New partnership boosts Office 365 security

As businesses move their systems to the cloud security becomes a major concern but often applications don't offer the flexibility and ease of access that administrators need.

To address this need for users of Office, cloud security automation company Palerra has announced a partnership with Microsoft to add an extra layer of security to the Office 365 suite.

Palerra's LORIC will allow enterprises to automate security configuration management, threat detection, predictive analytics and incident response for their entire cloud footprint. It unobtrusively monitors activity and detects threats at the source of the data. There's no hardware, software, or agents required making deployment and operation straightforward.

"As proven by recent high-profile security breaches, the market is facing a gap in security as enterprises increasingly adopt cloud services while the threat landscape intensifies," says Rohit Gupta, founder and CEO of Palerra. "The recent launch of our unique cloud security automation platform, LORIC, aims to tackle this market gap so enterprises don't have to make security compromises when embracing productivity. As such, we’re thrilled to be partnering with Microsoft, the market leader in enterprise productivity tools, to provide their global customer base with greater assurance as they embrace the cloud".

LORIC for Office 365 offers a number of useful features including automated monitoring and enforcement of security configurations across all Office 365 services. It also evaluates deviations from normal user behavior, suspicious locations, and non-compliant security configurations. Admin accounts are monitored for suspicious behavior too in order to cut the risk of backdoor access.

Threats are identified across the enterprise's cloud footprint and predictive analysis is used to produce real-time analysis of potential risks. Incident tickets are automatically generated for threat events and can be integrated with existing change management systems.

Also integration with Single Sign-On and Active Directory means user-level policies, reports, and remediation can be used for visibility and control.

You can find out more via the Microsoft Office Showcase or the Palerra site.

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