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Thursday, May 5, 2022

Microsoft announces general availability of Microsoft Defender for Business designed to boost small and medium business (SMB) security


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One in four small to medium-sized businesses has experienced a security breach1 in the past year and lacks the resources of large enterprises to protect themselves



On Monday, Microsoft Corp. announced the general availability (GA) of the stand-alone version of Microsoft Defender for Business. Defender for Business brings enterprise-grade endpoint security to SMBs, including endpoint detection and response capabilities to protect against ransomware and other sophisticated cyberthreats.

In April 2022, Microsoft surveyed more than 150 small and medium businesses in an online quantitative survey in the U.S. to better understand changing SMB security needs. The survey found that more than 70% of SMBs think cyberthreats are becoming more of a business risk. That concern is well-founded — nearly one in four SMBs surveyed reported experiencing a security breach in the past year.

Despite facing similar risks as enterprises, SMBs often lack access to the right resources and tools, including specialized security staff. Many SMBs still rely on traditional antivirus solutions for their security. Although 80% of SMBs state they have some form of antivirus solution, 93% continue to have concerns about increasing and evolving cyberattacks.

“Microsoft believes in security for all,” said Vasu Jakkal, CVP, security, compliance & identity at Microsoft. “We are proud to further deliver on that vision today. With the GA of Defender for Business, SMBs will get greater protection with simplified security to help them better protect, detect and respond to threats.”

With Defender for Business, SMBs get multilayered protection, detection and response, spanning the five phases of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework — identify, protect, detect, respond and recover — to protect and remediate against known and unknown threats.

Defender for Business comes with built-in policies to get customers up and running quickly. The automated investigation and remediation capabilities in Defender for Business help automate the type of work handled by dedicated SecOps teams, by continuously detecting and automatically remediating various threats.

“Automated investigation and remediation are a huge part of the product,” said Adam Atwell, cloud solutions architect at consulting firm Kite Technology Group. “It’s just happening in the background. Defender for Business makes our security so simple.”

Defender for Business is also included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium, our comprehensive security and productivity solution for businesses with up to 300 employees. Customers can also choose to buy it stand-alone for $3 per user, per month. Additional support for servers is planned later this calendar year with an add-on solution.

Microsoft Defender for Business product features:
 
Threat and vulnerability management helps prioritize and focus on weaknesses that pose the most urgent and highest risk to business. Proactively build a secure foundation for your environment by discovering, prioritizing and remediating software vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.

Attack surface reduction options help minimize attack surface (i.e., places where your company is vulnerable to cyberattacks across your devices and applications), leaving bad actors with fewer ways to execute attacks.

Next-generation protection helps prevent and protect against threats with antimalware and antivirus protection on devices and in the cloud.

Endpoint detection and response provides behavioral-based detection and response alerts so that you can identify persistent threats and remove them from your environment.

Auto-investigation and remediation help scale security operations by examining alerts and taking immediate action to resolve attacks for customers. By reducing alert volume and remediating threats, Microsoft Defender for Business enables customers to prioritize tasks and focus on more sophisticated threats.

Defender for Business and Microsoft 365 Business Premium give partners new opportunities to help secure customers at scale with value-add managed services. Both solutions integrate with Microsoft 365 Lighthouse, which was made generally available on March 1, 2022, so Microsoft cloud service providers can view security incidents across tenants in a unified portal.

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Make life, shopping easy with Metro Pabili


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MAE pabili from The Metro Stores?

#ShopTheMetroStores with MAE at 0917 -88-METRO

Introducing Metro Pabili — the retail giant’s new and improved personal shopping service that lets customers buy Metro Department Store and Supermarket items from the comforts of their home.

Previously, The Metro Stores provided call and pick up hotlines per branch. With Metro Pabili, the whole process is made simple, easy, and convenient with just one easy to remember phone number. Customers can now call, text, or Viber message 0917-88-METRO to get in touch with the store’s always-on shopping assistant, Mae.






After choosing which branch to shop at, they will be connected to an actual Metro staff who will be their assigned personal shopper for the day. Through Metro Pabili, they will get access to The Metro Stores’ wide assortment of affordable items in real time — as if they were the ones in-store.

“Metro Pabili is really all about making our customers' lives easy, especially the ones who may prefer to buy through personalized staff service instead of an online website. We’ll take care of the shopping for them so they can focus on doing other more important things like work, taking care of the kids or the family, or running other errands,” says Manuel C. Alberto, President and Chief Operating Officer of Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc.

As the go-to store of moms and wais shoppers, The Metro Stores understands how valuable time is for its customers. By shortening the process and improving the overall at-home shopping service, The Metro Stores is making life easy for everyone. So whether it’s for replenishing your kitchen staples, last-minute gift shopping, or just looking through the different Metro Department Store and Metro Supermarket offers, you can trust the Metro Pabili service to get your errands done with a quick call or text.

Mae of Metro Pabili is at your service from 9am to 6pm daily and will first be available in selected areas in Luzon and Visayas. Orders placed and paid after the 2pm cut-off will be delivered the next day. Deliveries are made within three hours. Payments can be done via credit or debit card, Gcash and PayMaya.

#ShopTheMetroStores now in-store, online at www.shopmetro.ph, or through Metro Pabili via 0917-88-METRO. Join The Metro Stores Viber community to stay updated on the latest sales, promos, and announcements.



About Metro Retail Stores Group Inc.

The Metro Retail Stores Group Inc., previously known as Gaisano Metro, is a retail company that built its first Metro Department Store and Supermarket in Colon, Cebu City in 1982. It has grown to own and operate over 60 branches of supermarkets, department stores, and hypermarkets in Luzon and Visayas with heightened presence in Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, National Capital Region (NCR), Central Visayas, CALABARZON, and the Bicol Region.



As one of the largest supermarket and department store chains in the country, Metro aims to make life easy for its customers by offering wide and assorted product selections at affordable prices through convenient ways. Customers can #ShopTheMetroStores in-store or order online through www.shopmetro.ph and have it delivered straight to their homes or picked up at the nearest Metro branch.



Follow @themetrostores.ph on Instagram and The Metro Stores on Facebook or join The Metro Stores Viber community to stay updated!
















































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Mae of Metro Pabili is at your service from 9am to 6pm daily.




Customers can now call, text, or Viber message 0917-88-METRO to get in touch with the store’s always-on shopping assistant, Mae.



MAE pabili from The Metro Stores? Introducing Metro Pabili — the retail giant’s new and improved personal shopping service that lets customers browse and buy Metro Department Store and Supermarket items from the comforts of their home.




#ShopTheMetroStores now in-store, online at www.shopmetro.ph, or through Metro Pabili via 0917-88-METRO.


Rhea Rodriguez’s New Song “Pilipinas Natin ‘To” Calls on Filipinos to Celebrate Unity and God’s Sovereignty


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Singer-songwriter Rhea Rodriguez is calling on all Filipinos to look beyond colors, celebrate unity, and declare God’s sovereignty over the nation with her latest single titled, “Pilipinas Natin ‘To.” The song is OUT NOW on all digital streaming platforms worldwide!

Striking a chord with its ethnic, hip hop-rock vibe and lyrics that evoke nationalistic pride, Pilipinas Natin ‘To seeks to inspire unity across the country during these divisive times.

The Bikolana creative teamed up for the first time with rising rapper Elai—who blended his breakthrough wordplay perfectly into the song—making it the newest anthem that will surely stir the listeners’ heart for country and faith in God.

“I hope that this song may move you to seek God and pray that He may use us to send His hope to our nation,” shared Rhea, who inspires others with her advocacies centered on Christian faith, nation building, and planet care.

The song is released under Reverb Worship PH, CBN Asia’s music arm, and arranged by award-winning musical director, Mon Faustino.

CBN Asia’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Valdes Tan hopes that through the song, Filipinos will be inspired to reconcile and pray for the betterment of the country.

"During election season, people are divided over their choices of leaders. Pilipinas Natin 'To reminds us that despite our differences, we should unite as Filipinos and seek His righteousness so that the Lord will bless the Philippines. I believe this song is a message from our Lord. Its timely message is what our nation needs to hear right now.”

Be inspired to stand as one nation under one God. Stream Pilipinas Natin ‘To by Rhea Rodriguez featuring Elai, on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and YouTube!

To catch the latest updates about the song, follow Reverb Worship PH on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
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