Secret Manager to Protect Sensitive Data in App Development How you deal with sensitive data is critical to your organization’s success. If you are not careful with sensitive company or client data, you risk losing trust between you and your employees or customer base. But how do you protect sensitive data when developing a new application where you may need access to said data? Secret Manager provides a solution for protecting sensitive data during application development. What is Secret Manager? Secret Manager is used to store sensitive data during the development of an ASP.NET Core application development project. It keeps the “secrets” out of the source code and stores them … Read more
Protecting Sensitive Data: Ensuring Privacy from a Data Engineering Perspective In a bank call center, staff members handle clients’ data. They have to identify clients for various requests while maintaining privacy. The call center representative must be able to identify the client while keeping the credit card number private, even though the system holds card information. Protecting sensitive data is crucial for the bank’s success. You also want to keep the value of transactions on the card private. Data may be substituted with random numbers or displayed as ***, showing only the last four digits for validation purposes. Now, imagine the same data set is sent to the analytics team to analyze … Read more
Last week, we published a blog discussing Microsoft retiring SharePoint Add-Ins. In that blog, we briefly discussed how the Classic Mode for Custom Scripts has been affected by that change. The Custom Script setting in SharePoint and OneDrive has already been removed – the change took place in May 2024. There is a new PowerShell command (DelayDenyAddAndCustomizePagesEnforcement) that will allow administrators to delay any changes until November of this year. Additionally, the NoScriptSite setting will be configured to True for all existing sites except for specific site templates. How Will The Removal of Custom Script Settings Affect My Organization? Because the Custom Script setting has been removed, you can’t add, … Read more
In Microsoft’s effort to provide modern, evolved digital solutions, they will be retiring SharePoint Add-Ins and pushing SharePoint Extensibility Models instead – such as SharePoint Framework. SharePoint Add-Ins will stop working for new tenants in November 2024 and will be fully eliminated in early 2026. You will no longer be able to update, purchase, or acquire SharePoint Add-Ins. How Does the SharePoint Add-In Retirement Affect Me? Many people are unaware of this new change, and it will greatly impact those who have used SharePoint Add-Ins or made custom Add-Ins in the past. If you made a purchase from the Microsoft Store or downloaded a free application, they will stop working. … Read more
Microsoft PowerToys is an application aimed to increase productivity by providing the user with a set of tools and offerings. Originally introduced in the 1990s and resurrected for Windows 10, PowerToys are a collection of free, open-source utilities designed to enhance your Windows experience. Whether you’re a power user or simply looking to streamline your workflow, PowerToys offers a suite of tools that can make your computer usage more efficient and enjoyable. There have been a few new tools and updates showcased in the Microsoft Build 2024 conference. Here is a list of the most notable features with PowerToys so far: PowerToys – Mouse Without Borders If you use multiple … Read more
Using survival skills can help with project management. Yes, you read that right. What is the Bushcraft Rule of Threes? The bushcraft rule of threes is a simple guideline that helps campers and survivalists to prioritize their needs in a wilderness situation. It states that you can survive: The rule of threes helps you prioritize what will cause you to fail fastest first. When you follow the rules, it prevents you from wasting time and energy on less urgent matters. For example, if you are in a cold and wet environment, finding or building a shelter to keep you warm and dry is more important than looking for food … Read more
What Is Global Secure Access? Working remotely has become the norm for many people. Nowadays, people work from nearly anywhere, which makes network security even more important. Global Secure Access (GSA), available as a preview feature in the Microsoft Entra Admin Center, provides a solution for secure access to your apps and resources using Microsoft’s Security Service Edge (SSE). Global Secure Access (GSA) can be used to control network traffic between endpoint devices and the internet. Capabilities of GSA include web content filtering, M365 traffic control, and can even act as a VPN for your private, corporate resources. The GSA client is installed on endpoint devices and helps forward network … Read more
Modern SharePoint In today’s globalized world, ensuring accessibility across languages is essential for effective communication on digital platforms. If you’re considering transitioning classic SharePoint sites to the modern SharePoint environment and upgrading to multilingual support, you’re in the right place. This blog will walk you through each step for a smooth transition. Understanding the Challenge: Classic SharePoint typically manages multilingual content by separating it into different sites for each language and utilizing buttons for language switching, while modern SharePoint offers seamless language switching and dynamically presents content in the user’s preferred language, all within a single site. This difference in structure can pose challenges during page migration if not planned carefully. … Read more
Teams Premium Teams Premium is designed for power users and organizations that heavily utilize Teams meetings. It is also beneficial for those enterprises that need enhanced meeting security due to business security requirements. Microsoft Teams enhances employee communication and collaboration, and many of the best features are only available on Teams Premium. This blog will serve as a guide to help you determine whether Teams Premium is right for your organization. Teams Premium Security Features As cyber threats become more prevalent and malicious actors become more sophisticated, security has never been more important. Teams Premium has several security features to help your organization remain safe and secure: Teams Premium Meeting … Read more
Protecting sensitive data is crucial. Not only as a legal obligation but also as a cornerstone of trust with customers and partners. Payroll and Human Resources data may be the most apparent examples of sensitive data.
