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Jul 20,2023

Data Loss Prevention in a Remote Work Environment: Adapting to the New Normal

In recent years, remote work has transformed from a convenient perk into a full-fledged paradigm shift in the modern workplace. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this trend, forcing companies worldwide to embrace remote work as the new normal. While remote work offers numerous benefits, such as increased flexibility and reduced commute…

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May 27,2016

How to verify DDoS/account lockout protection while deploying Skype for Business

While deploying Skype for Business (Lync) on mobile devices, laptops or any other external devices outside the corporate network, special attention should be given to the possible exposure of authentication services. The exposure of these services increases the risk of Active Directory (AD) accounts becoming locked if someone who only…

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May 18,2016

How to safely connect to Skype for Business using RSA security token

SkypeShield offers innovative security solution that allows users of RSA SecurityID and other secure tokens to safely connect to their organization’s Skype for Business server without using their Active Directory (AD) credentials. SkypeShield’s solution adds another secured authentication option, enabling strong mobile and external Skype for Business authentication for organizations with…

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May 11,2016

Protecting EWS while publishing Skype for Business

Using Skype for Business (Lync), the client interacts with the Exchange server to obtain meeting information. In order to implement this connection, the deployment of Skype for Business requires Exchange Web Services (EWS) published externally to the world. This exposes the client to several threats: The deployment of EWS includes…

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Oct 21,2015

Ethical wall solution offers granular control over Skype for Business federation

SkypeShield launched a new Federation Ethical Wall solution, which offers granular control over federation to address security and data protection when federating with external companies. Enabling federation raises serious business and security issues that need to be addressed by applying granular policy rules defining permitted operations between communicating parties. Companies…

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Oct 14,2014

New security solution protects smart card login of Skype for Business mobile users

A growing number of organizations around the world, such as financial institutions and governments, are providing their workers with a smart card device to strengthen the identity authentication process. These organizations are facing a problem while implementing Skype for Business (Lync) mobile authentication requiring the user to enter his or her…

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Apr 02,2014

Mobile Skype for Business connectivity security threats need to be addressed

BYOD (Bring-Your-Own-Device), in which a growing number of workers use their smartphones for both personal and work purposes is a hot trend. A recent report by research company Gartner predicts that by 2017 half of all employers will require employees to supply their own device for work purposes. The report,…

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Jan 17,2014

Israel’s Foreign Ministry deploys LyncShield’s Two Factor Authentication solution

The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs has implemented LyncShield‘s innovative solution for secure mobile Lync connectivity. LyncShield was developed by security company AGAT Software Solutions to allow workers safely use approved mobile devices outside the corporate network to connect through Microsoft Lync. The Foreign Ministry is using LyncShield’s innovative…

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Jan 07,2014

Survey: 86% of workers use smartphone for personal and work tasks

While the trend of employees using their own mobile devices for work purposes is expected to intensify further in 2014, a recent survey indicates that workers are still doing almost nothing to protect their mobile devices and in not doing so are risking their workplace. The survey, conducted by Coalfire for…

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Dec 26,2013

Mobile security seen as the major IT security risk in 2014

The vast majority of IT security professional view mobile devices as the biggest security threat in the upcoming year, according to a report published by the Ponemon Institute and Lumension. The report, entitled “2014 State of Endpoint Risk,” indicated that 75 percent of respondents said mobile devices, such as smartphones, represented the greatest…

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