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UK Public Sector to benefit from the new Office 365 security and compliance guidance

07/01/2019

By Stuart AstonNational Security Officer, Microsoft UK

Public sector organisations are under intense scrutiny to ensure they are secure and compliant – not just by the ruling bodies, but by the public as well. This is why Microsoft is pleased to have worked alongside GDS and the NCSC to publish the Office 365 security and compliance guidance for our UK Public Sector...

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Microsoft security and the minimum cyber security standards

15/10/2018

By Stuart AstonNational Security Officer, Microsoft UK

The Government, in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released guidance on the minimum cyber security standards that all government departments, agencies and contractors must comply with to protect their information, technology and digital services. It covers five categories: identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover. The measures covered in the document will...

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Keeping patients data safe with Office 365

27/03/2017

By Stuart AstonNational Security Officer, Microsoft UK

Microsoft understands that for you—our healthcare customer—to realise the benefits of the cloud, you must be willing to entrust your cloud provider with one of your most valuable assets—your data....

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Help your customers stay safe online this Christmas

23/11/2015

By Stuart AstonNational Security Officer, Microsoft UK

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner. Let your customers know what they can do to stay safe online this holiday season....

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Debunking cloud service rumours

26/05/2015

By Stuart AstonNational Security Officer, Microsoft UK

We all love a good tech rumour, don’t we? It’s fun to speculate about new innovations and updates to our favourite products....

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3 ways to overcome presenteeism and create a positive employee experience

More employees are coming into the office while sick, which often leads to decreased productivity and a negative culture. We share 3 tips to put a stop to presenteeism in your business....

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Chessa Estuya

Technical Account Manager, Public Sector

How to create a great employee experience

It can be incredibly daunting joining a large organisation like Microsoft. Imposter syndrome definitely starts to settle in when you first arrive at your new office. Based on my experience, here’s a few tips for providing a great employee experience to help them upskill and start delivering value at a much faster rate....

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Alison Wright

Customer Programme Manager, Microsoft UK

6 tips to make flexible working work for you

Since becoming a parent, I’ve had quite a lot of important decisions to make. Which way to feed, which vaccinations… One decision was easy. I financially need to work, but I also love my job and knew I wanted to come back to it. However, I was also aware that I didn’t want to sacrifice...

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