A community site for SharePoint security and compliance issues
About this community
SharePoint Defense in Depth is an open community site and resource for those interested in security, defense in depth, compliance, and SharePoint. This community site provides a place to pose questions to experts, and to learn how best to tackle your SharePoint security challenges.
For access to resources including a SharePoint Content Scanner, and SharePoint Risk Assessment, please create a login. Note that to limit spam and non-useful content on this site, we require either a valid corporate e-mail domain, or a legitimate LinkedIn profile for registrants before approving access.
Our simple goal is to provide the SharePoint community with tools and resources that enable you to more effectively secure your SharePoint environments. We encourage you to engage, and post your own tips, tricks, and resource to help make SharePoint sites more secure. If you have ideas as to how we can make the SharePoint Defense in Depth site a better community resource, please contact us on: info@sharepointdefenseindepth.com.
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Sharepoint Content security questions linger with “2013” online availability; Forrester survey notes 62 percent of IT prefer on-premise rollout.
Posted by Site Admin on May 6, 2013 at 6:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
It took the latest version of Office 365 to give users of SharePoint 2013 its “online counterpart,” and IT departments are deciding if they should roll it out on-premise, or go to the suite’s cloud platform.
To-date, SharePoint 2013 is gaining popularity in contrast to past versions of the suite. Part of the success has to do with the collaborative platform’s new User Interface (UI) and east of integration with mobile devices as well as its social networking capabilities,…
Upcoming SharePoint Conferences Planned to Emphasize Compliance
Posted by Site Admin on April 30, 2013 at 12:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
There are many conferences scheduled for 2013. Each of these conferences is emphasizing SharePoint compliance as a key field to study and understand, and they are designed to help attendees learn about management and compliance of SharePoint 2013. From Atlanta to Japan, attendees can find a conference closest to them.
The SHARE Conference in Atlanta is scheduled from April 10-12. It will be held in the Atlanta…
SharePoint Security Concerns Are Being Addressed in 2013
Posted by Site Admin on April 29, 2013 at 7:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
SharePoint securityconcerns have become a vital focus for many businesses in 2013. Maintaining a secure network environment is important for any business, and this is why so many are tackling this sensitive issue. From new Microsoft updates to third-party development, some solutions are rising that can give businesses peace of mind regarding their data integration with SharePoint and improving productivity.…
Personally Identifiable Information Security and Its Use
Posted by Site Admin on April 24, 2013 at 1:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Information security is a major concern for every aspect of business and individuals. At the same time, in the realm of business, the security of both personally identifiable information, (PII), and proprietary information are of equal proportion. An example might be that a person’s employment and job title may carry with it certain meanings that are or should have a level of anonymity. Additionally, private information…
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Microsoft CISO's preferred security frameworks
Started by Mike Fleck in General security topics Nov 4, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
We hosted a webinar this past Thursday featuring Bill Billings. Bill is currently the CISO and VP of Federal at Blackridge Technology, before Blackridge Bill was the CISO of Microsoft's Federal…Continue
Allowing external access to SharePoint sites
Started by Mike Fleck in General security topics. Last reply by Mike Fleck Oct 22, 2012. 2 Replies 1 Like
SharePoint is often used to share information externally. One of the more common ways I’ve seen people accomplish this is to simply extend the site and open the new site to the Internet. I realize…Continue
Security based on metadata?
Started by Mike Fleck in General security topics Aug 28, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes
What do you folks think about security that relies on metadata, content types, etc?My personal view is any security that relies on optional user behavior is likely to fail. Also, in a past life we…Continue
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Site Admin posted a blog postSharepoint Content security questions linger with “2013” online availability; Forrester survey notes 62 percent of IT prefer on-premise rollout.
It took the latest version of Office 365 to give users of SharePoint 2013 its “online counterpart,” and IT departments are deciding if they should roll it out on-premise, or go to the suite’s cloud platform. To-date, SharePoint 2013 is gaining popularity in contrast to past versions of the suite. Part of the success has to do with the collaborative platform’s new User Interface (UI) and east of integration with mobile devices as well as its social networking capabilities, according to an…See More
Site Admin posted a blog postUpcoming SharePoint Conferences Planned to Emphasize Compliance
There are many conferences scheduled for 2013. Each of these conferences is emphasizing SharePoint compliance as a key field to study and understand, and they are designed to help attendees learn about management and compliance of SharePoint 2013. From Atlanta to Japan, attendees can find a conference closest to them. The SHARE Conference in Atlanta is scheduled from April 10-12. It will be held in the Atlanta Marriot…See More
Site Admin posted a blog postSharePoint Security Concerns Are Being Addressed in 2013
SharePoint securityconcerns have become a vital focus for many businesses in 2013. Maintaining a secure network environment is important for any business, and this is why so many are tackling this sensitive issue. From new Microsoft updates to third-party development, some solutions are rising that can give businesses peace of mind regarding their data integration with SharePoint and improving productivity. Microsoft has…See More
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SharePoint Security Webcast at Gotowebinar
April 25, 2013 from 2pm to 3pm
Webcast this Thursday, 4/25, 2 PM Easternhttps://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/819270671 Protecting access to sensitive information in SharePoint sites is a significant challenge. Because of the ease of use afforded by SharePoint, threats to information can come from many different threat vectors, and protection strategies are needed to address data in transit, data at rest in storage, and on client devices. With…See More
SharePoint Security Webcast at Gotowebinar
April 25, 2013 from 2pm to 3pm
Webcast this Thursday, 4/25, 2 PM Easternhttps://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/819270671 Protecting access to sensitive information in SharePoint sites is a significant challenge. Because of the ease of use afforded by SharePoint, threats to information can come from many different threat vectors, and protection strategies are needed to address data in transit, data at rest in storage, and on client devices. With…See More
Site Admin posted an eventSharePoint Security Webcast at Gotowebinar
April 25, 2013 from 2pm to 3pm
Webcast this Thursday, 4/25, 2 PM Easternhttps://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/819270671 Protecting access to sensitive information in SharePoint sites is a significant challenge. Because of the ease of use afforded by SharePoint, threats to information can come from many different threat vectors, and protection strategies are needed to address data in transit, data at rest in storage, and on client devices. With…See More
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