Ballard Chalmers Goes Cloud Only
Overview On 11 May 2020, the Ballard Chalmers office went cloud-only. In other words, we no longer have any servers in the office, every server we use is now in the cloud. All that remains in the office are the…
Ballard Chalmers Readiness for Covid-19
Overview Ballard Chalmers (BC) has been using Microsoft Office 365 and the Azure cloud as our primary resource for managing our business and our development work for a few years now. All of our development work takes place there, and…
Azure SQL Database – Security Features
Contents Azure SQL Database - Security Features Introduction Transparent Data Encryption Deny All by Default Azure Active Directory (AD) Authentication Advanced Data Security (ADS) Introduction Security is the foundation for building successful solutions in Microsoft Azure. Not only has Microsoft…
New Azure Firewall Capabilities
Azure Firewall allows you to centrally manage and log all your traffic flows using a DevOps approach. The service supports filtering rules both at an application and network level. It is also integrated with the Microsoft Threat Intelligence feed for…
Ballard Chalmers and ISO 27001
Overview In February 2020, Ballard Chalmers achieved certification for ISO 27001:2013. This blog gives some insight into what this means for the company and what was involved in achieving it. What is ISO 27001:2013? ISO 27001:2013 is the ISO standard…
Ballard Chalmers is Now Certified ISO/IEC 27001:2013
Ballard Chalmers is now certified ISO/IEC 27001:2013. This standard is jointly created by ISO (International Organization for Standardisation) and the International Electrotechnical Commission. It details the requirements for establishing, executing, upholding and constantly refining an information security management system (ISMS) within the framework of the organization.
Ballard Chalmers Renews Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate
We are pleased to tell you we successfully renewed our Cyber Essentials Plus certificate. This certificate confirms that we met the Cyber Essentials implementation profile and our ICT defences were assessed as satisfactory against commodity based cyber-attack.
Azure is Now Certified for the International Standard ISO/IEC 27001 Privacy Information Management System
Azure has just achieved another first. It is the first major US cloud provider to certify as a data processor for the international standard ISO/IEC 27701 Privacy Information Management System (PIMS).
Azure Security, Scalability, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Here at Ballard Chalmers, it is key that security and stability are not left until the last minute. Our policies in security, privacy and business continuity allow us to make the most of the services that Microsoft and especially Azure have to offer. And allow us to guide clients to the most appropriate levels for each system.
Office 365 Protection using Advanced Security Management
One of the biggest reasons many organisations are hesitant to move to the cloud is down to Security. The problem is not really end user security as such but more, high level security and control. Microsoft has been trying to…