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The NIS (Network and Information System Security) Directive was adopted by the European institutions on 6 July 2016. Its objective is to guarantee a high and common level of security for networks and information systems within the European Union. In the context of this NIS Directive, several elements are highlighted. In addition to the emphasis on cooperation between national authorities and between Member States, the Directive also promotes the implementation of a national security strategy in each Member State of the European Union. The Directive also encourages the establishment of a European CSIRT network, again with the aim of improving cooperation between States. Security and notification requirements, in particular for essential service operators and digital service providers, are reinforced.

The main objective of the Directive is to ensure effective cooperation and protection of Member States’ critical economic and societal activities, in particular in order to protect themselves against the risk of cyber-attacks.

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The world of intelligence assessment is divided into multiple parts. For example, the SIGINT, or signal intelligence is the fact of collecting information or data via signals (Mobile network, Wi-Fi, radar, radio…). Another part is the HUMINT, for human intelligence. This part is related to information that can be extracted from human, with discussion for example.
This newsletter will deep dive into another part: the open source intelligence.

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Microsoft is the de facto leader when it comes to the enterprise infrastructure. Recently, we have seen an increasing number of companies shifting from on premises to cloud based solutions, entrusting Microsoft’s with their data but also the burden to manage their infrastructure. With Azure and Office 365, less assets are needed on premises, so the time and cost needed to administrate them is also reduced. Active Directory, Exchange, day-to-day applications (OneDrive, Skype for Business, Office …) are all manageable in the cloud with just a few clicks and the integration with Microsoft’s single-sign-on solution make them work seamlessly.

The promises are attractive, but how do you protect access to your business data? And what happens if an account is compromised, can you really assess the extent of a breach?

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Nowadays more and more organizations are choosing cloud services for their operations.

Software publishers spotlights their solutions in I-P-S aaS models and they no longer automatically offer on-premises products. Indeed, challenges and issues of the Day for organizations are to reduce IT operating costs, increase collaborators’ mobility, while maintening availability of their business services.

In this context of relative outsourcing, cloud computing must be considered as a form of outsourcing, but risks and security measures are different from classic outsourcing.

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