It’s time for another edition of Reboot and if you missed our newsletter, never fear it’s all here!
Reflections on 2022
It’s that time of year again when we take a moment to reflect and take a little look back on all that has gone before.
And what a year it has been, casting our minds back to this time twelve months ago and it seems like another world frankly, we were about to enter a third lockdown and now? well, it just all seems so long ago, doesn’t it? We’re delighted to say that normal service has really resumed in every sense and it’s been a great year for Yobah.
Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2022
The #Microsoft Digital Defense Report for 2022 is out. Here’s our summary of the key points
Human-operated ransomware is the most prevalent with a third of targets successfully compromised.
32% of firmware images have at least known critical vulnerabilities
IoT Devices are under target to launch attacks on corporate networks
In less than a 12-month period Microsoft successfully blocked 37bn email threats and 34.7bn identity Threats
It’s no wonder then that 90 of the Fortune 100 trust and use Microsoft Security Solutions.
And the biggest point of all. Basic security posture is the determining factor in advanced solution effectiveness. There is no point having the biggest and best lock if you’re always leaving the door open.
You can read the full report here
Security 360: Annual Trends Report
Each year, we analyze the threats impacting devices used in the modern workplace.
This year’s report looks at five key security trends impacting real organizations with users that are connecting remotely to a multitude of apps hosted in private and public data centers via a variety of portable devices and platforms.
Learn about 
The current security landscape and changes in motion as we move to 2022
5 key security trends
Recommendations for developing a security strategy that fits the needs of today’s environment
You can read the full report here
ON THE BLOG
It’s time to stop the productivity paranoia
A new survey from Microsoft has shown that employers and their teams fundamentally disagree about productivity when working from home. While 87% of employees or workers felt they worked as, or more efficiently from home – a whopping 80% of managers disagreed.
The problem with sales, it’s not me, it’s you
Working for a cybersecurity specialising company, I understand the concept of Zero Trust and think it’s one that the majority of companies should adopt. When it comes to securing your infrastructure that is. Not so much when it comes to sales.
Microsoft Ignite 2022
It seems to come around quicker every year, bright lights and shiny new things, a buzz in the air – no we don’t mean Christmas! we’re talking about Microsoft Ignite of course! Last week saw the 2022 Microsoft Ignite conference take place and there was no shortage of updates, improvements and new stuff for the techies too!
Yobah Listen
Risky Business is one of the oldest podcasts around. Established in 2007 (before podcasting was really a thing) Patrick Gray started covering a wide range of information security topics and insights from fellow experts. When described as “pacy without the waffle” you know you’re in for an hour of in-depth information with this show.
In-Depth Read
Building a security team for the Cloud
This month we’re sharing this great deep read from Karim El-Melhaoui focusing on how involved your security team is with your transformation to the cloud whether you’re right at the start or already on the journey.