be devastating, resulting in enormous potential losses. Large amounts of dollars stolen directly out of your corporate financial accounts, your CEO first reading about your data breach in the morning paper, the loss of intellectual property like trade secrets, and possibly the bankruptcy of your organization. To combat phishing attempts and next-generation malware, this Osterman Research white paper gives you a list of high-priority actionable items, all related to IT security. Download the White Paper Now! Request Free! |
[Video] SDN: Merging IT Roles
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Using Trend Micro's Cloud & Data Center Security Solution to meet PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance
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The Deep Security platform delivers a comprehensive set of security controls optimized for modern data centers (including physical and virtual environments) and the cloud. This offering complements the security provided by platform and service providers, including Cloud Service Providers (CSP) such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, and can help an organization achieve compliance with specific PCI DSS 3.0 requirements. Request Free! |
Snake-in-the-Grass Syndrome
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Space Weather Outlook October 05, 2015 at 02:27AM
Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-40 2015 October 5 at 12:16 a.m. MDT (2015 October 5 0616 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 28-October 4 R2 (Moderate) radio blackouts were observed on 28 Sep and 02 Oct. G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 04 Oct. No S1 (Minor) or greater solar radiation storms were observed. Outlook For October 5-11 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms are likely on 09 Oct. No R1 (Minor) radio blackouts are expected. No S1 (Minor) solar radiation storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other observatories, universities, and institutions. More information is available at SWPC's Web site http://swpc.noaa.gov Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help.
The Client Mandate on Security
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Unlike many other organizations, however, law firms must also protect their client's confidential information. They have long been required to secure private information due to legal and regulatory requirements. Email is a key area of a firm's IT infrastructure when it comes to vigilance for security and governance. Request Free! |
Recognizing Five Sources of High-Profile Data Security Breaches
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The average cost of a breach jumped 15% in 2014 to $3.5 million, and 43% of firms report having experienced a data breach in the past year. Meanwhile, businesses feel that their annual security budgets are only about 50% of what they need to adequately address the problem. This white paper discusses the 5 major categories of vulnerabilities that IT and security professionals need to account for in their solutions planning. Request Free! |
4 Critical Risks Facing Microsoft Office 365 Implementation
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With Microsoft's push to move Exchange environments to Office 365, this move requires planning both the migration and also how to ensure the same level of administration, security, and message hygiene you've come to enjoy with your on-premises implementation. Read this white paper to learn the considerations you should address internally when planning and implementing the move to Office 365. Request Free! |