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  • How to Evaluate MDR and SIEM

    With the ever-increasing complexity of the cybersecurity landscape, it's more important than ever to have a strong security posture in place. One of the key components of this is choosing the right security solutions for your organization, SIEM, MDR, or both. Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) are two popular options for enhancing security programs. But how do you know which one is right for your organization? Should you choose SIEM, MDR, or both?

  • Unveiling the Security Challenges of Microsoft 365

    As organizations increasingly embrace digital transformation, cloud-based productivity suites like Microsoft 365 have become integral to daily operations. While these platforms offer immense benefits in terms of collaboration, efficiency, and accessibility, they also pose a unique set of security challenges that demand comprehensive consideration. This white paper delves into the nuanced landscape of Microsoft 365 security, identifying key challenges and proposing proactive strategies to fortify your digital ecosystem.

  • Data Driven, AI-Powered

    Download this solution brief to learn how SoftwareOne Data and AI Services simplify the complexities of AI and help your team grasp the value and risks while pragmatically defining the capabilities required for your organization to establish a robust data foundation, adopt data-driven practices, and scale analytics and AI. Collaboratively, we'll incorporate intelligent capabilities that can revolutionize your operations and competitiveness in the age of AI.

  • The state of hybrid Active Directory cyber resilience

    A report based on a recent survey of 430 Quest customers and Active Directory (AD) users to discover where organizations struggle with AD security today.

  • 5 Key Risk Factors for Identity Systems and How to Reduce Them

    When identity services are unavailable or compromised, your business halts, your public reputation suffers and costs quickly mount. Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD (now Microsoft Entra ID) have been the backbone of identity for decades, and that’s why bad actors design their methods and ransomware specifically for them, sparing no industry.

  • Ultimate Cyber-Resiliency: A Guide to Combatting AD Security Villains

    Defend your hybrid Active Directory from risks, threats and disaster.

  • The Total Economic Impact of Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition

    Ransomware attacks have increased threefold since 2020, and companies that struggle the most during an outage are specifically targeted. IT decision-makers are under increasing pressure to prepare a speedy recovery plan for Active Directory in particular, as it has become one of the biggest targets during an attack. Forrester found that organizations using Quest’s RMAD DRE recovered their Active Directory up to 98% faster in the event of a ransomware attack, translating to millions of dollars saved.

  • Don't let the retirement crisis become a security crisis

    Strategies for keeping your Active Directory secure, even as the Baby Boomers who manage it retire in droves.

  • Lessons Learned from a Recent Ransomware Recovery

    Read this white paper to learn about a ransomware attack on a global manufacturing company. Even though 17 Active Directory domain controllers across multiple continents were impacted and the passwords for virtually all user accounts were scrambled, the IT team was able to get the organization back on its feet quickly. Here are the key takeaways you can use to strengthen your ransomware and Active Directory disaster recovery strategies.

  • Be Prepared for Ransomware Attacks with Active Directory Disaster Recovery Planning

    Download this white paper to discover how to design an enterprise-quality Active Directory backup and disaster recovery strategy for getting your critical business operations back online quickly, and a proven solution for implementing it.

  • Recovering the Keys to the Digital Kingdom: How Active Directory Recovery Strengthens Cyber Resilience

    For organizations that rely on Microsoft to manage their data and communications, Active Directory (AD) serves as a doorway to their digital functions and services. It’s the primary mechanism for authenticating users and enabling access to databases, files, applications, computers and other endpoints.

  • Top 10 Active Directory Security Reports and Alerts You Need

    This white paper reveals the top 10 reports and alerts you need to ensure the stability and security of your Active Directory environment, and explains how to get them easily with Change Auditor.

  • Five Ways to Improve Auditing of Your Hybrid Active Directory

    Properly auditing a hybrid Active Directory (AD) environment is not a simple task. You need to be able to quickly spot threats, track changes to configurations and roles, keep a close eye on the activity of users, store your audit data for years, and much more. If all you have are native tools, it’s a nearly impossible job. But Quest offers a comprehensive solution that makes it easy: On Demand Audit Hybrid Suite for Office 365. This white paper illustrates the power of this innovative solution by walking through exactly how it helps you solve five of the toughest auditing challenges in any hybrid AD environment.

  • Microsoft Active Directory Backup and Recovery - Five Times Faster!

    ESG validated how Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition (RMADDRE) simplifies, accelerates, and automates backup and recovery of Microsoft Active directory. The solution achieved higher levels of performance thanks to automation. It also provided flexibility and reduced the risk of reintroducing malware.

  • Advanced Threats Require Advanced Defenses

    Double-extortion ransomware. Supply chain attacks. Weaponized zero days. It's an advanced threat landscape, and it requires advanced defenses. Download this e-book to learn about the key capabilities that will help stop modern-day threats.

  • Building a Cyber-Resilient Data Recovery Strategy

    Building a holistic cybersecurity program can be complex and multifaceted, but organizations that leverage frameworks such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, can better establish standards, guidelines and best practices to manage their cybersecurity risk. With insights and knowledge to utilize Veeam® Data Platform, IT organizations, security teams and responsible decisions makers can build a cyber-resilient data recovery strategy.

  • Building a Cyber-Resilient Data Recovery Strategy

    Building a holistic cybersecurity program can be complex and multifaceted, but organizations that leverage frameworks such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, can better establish standards, guidelines and best practices to manage their cybersecurity risk. With insights and knowledge to utilize Veeam® Data Platform, IT organizations, security teams and responsible decisions makers can build a cyber-resilient data recovery strategy.

  • 2023 Ransomware Trends Report (North America Executive Summary)

    Ransomware is a problem that everyone has but no one wants to talk about publicly We asked 350 IT leaders from organizations of all sizes to open up and tell us what it was like to survive a cyber attack.

  • 2023 Ransomware Trends Report (North America Executive Summary)

    Ransomware is a problem that everyone has but no one wants to talk about publicly We asked 350 IT leaders from organizations of all sizes to open up and tell us what it was like to survive a cyber attack.

  • 2023 Global Report Ransomware Trends

    Ransomware is a problem that everyone has but no one wants to talk about publicly. 1,200 IT leaders from organizations of all sizes were surveyed by an independent research firm to better understand what happened when they were attacked and what did they learn to prevent future events. Download the 2023 Ransomware Trends Report to learn from their experiences so you can make sure you're prepared.