Implementing Zero Trust Security for Small and Medium Businesses with Microsoft Solutions

Many businesses today use helpful tools like Microsoft SharePoint to share work and collaborate. New Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, like Microsoft Copilot, are being added to make work even easier.

While these tools are helpful, they also create new ways for cyber attackers (or "hackers") to try to steal company information. Recent reports show that hackers can sometimes use these AI tools to get passwords or secret files from SharePoint, and it can be hard even to know it happened.

For business leaders, it's essential to understand these new risks. Here are three simple, practical steps your company can take to stay safer:

1. Keep SharePoint Clean: Don’t Store Secret Information There

What to do:

* Check what files are stored in your company's SharePoint. Remove any files containing passwords or other secret inform…