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·AzureCloud SecurityZero TrustCompliance

How to Secure Your Azure Environment: A Practical Guide

Identity, networking, data protection, monitoring and compliance: the five essential controls for a secure Microsoft Azure environment.

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·NIST 2.0AssessmentMultilingual

NIST Assessment now available in Italian, English and German

The free cybersecurity self-assessment at nist.atws.app is now available in three languages: Italian, English and German. Same 106 questions based on NIST CSF 2.0, with a fully localised interface and report.

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·CybersecurityZero TrustResilienceSupply Chain

The corporate perimeter no longer exists: why firewalls and VPNs are not enough

The Zscaler report on 1,750 IT leaders and the WEF confirm: corporate security strategies are still too inward-focused. The new perimeter is user identity.

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·IT CompanyPiacenzaGuide

How to choose an IT company in Piacenza

Certifications, vendor independence, cloud and cybersecurity expertise: concrete criteria for evaluating an IT partner in Piacenza.

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·CloudPiacenzaIaaSGuide

Cloud services for businesses in Piacenza: what to look for

Managed cloud vs hosting, data residency, ISO certifications and NIS2 compliance: what to ask your cloud provider.

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·DatacenterPiacenzaCloudInfrastructure

Datacenters for businesses in Piacenza: local or European?

On-premise server, local datacenter or European cloud? A practical comparison for businesses in Piacenza: costs, security and compliance.

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·CybersecurityAICloudPhishing

Cybersecurity, AI and cloud: weekly news roundup

Trivy compromised twice in a month, NVIDIA reaches 1 million GPUs in AI factories, Tycoon 2FA dismantled and AWS-Google launch multicloud networking.

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·CybersecuritySMEsCyber Index

Cyber Index PMI 2026: the cyber maturity of Italian SMEs

Average score 55/100, only 16% of SMEs classified as mature, and 1 in 4 hit by a breach in the past three years. Key findings from the third Cyber Index PMI report.

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·CloudCybersecurityMIMIT Grant

MIMIT Cloud and Cybersecurity Voucher 2026

ATWS is a registered supplier for the MIMIT 2026 voucher programme. Non-repayable grants up to €20,000 for cloud and cybersecurity services for SMEs and professionals.

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·CybersecurityNIST 2.0Assessment

NIST 2.0 Cybersecurity Assessment: evaluate your security posture for free

Our free self-assessment tool based on the NIST CSF 2.0 framework is now available. 106 questions, instant report and analysis of your organisation’s security posture.

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·BackupACNMicrosoft 365

ATWS Secure Backup for Microsoft 365: ACN qualification submitted

ACN qualification request submitted for the SaaS backup service for Microsoft 365. Protection of Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams with encrypted EU storage.

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·Email SecurityACNSaaS

ATWS Email Security Gateway: ACN qualification submitted

ACN qualification request submitted for the email security gateway. Filtering, antispam, antivirus and configurable policies on European cloud infrastructure.

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·Cloud PAACNSaaS

ATWS Secure Workspace qualified by ACN for the Public Administration

ATWS Secure Workspace is ACN-qualified and listed in the Cloud Catalogue for the Italian Public Administration. Secure SaaS desktop with MFA and EU-only data.

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