In this episode, Ontinue Chief Innovation Officer Drew Perry looks back to see how we did with our 2024 cybersecurity predictions. Topics include breaches affecting AI companies, the resurgence of homegrown ransomware groups, and the rise of passkeys and the rapid shift toward passwordless security. Drew explains why passkeys are useful, and how IT and security teams can enable this technology using tools that exist within their Microsoft security licenses.

In this episode, SOC Analyst Rhys Downing sheds light on his research into a new sample of the LummaC2 Infostealer. You can find Rhys' most recent report on this new sample on the Ontinue blog.

In this episode, Zach Garcia and Dom De Vitto explain how security leaders should interpret the 1H 2024 Threat Report from Ontinue’s Advanced Threat Operations (ATO) team. You can find the report's key findings summarized in this blog post. The conversation includes using Defender's vulnerability scanning to uncover shadow IT as a means to keep up with patch adoption, and an exploit using Microsoft-owned domains to bypass security controls.

In this episode, we go deep on Identity Protection with Ryan Huls, a Microsoft security expert at Ontinue, and Rob Smith, CEO and founder of Lionfish Tech Advisory. Ryan and Rob talk about the new Attack Surface Map in the Defender console, risk-based conditional access, and modern versus legacy multi-factor authentication methods. Related resource: Guide: Maximizing your Microsoft Licensing to Reduce Costs and Increase Security

Microsoft Security expert Daniel Morris and security strategist Sam McHugh discuss a security assessment that uncovered $1,000,000 in cost savings through tool reduction and optimization. The client was looking to better leverage Microsoft E5 licensing and address some of the confusion and underutilization resulting from a multitude of tools. Daniel and Sam stepped in to streamline their security stack, optimize configurations, and uncover hidden savings.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the “Defend Your Time” podcast brought to you by Ontinue. In this pilot episode, we bring Microsoft security experts Daniel Morris and Ryan Huls to share how they help customers realize the full value of their Microsoft security investments. The discussion covers: Understanding Microsoft licensing (1:00)Optimizing configurations for enhanced security (2:59)The benefits of CASB solutions (4:40)The Defender User Group (8:56)