{"id":13151,"date":"2020-02-06T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T00:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exigotech.com.au\/?p=13151"},"modified":"2025-06-02T13:19:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T07:49:28","slug":"how-to-survive-security-challenges-in-the-digital-transformation-era-with-advanced-threat-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/sg\/blog\/how-to-survive-security-challenges-in-the-digital-transformation-era-with-advanced-threat-protection","title":{"rendered":"How to Survive Security Challenges in the Digital Transformation Era with Microsoft Defender for Office 365"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Digital transformation, undoubtedly,\u00a0has\u00a0done\u00a0wonders for Australian\u00a0businesses such as enhanced productivity, improved operational efficiency, automated and streamlined processes and much more. It has initiated a new wave of flexibility in working patterns such as BYOD, remote workers and more which has certainly\u00a0led to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/au\/case-study\/rhino-rack\">data security concerns<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With a combination of different tools from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/au\/blog\/ensure-the-security-of-your-digital-organisation-with-microsoft-office-365\">Microsoft Office 365<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0you can identify the threats and take\u00a0the\u00a0correct measures and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/au\/blog\/what-measures-microsoft-is-taking-to-ensure-security-of-your-data-in-the-azure-cloud\">ensure the security of your data<\/a><\/strong>. To learn what capabilities <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/au\/blog\/microsoft-advanced-threat-protection-acts-as-a-shield-against-the-spam-and-malicious-emails\">Microsoft Defender for Office 365<\/a><\/strong> gives you, read on.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Controlled Access<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application\/Feature \u2013 Microsoft Microsoft Entra ID<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Azure Directory simplifies the identity management process and allows you to control how employees are accessing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Business_software\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">business applications<\/a><\/strong>. Its main function is to authorise sign-ins and protect the identities and credentials. However, with this Microsoft Defender for Office 365 method, you can access internal and external resources without security concerns. The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-in\/products\/active-directory\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Entra ID<\/a><\/strong> adds an extra layer of security and empowers the IT administrator to give several rights to a certain set of employees. Creating a two-factor authentication environment is one of the instances of controlled access. This advanced authentication platform also possesses cloud capabilities which makes it easy for you to host business utility applications on the Windows on-premises server. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Identified-Threats.jpg\" alt=\"Identified Threats \" width=\"940\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Identified Threats<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application\/Feature \u2013 Office 365 Advanced Threat, Windows Defender Application Guard, Windows 10 Device Guard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The attack starts when\u00a0malware\u00a0tries an installation\u00a0on your devices and to\u00a0stop the attack, the\u00a0above-mentioned\u00a0tools will work together to block the known\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/searchsecurity\/definition\/malware\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">malware<\/a> <\/strong>and viruses.\u00a0Then the other application\u00a0checks all the\u00a0files\u00a0which were sent to the computer. Windows and Office then update the protection system to prevent\u00a0future attacks.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/au\/services\/cloud\"><strong>Cloud<\/strong><\/a> App\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/au\/services\/security\"><strong>S<\/strong><strong>ecurity<\/strong><\/a> locks the\u00a0account from which\u00a0the harmful\u00a0files were shared.\u00a0The\u00a0tools such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/au\/blog\/why-intune-a-cloud-application-from-microsoft-translates-to-secured-and-efficient-management-of-the-byod-atmosphere\">Microsoft Intune<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0prevent the sharing of malware\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0digital environment.\u00a0The other applications such as\u00a0Azure Information Protection and\u00a0Azure Rights Management\u00a0encrypt the sensitive files and\u00a0prevent the sharing of confidential data.<\/p>\n<p>With cyber attacks becoming rampant, your customers are concerned about the security of their data. Therefore, when you are devising a digital transformation strategy, you need to put data security at the top. One of the ideal ways of keeping the security concerns at rest stems from designing the entire infrastructure with privacy.<\/p>\n<h4>The Bottom Line<\/h4>\n<p>Digital transformation is about speed, automating the routine processes and connecting them, agility, disruption and more. Whilst introducing the above-mentioned attributes in your business processes, you are ought to face some security challenges. Wise use of Azure and Microsoft Defender for Office 365 platforms can help you fill all the loopholes occurring in your data security network. The experts at Exigo Tech work along with you to understand your business processes, identify all the possible security leaks and devise ways to seal it by using the latest technology solutions. To schedule a meeting with one of our team members, call <strong><a href=\"tel:1300 394 468\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">1300 EXIGOTECH (394 468)<\/a><\/strong> or email us at <a href=\"mailto:sales@exigotech.com.au\"><strong>sales@exigotech.com.au<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital transformation, undoubtedly,\u00a0has\u00a0done\u00a0wonders for Australian\u00a0businesses such as enhanced productivity, improved operational efficiency, automated and streamlined processes and much more. 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