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We’re thrilled to announce the release of our SaaS Data Security Report 2021, the industry’s only report on SaaS file security. Featuring survey data from 500+ IT and security professionals, this report provides an in-depth look at IT’s top challenges, concerns, and the magnitude of data loss and sensitive information leakage.
To learn more about SaaS file security exposure, we analyzed aggregate data from our customer base of 1,500+ companies. Here’s what we found.
Learn about the hidden security risks of SaaS, how SaaS management platforms reduce them, and how the best SaaS platforms help maximize security and compliance.
Companies are increasingly adopting Zero Trust to secure their newly distributed workplaces. But what exactly is Zero Trust? And what do you need to implement it?
As companies adopt more SaaS solutions to solve business challenges, the explosion of SaaS brings new benefits—but also new problems. In this post, we’ll dive into the biggest SaaS security challenges, plus best practices to help protect your organization.
Your SaaS environment grows as each well-meaning employee adds another perfect, productivity-boosting SaaS application. But all too often, that new app ends up introducing enormous and unnecessary risks to your company’s SaaS environment. Here are the hidden risks of SaaS that can impact every IT organization.
Statista reports that there were a whopping 540 data breaches in 2020. The solution for many IT teams? A slightly more nuanced approach known as role-based access control (RBAC). This is not exactly a new approach, but it enables you to grant access based on the specific needs of each user’s role and business unit. Let’s take a closer look.
What should IT leaders in today’s remote work environment be thinking about when it comes to data protection, particularly with SaaS? We dug into the data to see how SaaS-savvy tech leaders view data loss vulnerabilities as well as what they do for data loss prevention (DLP).
With the shift to remote work and continued acceleration of SaaS adoption, Zero Trust is more relevant than ever. Here, we talk about shared commonalities between the newer Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX) model and SaaSOps—specifically visibility and automated data protection.
Learn about four of the most common, and most insidious, types of insider threats that you should be on the lookout for in your SaaS environment.
As boomers retire, companies are unwittingly losing valuable institutional data. Why? Because, while the retiree’s job is transitioned to a new employee, many organizations don’t consider the knowledge and experience walking out the door with that employee. Since boomers are the first generation to transfer their knowledge to machines and computer programs and not to apprentices and junior employees, it’s important to know how to transfer all of this data smoothly as part of an ongoing search journey.
Selecting the right SaaS vendors can prove instrumental in propelling your organization to the next level. However, that’s only one piece of the puzzle. You also need to select vendors with the right security measures in place. This is especially true if you are giving them access to other SaaS applications that are critical to your organization or process sensitive information. But how do you know if a SaaS vendor is secure? We sat down with BetterCloud’s Security Compliance Director Mosi Platt to find out.
In the era of data breaches, what makes up a successful security program? BetterCloud’s Senior Security Architect Austin Whipple shares what success and failure look like in a security program. After reading this article, you’ll come away with a few ideas you can implement right away. Here’s what he’s seen work.
It’s time to get tactical. In the third and final part of our blog series, we discuss the necessary tools and technologies to implement a Zero Trust security model in your SaaS environment.
In part two of our blog series, we discuss 12 best practices when implementing a Zero Trust security model for effective SaaS management.
Today, the new reality is that network-based security is no longer adequate. Companies need to invest in a new security architecture to effectively manage their sprawling SaaS portfolio. Enter: Zero Trust. Part one of our blog series explores why a new security framework is essential right now.
For IT and security professionals, spooky season can feel like a year-round experience. Research shows that insider threats — specifically, those caused by end users — are keeping folks up at night. At BetterCloud, we’re seeing insider threats take shape in a variety of surprising forms. Here are four frightening tales from implementation sessions with new customers where we uncovered both malicious and negligent employees jeopardizing confidential business information.
Last week, we hosted Altitude, our annual customer summit, in Denver, Colorado. It was our best customer summit yet, with over 140 IT and security professionals attending. Thirty speakers from all over the country gave insights and tips on security automation, SaaS management efficiency, and the future of IT and technology. Missed it? No worries. Here are six key takeaways from the conference.
You spoke, we listened. At our annual customer conference last year, the number one feature you requested was activity-based alerts. These are alerts for things like suspicious user logins or the downloading of confidential files. So we built it. So far we’ve released alerts for Okta, Dropbox, and G Suite, with more on the way for Box, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Activity-based alerts are the next frontier for companies securing mission critical SaaS apps. Here’s how they give IT more control and insights than ever before.
If you ever wanted to find a treasure trove of excellent security tips — written by a top Google expert in a lively, easy-to-understand way — then look no more. Kevin A. McGrail is a cybersecurity and privacy expert who is also ranked as the #1 contributor in the world on Google’s official G Suite platform, Google Cloud Connect. In this post, he shares 31 recommendations and best practices related to passwords, email security, and more. While some of these tips are specific to G Suite, many are broader ones that can help secure any system.
BetterCloud has partnered with AODocs, a document management and business application platform built on top of Google Drive. Given the need for companies to identify, audit, and repair security breaches, AODocs and BetterCloud make it easy to automate security and compliance while allowing employees to focus on business critical issues. Learn more about how the two platforms work together.
The widespread adoption of SaaS apps is creating new risks and ways to expose data. Unbeknownst to IT, these blind spots lie undiscovered below the surface, waiting like a dormant volcano to erupt. Over the last few months at BetterCloud, we’ve uncovered major blind spots during dozens of implementation meetings with new customers, and what we found in their SaaS environments stunned many IT teams. Here’s what we discovered.
There are seemingly a million security threats and exposures everywhere today. So where do you start? In a recent webinar, our founder and CEO David Politis explained what the new security frontier is and why IT must start paying attention to it. He also revealed the top three concerns 1,500+ IT professionals have around managing SaaS apps and offered actionable tips for mitigating them.
In recent years, SaaS adoption has been like the Wild West: a somewhat chaotic “free-for-all” frontier with lots of unknowns. After interviewing, surveying, and talking to thousands of modern IT professionals over the last few years, we’ve identified six elements that are integral to successful SaaS management. Here’s a holistic strategy that will set you up for IT success.
What are the must-have IT tools? A panel of IT pros weighed in on their favorite software and services, and then community members upvoted their faves. Here are the top five results.
“Fired IT Guy Puts Porn in Ex-Boss’ PowerPoint, Gets Sweet Revenge.” “Corporate Data Slips Out Via Google Calendar.” “Hundreds of Companies Expose PII, Private Emails Through Google Groups Error.” These are just a few of the news headlines that represent hidden security threats lurking in SaaS environments. Last week, we hosted a webinar on the top security blind spots you should know about. Don’t worry if you missed it. Here’s a recap.
“What is BetterCloud? Is BetterCloud a CASB? An IDaaS?” People ask us these questions all the time. But BetterCloud is solving a set of challenges that no other vendor addresses. We’re not a CASB or an IDaaS (in fact, many of our customers use us alongside those solutions). Instead, we’re pioneering a new IT market: SaaS Operations Management, or SOM. Here are 10 GIFs that illustrate the unique value of BetterCloud.
Increasingly, IT teams are running into unforeseen challenges and realizing that there are critical areas—aka blind spots—they have no visibility into. Here are some real-life horror stories that illustrate major blind spots in SaaS environments and the damage they can cause.
In recent years, what has impacted technology in the workplace the most? Aspi Havewala, Director of IT at Verizon, has a concise yet powerful answer. He identifies the two most critical factors that IT must understand and be thoughtful about, and explains how and why these areas must evolve.
The vast majority of organizations (74%) feel vulnerable to insider threats, which is why it’s vital to understand the potential consequences and learn from the experiences of others. Only then can executives, IT and security staff, and employees throughout the organization come together to address the problem.
A simple misconfiguration in the Google Admin console made headlines recently by exposing personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive messages to the internet. Here’s how you can audit, update, and enforce group settings automatically.
Outside of IT, many employees don’t understand the ROI of orchestrating/automating offboarding. This list will help you explain the benefits to anyone.
Whether it’s an ex-employee stealing company data, compliance violations, excessive costs, or productivity loss, improper offboarding threatens organizations of all sizes and in all industries. Thankfully, IT experts have developed best practices over the years to identify and eliminate those threats before they occur.
BetterCloud, combined with Okta, helps VC firm First Round Capital orchestrate around 90% of the employee offboarding process. With more than $700mm under management, data simply cannot be publicly exposed and offboarding must happen almost immediately. Here’s how Ryan Donnon, IT and data manager at First Round Capital, ensures data security across multiple SaaS applications during offboarding in “thirty seconds.”
When was the last time you took an honest look at your offboarding process? With data sprawl out of control, an ever increasing number of SaaS applications, and a workforce that’s quick to move on to the next gig, offboarding has become an organizational nightmare.
If you think the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) doesn’t affect you, think again. The regulation will impact operations for companies all around the world. However, it’s not all bad. There is a silver lining for IT.
To manage a multi-SaaS environment, IT turns to what they know best: automation. But not all automation is created equal. With compliance and government regulations becoming a bigger issue each day, ad hoc scripts and end-user automation tools will no longer cut it.
The average data breach costs $4 million. That’s the cost of complacency. But it won’t happen to you, right?
Target, Home Depot, and Tesco have all fallen prey to massive data breaches. What can we learn from these incidents? It all starts with changing your approach to security training. By focusing on behaviors instead of awareness, you can implement security training that’ll drastically reduce the chances of being the next data breach headline.
Phishing scams are getting more sophisticated on a daily basis, thus making them harder to detect and avoid. If you aren’t well-versed in the latest phishing scams, here are some important tips for you.
Google Cloud Next ’17 offered a window into some of the brightest minds in tech, but what does it all mean for your organization?
Here’s what members of our new Slack community, BetterIT, asked during our first-ever security AMA. BetterIT is a community for leading IT professionals to share ideas, discuss best practices, and talk about the solutions they use every day.
So you’ve provisioned your new user in Google Apps, set him up with a shiny new account, and added him to the right groups and OU. Think your onboarding job is done? Not so fast. To really set up your users for success, there’s one more step you should take.
When new hires show up at the office on their first day, they want to hit the ground running. Here are five critical steps for provisioning and onboarding so that you keep your organization secure and set up your users for success.
Every day, individuals and businesses alike are becoming victims of ransomware, a form of malware that captures your computer’s data and holds it captive until you pay the assigned ransom. …
In 2015, CEOs lost $2.3 billion from phishing attacks, according to the FBI. As an executive, do you know how to identify a phishing email?
If you’re not organized, the process of offboarding departing employees can frazzle even the most seasoned IT professional. Here’s a Google Apps deprovisioning checklist with best practices to help mitigate risk, avoid critical errors, and ensure a smooth, hiccup-free transition.
As the Pokémon GO frenzy continues to sweep the nation, and amidst news that the game gets full access to your Google account, we wanted to see how IT professionals are handling this potential security risk at work. To find out, we asked our readers to take a quick 2-minute poll yesterday. Here are the results.
For today’s post, we’re joined by James Ferreira from Ignite Synergy and Michael Herrick from HIPAA.HOST to discuss several security features of Google Apps for Work, and how you can keep your …
How do you manage and evaluate the proliferation of third-party apps, especially if your organization has thousands of employees? Brandon Williams, Director of Google Operations for the State of Colorado, provided some innovative tips and insight. To hear how Williams did it for the State of Colorado, watch this video.
More often than not, employees are resistant to change and training sessions are ineffective. Brandon Williams, Director of Google Operations for the State of Colorado, shared a few helpful (and surprising) strategies for improving user adoption of new technology. To hear how he was successful in improving user adoption (for 30,000 employees, no less), watch this video.
For Brandon Williams, Director of Google Operations for the State of Colorado, working in government means that you can make truly meaningful change. In the latest installment of our Modern Workplace Innovators video series, watch the inspiring story of how Williams used Google Apps to redefine emergency communications, and how he also leveraged shadow IT to empower 30,000 employees.
Consumers are more security conscious than ever, and cellphone manufacturers are taking notice. Default iPhone encryption and Android encryption allow users to lock down their phones, protecting stored data from hackers, as well as government spying. Here’s what you need to know to protect your Android data—both on the device and in the cloud.
The only way to keep PHI secure is to build a secure system from day one, but that’s not exactly easy. After all, HIPAA is a complicated piece of legislation. This complete HIPAA compliance checklist from guest contributor and Virtru Founder and CTO Will Ackerly will get you started.
Ransomware isn’t an empty threat–it’s real, and no organization is immune. As an IT professional, putting safeguards in place is essential to ensuring your data is protected. Are you prepared should the worst happen to you?
Phishing is a dangerous ever-growing threat to your organization. Putting technology in place can help, but educating and testing your employee base is best. BetterCloud Sr. Application Security Engineer Austin Whipple explains how you can pull off an internal phishing campaign to keep employees on their toes.
Social engineering is a powerful (and persuasive) skill that hackers use to manipulate their targets. But which emotions are hackers actually trying to exploit, and what can you do to stop them?
Data loss prevention is a crucial responsibility for Office 365 administrators. Microsoft offers a variety of features and tools to keep your Office 365 data secure, but a lot of …
Once they have ’em, they can’t get enough. Explosive demand for SaaS applications leaves IT scrambling to meet the demands of their end users.
Slack has a reputation for replacing emails or at least replacing many aspects of internal emails when implemented at an organization. It is important to keep in mind, that although Slack behaves differently than email, you still need to keep it secure in the same way you secure your domain email accounts.
If Slack is going to become an integral part of your office communication, then just like email, security is paramount. In a multidevice world, signing out of Slack only on …
There are a lot features available in the New Message Window in Outlook on a Mac. In this video, we provide an overview of the available options and dig a …
Phishing scams make breaking news at a dizzying pace, but there are other ways hackers use social engineering to steal your data. Learn how to prevent the most sophisticated attacks.
Did you know you can set an expiration date on the Google Drive files you share? Increase your domain’s security while still encouraging workplace collaboration with this easy-to-implement tip.
Chances are high that you’ve recently received a phishing email in your inbox. Did you detect it as a fraud immediately? Phishing is a fraudulent attempt to trick individuals into …
Chances are high that you’ve recently received a phishing email, even if you didn’t notice. Here are 7 easy ways to identify and protect against phishing emails.
There’s no doubt that Google Apps is staking a claim in the market; studies indicate that usage of the Google ecosystem and its various apps has only increased in the …
Through our 2015 Trends in Cloud IT research, we found that today’s cloud-enabled organizations use an average of eight cloud applications. In two years, that number more than doubles to …
Social engineering isn’t reserved for hackers. It’s a common con used in many acclaimed films and television series.
What drives business models faster and enables data-driven decisions better than big data analytics? Nothing. Still, executives struggle to manage the huge amounts of data from multiple sources. The search for an agile, scalable platform to deploy analytic tools and share apps and data ended some time ago – with Google Cloud Solutions.
Real-time messaging has changed the way employees communicate, mostly for the better. However, there’s surprising data we uncovered that shows another side, which isn’t quite as rosy.
The “IT nerd” image is hard to shake; Hollywood has plastered it into our collective consciousness for years. We go in-depth to show how IT’s image has evolved.
This article covers DLP Policy for Gmail. If you need a DLP Policy for Google Drive check out our video about BetterCloud (and here is BetterCloud’s marketplace listing) Google just …
Curious to hear what’s on the mind of experienced cloud IT professionals? We brought three together to discuss what the shift to cloud IT means to admins like them.
Google Apps Password Sync (GAPS) is the password updating tool that works directly with Microsoft Active Directory. Recently, the Google team made several security updates to GAPS that improve the …
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that customers with 50-149 seats of Office 365 enterprise and small business plans can now join Microsoft FastTrack. Prior to February, FastTrack was only available …
For the second year in row, Google is giving away 2GB on Google Drive. Google chose today as the freebie day to celebrate Safer Internet Day 2016. In order to …
The new year is underway, but let’s not forget about what took place over the course of 2015. Last year was a banner year for cloud office systems. We saw …
New Office 365 E5 Plan Makes Its Debut At WPC this summer, Microsoft released the news that a new top-tier enterprise plan was being released: E5 would replace E4. In …
For many Google Apps users, their password is their only line of defense when it comes to security breaches. As hackers get more sophisticated, passwords are becoming increasingly weaker as …
If you work in IT, learn how BetterCloud’s Unified SaaS Management platform can help you manage G Suite and other applications. Also, learn how you can 10x your G Suite productivity. …
Change is the only constant for IT professionals. From the technology you use to your role and expectations, here’s how your peers think IT will change this year.
The technology industry is never void of the “latest thing.” New frameworks and innovative approaches drum up discussions on blogs, at conferences, and in the meeting rooms of many companies. …
Gmail’s encrypted email warning is coming for emails that are sent and received through unsecured connections. Earlier this month, Google released their Safer Email Transparency report, which revealed the strides …
At WPC this summer, Microsoft released the news that a new top-tier enterprise plan was being released: E5 would replace E4. This week, Office 365 Enterprise E5 finally made its …
1. One Stop Shop for Office 365 Security and Compliance Features As an IT administrator, security concerns often loom over your head. With the new customer security considerations (CSC) workbook, …
Shadow IT is a security risk, but is it all bad? BetterCloud’s Director of IT Tim Burke explains how we used the organic growth of Slack to our advantage.
Google Drive brings sharing and collaboration to your fingertips, but for IT, it also means added security risks. BetterCloud’s Google Drive Compliance Engine significantly increases your domain’s security.
Requiring multi-factor authentication (MFA) on employee computers is an important security measure for many reasons, however, it may not always be necessary. If your organization currently enforces MFA and you …
What should you do in the event of a data breach? Here are our takeaways from the 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report with added security best practices.
Microsoft has cultivated an enormous partner ecosystem. But the shift to the cloud is forcing more than 600,000 Microsoft partners to reevaluate their business approaches. A growing portion of Microsoft …
If you missed our Day 1 recap, check it out here. Our second day of 365NinjaLIVE took place on Thursday, October 29th and produced three more sessions led by experts …
October was a month of recognition, user interface updates, and mobility momentum for Office 365. New integrations in Outlook from Skype and Sunrise allow for improved productivity and more multi-tasking …
Provisioning and deprovisioning users in Office 365 are commonplace activities for IT professionals. Unfortunately, they’re also time-consuming and error-prone. The process necessitates accuracy. Nothing is worse than a new employee …
These tips allow you to maintain your privacy while also making full use of G Suite’s collaborative capabilities. These are four of our favorite ways to increase your privacy in G Suite.
Rarely will you find an IT manager without a server uptime horror story to tell. Exchange or SharePoint servers going down unexpectedly, perhaps in the middle of the night with …
With BetterCloud, Zuora has been able to leverage comprehensive workflows that streamline their processes.
“I have way too much time on my hands!”, said no Admin ever. Being stretched thin comes with the territory for any Google Apps Admin. Your time is split between …
Knowing these five numbers will instantly give you a better understanding of what’s happening within your domain and help improve your organization’s security.
Colin McCarthy is the North American Associate Director of IT for Essence. Colin has not only managed the IT and Google Apps suite for the multinational marketing agency, but has also orchestrated multiple migrations to the cloud for the companies they have acquired.
You can hardly find a company that doesn’t treat provisioning procedures seriously. Usually there are lots of steps and protocols to get a new employee going. For Office 365, that …
Bold article title, I know, but I promise it to be true! And to make things more confusing, I am going to start off by proving the opposite. BetterCloud believes …
September’s Office 365 announcements provide admins and end users with many software updates and a variety of new features. Read on for a summary of the newsworthy updates you can …
The shift to cloud IT is reshaping the way businesses and other organizations operate. It’s changing partner business models, rewriting job descriptions, altering IT infrastructures, and overhauling entire industries. The …
gCON Bootcamp, the free online training series for Google Apps, wrapped up last week. Nearly 7,000 Google Apps users tuned in to the three days of actionable training sessions covering …
Did you see the news? Today marks a huge step forward with OneDrive for Business. It’s the most significant set of updates we’ve ever released. First and foremost, we’re delivering a …
Two weeks ago, more than 75 BetterCloud customers gathered in New York City for the second annual Cloud IT Summit. The Cloud IT Summit is an invite-only event for IT …
Brett Greenwood sits down to answer questions about the evolving nature of cloud security, its importance to BetterCloud and our customers, and how his experience with companies like Adobe and Boeing …
Office 2016 is here! What do you need to know about this release? The Office blog summed it up like this: This marks a milestone in delivering new value for …
If you haven’t yet paid much attention to the upcoming release of Office 2016, it’s time to start! There are so many great features to look forward to, including: Easier …
It’s a critical time for many channel partners. The emergence of software as a service (SaaS)–and its inherent subscription-based pricing model–has led to numerous challenges, but also massive opportunity. When …
August was a busy month for Office 365. Read on to explore seven updates across all Office 365 workloads that are not to be missed. 1. New features added to Outlook on the …
Despite doing the heavy lifting and often shouldering the blame in the event of a breach, security is an organizational responsibility that requires companywide buy-in.
I love Google Apps. That is why I spend my days making videos to help everyone better utilize the platform. However, I’ve heard from many people that Google is missing …
A little more than two months ago, we hosted more than 700 individuals for our first webinar on cloud IT: How to Overcome the Top 7 Security Flaws of the …
What’s required from IT professionals grows hazier with each passing year. The shift to cloud IT is redefining roles and responsibilities and ushering in a new era of IT professionals.
Struggling to increase OneDrive for Business adoption? There are tactics Office 365 IT admins can use to spark adoption, turning naysayers into power users. Here are 11 of our favorite.
Looking to learn more about managing your environment? Here is the most exhaustive list of educational resources for cloud IT admins on the BetterCloud Monitor.
Experienced IT administrators may be able to do some of these tasks with their eyes closed, or choose to eschew the admin center altogether and perform these tasks in bulk …
Today, Microsoft is celebrating the unveiling of Windows 10, now available across 190 countries with a free upgrade or with new PCs and tablets. With Windows 10, we’ll get a familiar …
Columbia Association (CA) is a nonprofit service corporation that manages Columbia, MD, home to approximately 100,000 people. Columbia was founded in 1967 by James Rouse and his Howard Research and …
Password security is paramount. Along with 2-step verification, a regularly changed password is one of the most important aspects of a secure Google Apps account. Wouldn’t it be nice if …
We all hate spam, but when it puts your organization’s data at risk, it becomes more than just a passing nuisance. Stop spoofers by implementing SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.
Going beyond the out-of-the-box security built into the tools you use is essential, especially for core cloud applications. Explore how you can better secure your environment with these best practices.
Preventing viewers from downloading a Google Drive file has been a highly requested feature for a long time now. We are happy to report: The wait is finally over. Not only …
The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2015 kicked off this morning with the Vision Keynote address, delivered by Satya Nadella and other key figures from Microsoft. The conference kicks off Microsoft’s fiscal …
Last week the Office 365 team announced some new capabilities that will give customers more visibility into content and activities in their tenants, “including the Office 365 activity report, comprehensive …
Interested in learning more? Check out our Introduction to Google Drive Security Data loss due to improperly shared documents is a major risk for organizations using Google Drive. However, …
If your Office 365 tenant includes security groups without members, it can create confusion about which groups are relevant, which groups to use for which purpose, and so on. You …
We just released another set of new features and updates to BetterCloud for Office 365, our newest product that’s currently in beta (try it free here). Here’s a summary of …
The Office 365 vs. Google Apps story is just beginning. The data we’ve collected will help provide insights into where the platforms–and their customers–stand today.
You should never give out your Gmail password to anyone. But sometimes it is necessary for a G Suite user to access another user’s inbox, for example, if an executive needs to …
1. Exchange Online Threat Protection came out of preview and is now available to purchase through the Microsoft Online Subscription Program. It protects against unknown malware and viruses using the …
You don’t have to be an international spy to want to keep some aspects of a document private. Google’s native sharing settings are only capable of sharing an entire Doc or …
Even if you use Google Drive every day, there are likely a few tricks you haven’t mastered. Here are 15 great ways to kick your productivity into a higher gear.
If you’ve ever had your Office 365 account compromised, you know the sinking feeling that comes with realizing it: spam being sent in your name, unusual profile changes, mail forwarding that …
Deprovisioning users correctly is essential to the security of your organization. This step-by-step guide to Office 365 deprovisioning shows you how to do it right.
Interested in learning more? Check out our Introduction to Google Drive Security By nature, third-party applications pose a significant security risk. Although Google takes great pains to secure Google Drive, …
Office 365 admins are responsible for a wide range of security-related issues in their O365 tenants, including tracking and reporting on irregular or unusual sign in activity. Monitoring this type of …
While recent developments with the Office 365 API have opened up the possibilities for other applications to integrate with O365, admins may wish to limit their users from third party …
Over the last six months, our team has spoken with hundreds of IT admins about the key problems they face when managing their Office 365 tenants. While Microsoft offers customers a multitude of management solutions, the customers we’ve spoken to as part of our BetterCloud for Office 365 Beta Advisor program have made one problem clear — they desperately want better visibility into their environment, but they lack the time or the tools needed to get that critical information.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) in Office 365 continues to evolve and expand as the platform matures. We’ve covered some of the upcoming improvements (New Data Loss Prevention capabilities in Office 365), …
Summer is almost here and, along with the enthusiastic sounds of students heading off for summer vacation, you need to prepare your Google Apps domain for the upcoming school year. …
gCON, the world’s largest online event series for Google Apps customers, hosted gCON 360 April 27-29, bringing together thousands of Google Apps users from around the world through Google’s Hangouts …
Ignite 2015 is over, but luckily Microsoft’s Channel 9 has cataloged a comprehensive set of videos of the Ignite sessions. Here are some of our favorites that focus on Office 365: …
If you’re one of the millions of people who use Chrome, then you’ve come to the right place. These 10 Chrome Extensions will change the way you work online.
Interested in learning more? Check out our Introduction to Google Drive Security Although Google Drive is primarily a browser-based application, there are several mobile and desktop applications that can lead …
Google Apps admins shouldn’t pass on this jam-packed educational resource. We’ve collected 15 great educational videos that you don’t want to miss.
A privately-held and family-owned business, ABC Companies is the leading provider of motorcoaches and transit equipment sales and services. With 11 locations throughout North America, the company has experienced tremendous …
Lately, Microsoft has opened up their business in a significant way, with a more flexible and collaborative approach than ever before. This means that third-party developers have been able to …
For Google Apps users, 2-step verification is a cornerstone of strong security. Check out our simple step-by-step guide for both Google Apps IT admins and end users.
Today Microsoft announced the new Office 365 Management Activity API. The API will be released in a private preview this summer (sign up here), with some partners already developing security and compliance …
Earlier this month, we announced the public beta release of BetterCloud for Office 365, our newest product offering and the first solution of its kind for the Microsoft cloud platform. …
Today, the Office team announced in a blog post: A few weeks ago, we announced the technical preview of the Skype for Business client, and today, we’re thrilled to announce …
Office Blogs reported today that a new security feature is available in Office 365: Exchange Online Advanced Threat Protection (ATP). While the existing Exchange Online Protection (EOP) service already protects against spam, …
We’re excited to announce the public beta release of BetterCloud for Office 365. We are adding functionality rapidly and working closely with customers to shape our roadmap. If you are …
Interested in learning more? Check out our Introduction to Google Drive Security One of the most common methods for gaining access to a Google Apps account is via phishing for …
Google Drive is an incredible toolset. It provides your organization and users with the means to collaborate in real-time, on any document, from any location, on any device. What this …
Beginning this week, mobile device management (MDM) capabilities are rolling out to Office 365 commercial plans. Now, Office 365 admins can manage their users’ mobile device activity, i.e. wiping documents …
So far, 2015 is shaping up to be an eventful year for BetterCloud. In less than 3 months, we’ve announced a new product for Office 365, rebranded the company, and …
Third party Add-ons can be a great way for both administrators and end users to get more out of Google Apps. Unfortunately, they can also pose a security risk if …
If you’re an IT admin at a sizeable organization, there’s a good chance you need to comply with a data security standard like PCI, HIPAA, FISMA, FERPA, or SOX. From …
Google Docs has evolved from a simple collaborative text editor to a full-fledged word processing system. In fact, Google Docs’ collaboration, formatting and security capabilities now rival that of Microsoft …
As with any business, BetterCloud’s success depends on getting and keeping customers. You might have the best development, marketing, and sales teams on the planet, but none of that will matter if …
There are many ways to share Google Drive files. With this guide, you’ll learn the ins and outs of sharing permissions, gaining the knowledge you need to keep data secure.
This article is based on a webinar from our VP of QA, Adam Satterfield, hosted by QASymphony. You can watch it here. Last week, BetterCloud completed a truly epic release: new …
When it comes to mastery of the enterprise IT landscape, few people can touch Michael Tweddle. In 18 years as a systems analyst, sales consultant, and technical team leader, he’s …
Today’s an important day at BetterCloud—the beginning of a new chapter in the company’s history. Several changes went into effect earlier today that impact everything from the names of our …
Azure Multi-Factor Authentication for Office 365 allows you to secure your users’ access for no additional cost. Most often, multi-factor authentication is configured to require users to sign in with …
The thought of storing sensitive documents in Google Drive may be daunting, but when done correctly IT can keep data secure and deliver massive bottom-line benefits.
Founded in 1999, FleetPride is the largest independent distributor of aftermarket heavy-duty truck and trailer parts with more than 256 locations in 45 states across the US. Employees: 3,400 Founded: …
We all hope for peace and tranquility in both home life and work life, but unfortunately that is not always the case. And when a professional relationship comes to a …
When: February 3rd, 6pm Where: BetterCloud office, 14th floor, 330 7th Avenue, New York Insider threats are growing. State privacy laws are getting stricter. And your company’s information is a …
If you’re an IT administrator, take a moment to think like Linda from Legal. Sure, Linda uses your mandated tools. If you’re in a traditional IT environment that could mean …
G Suite admins are heavily involved in user lifecycle management and should ensure they have their processes nailed down for properly deleting a G Suite user from the company domain. Below are 5 important things all admins should consider before deleting a G Suite user.
September was one of the busiest months in recent memory in terms of Google Apps updates, with one of our favorite tools (Forms) receiving a huge overhaul. Plenty of other …
Yesterday, Google Executive Chairman +Eric Schmidt posted some great tips on the Official Google Enterprise Blog for getting your organization to the cloud. If you’ve already moved your organization to Google …
Chrome devices can be a great solution for the computer hardware needs of many organizations. In addition to their speed, security, and cost-effectiveness, it is simple for administrators to have …
With their speed, simplicity, security and standardization, Chromebooks are a great choice for the computing needs of many organizations. For organizations that decide to switch to Chromebooks, the deployment process …
Google Drive is a file system of user-owned files / folders that are mapped in a web-like structure to other user accounts via Google’s sharing permissions. Unlike a traditional file …
The Google Apps Marketplace is the first place we recommend Admins to when looking to enhance their Google Apps experience. Whether it’s an admin tool, or just a general productivity …
You’ve already been through the Google Apps Setup Wizard, understand what data will be able to migrate, and recognize the differences between your legacy system and Google Apps—now you need …
Once you have deployed mobile devices for your organization (see our Mobile Deployment page for deployment help), managing mobile device settings is the natural next step. To edit settings for …
We talk a lot about getting the most out of Gmail and Google Apps, but there are some other things you should keep in mind. To make sure your sensitive …
Deployment Step #1 – Determine Mobile IT Strategy In this first step of mobile deployment, you should decide what types of mobile devices your organization will support. While Android devices …
In part one, I talked about some of my favorite support resources that can help a Google Apps Admin. In this article, we will discuss the settings in the Control …
The convenience of logging into Gmail from any web browser with an internet connection is a great feature, but if you’re not diligent about logging out of your Gmail account …
