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Date icon October 7, 2026

Conditional Access for SMB File Shares: Entra Private Access and Unmanaged Devices

Entra Private Access brings Conditional Access to SMB file shares, but every device needs the Global Secure Access client. How to cover unmanaged devices.
Date icon September 25, 2026

Shibboleth SSO and File Share Permissions: SAML vs NTFS

How Shibboleth SSO reaches NTFS-permissioned Windows file shares: NameID-to-UPN matching, Kerberos delegation, and the fixes for shares that load empty.
Date icon September 22, 2026

How MyWorkDrive Fits Into DICOM and Medical Imaging Workflows

Where a secure file access gateway fits in a DICOM workflow: large study access without migration, HIPAA and GDPR support, and what MyWorkDrive does not replace.
Date icon September 17, 2026

CMMC Phase 2 Suspension: What Still Applies to DoD Contractors

The July 13, 2026 CMMC Phase 2 suspension paused C3PAO certification, not DFARS 252.204-7012, NIST SP 800-171, or SPRS. What changed, what did not, and why False Claims Act exposure went up.
Date icon September 15, 2026

How Swiss Public Sector Organizations Benefit from MyWorkDrive

Privatim's 2025 resolution limits how Swiss public bodies use international cloud platforms. See how MyWorkDrive keeps files on Swiss infrastructure without migration.
Date icon September 11, 2026

File Access Audit Logging: How to Prove Who Accessed a File on a Windows Share

How Windows object access auditing works, which event IDs answer which question, why it gets switched off again, and what auditors actually ask for.
Date icon September 9, 2026

NTFS Permissions and ACL Management: A Practical Guide for File Shares

Effective management of NTFS permissions and Access Control Lists (ACLs) is crucial for maintaining security and compliance when granting access to on-premises files.
Date icon September 2, 2026

Giving AI Agents Access to On-Premises Files Without Migrating to the Cloud

There are two ways to give an AI agent access to on-premises file shares: index the content into a cloud service, or attach a filesystem path the agent reads during a session. Here is how each model ...
Date icon August 28, 2026

Microsoft 365 Education Storage Limits: What Universities Can Do

Microsoft 365 Education tenants get 100 TB of pooled storage plus per-license capacity. Current limits, what over-limit enforcement does, and the options for universities.
Date icon August 26, 2026

How to Keep ITAR and CUI Files on Campus, Without Copies or Cloud

Research universities can give faculty and staff access to ITAR and CUI files without downloads, sync copies, or public cloud storage. Here is how it works.
Date icon August 24, 2026

How to Give AI Access to Files on a Windows File Server

Give AI tools secure, permission-scoped access to Windows file server data with MyWorkDrive. No VPN, no migration, no exposed SMB ports, full audit trails.
Date icon August 17, 2026

How to Use Claude Cowork with On-Prem File Servers (No Migration Required)

Claude Cowork can only work in folders you attach, and on Windows that means a drive letter. Here is how a MyWorkDrive mapped drive gives AI agents governed access to remote fileserver projects ...