Security Features in Productivity Software

Security can’t be an afterthought - it must be built into the fabric of a product at every stage: design, development, deployment, and operation. I came across an interesting read in The Information on the risks from enterprise AI adoption. How do we do this at Glean? Our platform combines native security features with open data governance - providing up-to-date insights on data activity, identity, and permissions, making external security tools even more effective. Some other key steps and considerations: • Adopt modern security principles: Embrace zero trust models, apply the principle of least privilege, and shift-left by integrating security early. • Access controls: Implement strict authentication and adjust permissions dynamically to ensure users see only what they’re authorized to access. • Logging and audit trails: Maintain detailed, application-specific logs for user activity and security events to ensure compliance and visibility. • Customizable controls: Provide admins with tools to exclude specific data, documents, or sources from exposure to AI systems and other services. Security shouldn’t be a patchwork of bolted-on solutions. It needs to be embedded into every layer of a product, ensuring organizations remain compliant, resilient, and equipped to navigate evolving threats and regulatory demands.

SAP Security is not only Authorizations (User & Role Management) or SOD (GRC AC), refers to the practices, protocols, and technologies used to protect SAP systems, data, and processes from unauthorized access, cyber threats, and internal vulnerabilities. Since SAP systems manage critical business functions like finance, HR, supply chain, and customer relationships, ensuring their security is crucial for the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of organizational data. Here are the key aspects of SAP Security in the context of IT security: 1. Authentication & Access Control User Authentication: Ensures that only authorized users can access the SAP environment. This often involves secure login processes, including single sign-on (SSO), two-factor authentication (2FA). Role-based Access Control (RBAC): Ensure users only have access to the data and transactions they need for their roles. Segregation of Duties (SoD) 2. Data Encryption & Confidentiality Encryption in Transit: Ensures that data transmitted between SAP systems, users, or external interfaces is encrypted, protecting sensitive information. Encryption at Rest: Sensitive data stored in SAP databases can be encrypted to prevent unauthorized access. Secure Communication Protocols: SAP systems can leverage secure communication protocols to protect data exchanged between systems. 3. Auditing & Monitoring Logging and Monitoring: SAP security includes detailed logging and real-time monitoring of user activity, system events, and access attempts to detect anomalies or unauthorized actions. Audit Trails: SAP systems maintain audit trails of changes to critical data and system configurations, helping to track who made changes, when, and what was changed. Compliance and Governance: To ensure that data protection regulations are followed and auditable. 4. Patch Management & Vulnerability Mitigation 5. Application Layer Security Defines access rights and permissions at the application level, ensuring that users cannot access unauthorized transactions, reports, or data within SAP. 6. System Hardening & Configuration Management System Hardening: Involves configuring SAP servers and applications according to best security practices. Transport Layer Security: SAP uses transport management systems for moving development changes from one environment to another. Ensuring the security of this layer prevents unauthorized transport requests that could compromise system integrity. 7. Endpoint Security Secure User Devices: Devices used to access SAP systems should be protected through antivirus, firewalls, encryption, and secure network configurations to reduce the risk of malware or unauthorized access. 8. Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity 9. Incident Response Security Incident Management: Establishing procedures to detect, respond to, and recover from security incidents, such as breaches, unauthorized access, or malware attacks on SAP systems. 10. Cloud Security (for SAP Cloud Solutions)

🛡️ Are You Using all Security Features already Included in Your License? One of the most important actions coming for businesses in the EU is the adoption of the NIS2 security framework — and for many SMBs, this is a real challenge. Let’s break down what’s available in your license to help strengthen your security posture and support compliance: 🔐 Identity & Access – Microsoft Entra ID (P1) ✅ Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) ✅ Conditional Access Policies ✅ Identity Protection & Single Sign-On 🛡 Threat Protection – Microsoft Defender ✅ Defender for Business: NGAV, EDR, Threat & Vulnerability Management ✅ Defender for Office 365 P1: Safe Links, Safe Attachments, Anti-Phishing 📊 Data Protection – Microsoft Purview ✅ Sensitivity Labels & Encryption ✅ Data Loss Prevention (DLP) for Microsoft 365 ✅ Exchange Online Archiving 📱 Device Management – Microsoft Intune ✅ Company Devices (MDM): BitLocker, compliance, remote wipe ✅ Personal Devices (APP): App-level PIN, block copy/paste, selective wipe These features are already part of Microsoft 365 Business Premium — helping you secure your environment without extra tools. 🔐 And since 2025, E5 Security add-ons are also available if additional controls are needed. #Microsoft365 #BusinessPremium #CyberSecurity #SMBSecurity #Compliance #NIS2 #MicrosoftDefender #MicrosoftPurview #MicrosoftIntune #MicrosoftEntra #ModernWorkplace

Did you know? Microsoft Intune’s Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) allows users to perform tasks that require elevated privileges while running as standard users. EPM supports your Zero Trust security strategy by enabling least-privilege access, reducing the risks of pass-the-hash and lateral traversal attacks while maintaining productivity. Here’s how EPM enhances security: • Granular privilege elevation: Define elevation policies for specific applications or tasks, ensuring users can only elevate privileges for approved actions. • Support-approved elevation: Users can request admin-level access for specific tasks, which is reviewed and approved by administrators, adding an additional layer of oversight. • Child process controls: Govern how elevated applications spawn subprocesses, offering fine-tuned control over administrative actions. • Audit and reporting: Gain visibility into privilege elevation activity through built-in reporting, enabling you to monitor adherence to least-privilege principles. With EPM, organisations can achieve robust security without compromising user efficiency-streamlining device management directly from the Intune Admin Center. #microsoftsecurity #intune #endpointmanagement #RyansRecaps

Imagine a bustling enterprise where innovation is the lifeblood of success. In this dynamic environment, the Power Platform's managed security features play a pivotal role in driving transformation. By providing robust security measures, managed security empowers organizations to innovate fearlessly, knowing their data and processes are protected. In the latest episode of "The Low Code Approach," Mihaela Blendea and Shawn Nandi delve into how managed security helps customers introduce innovation, achieve cost savings, and boost user productivity within the Power Platform for Apps, Flows, and Agents. Here are some key features that make this possible: 🔒 Compliance: Implement robust compliance measures to safeguard organizational data and ensure adherence to industry regulations with features like Customer Lockbox. 🛡️ Data Protection and Privacy: Ensure personal information is securely handled, stored, and protected with confidentiality and integrity, preventing unauthorized access. Features like Azure Virtual Network, customer-managed keys, data policies, data masking, and Microsoft Purview data map help protect applications and cloud workloads from network-based cyberattacks. 🔑 Identity and Access Management: Ensure only authorized users can access specific resources with features like IP firewall, IP cookie binding, manage sharing, conditional access policies for individual apps, managed identities for Dataverse plug-ins, and privileged access. 🕵️ Threat Protection: Protect your organization’s assets and resources with unified detection using the Microsoft Sentinel solution for Power Platform. It allows intelligent detection and response to suspicious activities, such as mass data deletion or unauthorized app execution. These advanced capabilities not only enhance security but also streamline operations, reduce costs, and enable employees to focus on innovation and productivity. Tune in to learn how these features help customers meet today's cybersecurity challenges and ensure compliance with various regulations. Don't miss out on this insightful discussion! 🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/g5kgw9_B For more details on managed security, check out the official documentation: https://lnkd.in/gsBrgEPQ #PowerPlatform #ManagedSecurity #Cybersecurity #LowCode #Podcast #Agents #Copilot Sean Fiene Jocelyn Panchal

🔒 You might be missing security features that are already in your Microsoft license. In my latest blog/video, I cover 5 security features and settings in Entra you might not know existed. These settings could: ✅ Stop attackers from abusing weak or predictable passwords ✅ Prevent compromised accounts from doing tenant reconnaissance ✅ Block access from unmanaged or risky devices ✅ Shut down one of the easiest persistence methods post-breach ✅ Secure traffic to Microsoft 365 without relying on legacy VPNs All of these protections are built into base plans like Business Premium, yet most organizations don't have them configured. 📺 Watch the full breakdown here: https://lnkd.in/gN7ewATD Blog: https://lnkd.in/gZx2UCQa Run a free Microsoft security assessment: https://lnkd.in/gC2tbvff #Microsoft365 #CyberSecurity #Entra #CloudCapsule #MSP #mvpbuz

Too many incidents still start with legacy authentication and old file behaviors. That is unnecessary risk and unnecessary work for defenders. To help customers protect themselves and reduce risk, today Microsoft introduced Microsoft Baseline security mode (BSM) – starting with Microsoft 365 and Entra workloads. Baseline security mode is a set of configurations that close obvious gaps like blocking legacy auth and legacy SharePoint/OneDrive flows, opening truly ancient Office formats in protected view by default, and tightening defaults for admin and resource accounts. It works the way security teams need it to work: see impact first, then simulate, then enforce. For CISOs, this capability is critical as Baseline security mode provides: 1. Visibility – tenant‑wide telemetry that shows exactly where legacy is used, by whom, and what breaks if you turn it off. 2. What‑if simulation – proof before enforcement so you can plan changes with app owners and avoid issues. 3. Flexible rollout – ship with the flexibility you need, for example start with test tenants, then move to production. For any given complex setting, turn it on, monitor impact, guide users to modern configs, and iterate until it sticks. 4. Stronger defaults – safer baselines for admins and resource accounts so the easy misconfigurations disappear. In back‑testing, Baseline security mode settings would have mitigated a material share of prior Microsoft Security Research Center (MSRC)‑class cases and support incidents due to legacy. Many environments can cut productivity‑layer attack surface by up to 60 percent as legacy is removed. That frees your team to focus on current risks instead of propping up brittle settings. I strongly encourage CEOs, CISOs and IT leaders to consider Microsoft Baseline security mode. If nothing else, these new capabilities will help drive informed risk conversations with your senior leadership teams and Boards of Directors. Legacy is a problem every company faces – it is critical to take action and #EliminateLegacy. For more on Baseline Security Mode, go here: https://lnkd.in/gkWyGrZ7