No two organizations are alike. But our integrations with independent software vendors (ISVs) support Zero Trust in a diverse set of environments.
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Read More How Microsoft is partnering with vendors to provide Zero Trust solutionsLearn about all the cybersecurity resources available today and how digital transformation is opening cybersecurity careers to a wider field of candidates.
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Read More Defenders wanted—building the new cybersecurity professionalsThe data privacy regulation landscape is more complex than ever. Today, I’m excited to share with you some of the new investments we’re making to attempt to bring some simplicity to the complex topic of data privacy regulations.
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Read More Simplifying the complex: Introducing Privacy Management for Microsoft 365In this blog, top experts in the industry will share insights on their careers in cybersecurity.
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Read More Get career advice from 7 inspiring leaders in cybersecurityMicrosoft Teams has seen a surge in growth during the pandemic with over 115 million daily active users and growing. With it, customer imperative for enabling safe and trustworthy online collaboration has also increased significantly.
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Read More archTIS and Microsoft: Zero Trust information security for Microsoft TeamsAs organizations move their computing from on-premises to the cloud, they realize that leveraging cloud-native security tools can provide additional cost savings and business benefits to their security infrastructure. Azure network security offers a suite of cloud-native security tools to protect Azure workloads while automating network management, implementing developer security operations (DevSecOps) practices, and reducing the risk of a material security breach.
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Read More Azure network security helps reduce cost and risk according to Forrester TEI studyGet the latest expert insights on human-operated ransomware, phishing attacks, malware, and more to get ahead of these threats before they begin.
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Read More How cyberattacks are changing according to new Microsoft Digital Defense ReportMicrosoft is excited about the opportunity to create a decentralized identity system that increases customer trust and adoption by minimizing data processing and providing the user much greater control of the specific identity data they share and how it will be used.
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Read More Microsoft’s 5 guiding principles for decentralized identitiesBanco Santander Global Head of Security Research Daniel Cuthbert talks with Microsoft about how to use application security testing and testing standards to increase application security.
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Read More Practical tips on how to use application security testing and testing standardsAs the world has changed over the past 18-months, companies have been wrestling with ways to keep employees and data protected as they support new ways of hybrid working. We built Windows 11 to be the most secure Windows yet with built-in chip to cloud protection that ensures company assets stay secure no matter where work happens.
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Read More Windows 11 offers chip to cloud protection to meet the new security challenges of hybrid workIt’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month. See how you can #BeCyberSmart and help others in your organization be safe.
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Read More #BeCyberSmart: When we learn together, we’re more secure togetherThe risks now outweigh the benefits for organizations using passwords as a security mechanism. In this post, we share the top resources to help you move forward on your passwordless journey.
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Read More 3 key resources to accelerate your passwordless journeyZero-day security vulnerabilities are like gold to attackers. With zero-days, or even zero-hours, developers have no time to patch the code, giving hackers enough access and time to explore and map internal networks, exfiltrate valuable data, and find other attack vectors.
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Read More Defend against zero-day exploits with Microsoft Defender Application GuardIn the first of a four-part series on the NOBELIUM nation-state attack, we describe the attack and explain why enterprises should be cautious.
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Read More How nation-state attackers like NOBELIUM are changing cybersecurityToday, I’m excited to share the general availability of Microsoft Azure Purview, giving organizations that holistic understanding of their data that is so critically important. Azure Purview addresses the need for full visibility across all the places where your data lives, making it easier to manage, glean insights, and govern.
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Read More A simpler, more integrated approach to data governanceIn this post, we will tackle the risks of human-operated ransomware and detail DART’s security recommendations for tactical containment actions and post-incident activities in the event of an attack.
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Read More A guide to combatting human-operated ransomware: Part 2In the face of increasingly advanced threats, complex multi-cloud environments, and an evolving trust fabric, identity is emerging as a critical player to deliver the next generation of security, governance, and privacy services.
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Read More 3 trends shaping identity as the center of modern securityIn the face of increasingly advanced threats, complex multi-cloud environments, and an evolving trust fabric, identity is emerging as a critical player to deliver the next generation of security, governance, and privacy services.
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Read More 3 trends shaping identity as the center of modern securityAs human-operated ransomware is on the rise, Microsoft’s Detection and Response Team (DART) shares how they investigate these attacks and what to consider when faced with a similar event in your organization.
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Read More A guide to combatting human-operated ransomware: Part 1Beginning today, you can break free from your password and go passwordless with your Microsoft account.
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Read More The passwordless future is here for your Microsoft accountHead of Mandiant Intelligence at FireEye Sandra Joyce talks with Microsoft’s Ann Johnson about the cybersecurity threats to US elections and how to fight them.
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Read More Afternoon Cyber Tea: Learn how to stop misinformation threats from nation-state bad actorsCyberattacks and ransomware demands are on the rise. Microsoft security solutions and managed security service providers help organizations enable a proactive cybersecurity approach.
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Read More Combat attacks with security solutions from Trustwave and MicrosoftLinkedIn Chief Information Security Officer Geoff Belknap talks with Microsoft’s Bret Arsenault about recruiting cybersecurity talent and solving the skills gap.
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Read More Why diversity is important for a strong cybersecurity teamLearn real-world steps for protecting against the latest ransomware and other malicious cyberattacks.
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Read More 3 steps to prevent and recover from ransomwarePhishing and email spoofing not only erode brand trust, but they also leave recipients vulnerable to financial loss and serious invasions of privacy.
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Read More Get free DMARC visibility with Valimail Authenticate and Microsoft Office 365Adapting to the evolving business landscape, organizations increasingly depend on Microsoft Endpoint Manager to enable hybrid work—where the endpoint is the new workplace.
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Read More Microsoft a Leader in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Unified Endpoint Management ToolsDoD and DIB suppliers—see how Microsoft can give your business a competitive edge toward CMMC compliance.
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Read More How to prepare for CMMC compliance as a defense industrial base supplier using the Microsoft cloudTall Poppy CEO and Co-founder Leigh Honeywell talks with Microsoft about how companies can support employees who have been targeted for online harassment.
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Read More Cybersecurity’s next fight: How to protect employees from online harassmentVodafone Global Cybersecurity Director Emma Smith talks about leading an inclusive workplace and shares security strategies—like how to get rid of passwords.
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Read More How Vodafone Global Security Director creates an inclusive and secure workplaceMozi is a peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet that uses a BitTorrent-like network to infect IoT devices such as network gateways and digital video records (DVRs). It works by exploiting weak telnet passwords1 and nearly a dozen unpatched IoT vulnerabilities2 and it’s been used to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, data exfiltration, and command or payload execution.
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Read More How to proactively defend against Mozi IoT botnetToday, we are open-sourcing Cloud Katana, a cloud-native tool under development, to automate simulation steps on-demand in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments. This tool is an event-driven, serverless compute application built on the top of Azure Functions that expedites the research process and validation of security controls.
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Read More Automating security assessments using Cloud KatanaThe cybersecurity landscape has fundamentally changed, as evidenced by large-scale, complex attacks like Nobelium, Hafnium, and more recently last week’s Colonial Pipeline attack, which signals that human-operated ransomware is on the rise. Hackers launch an average of 50 million password attacks every day—579 per second. Phishing attacks have increased. Firmware attacks are on the rise,…
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Read More Securing a new world of hybrid work: What to know and what to doWe are operating in the most complex cybersecurity landscape we’ve ever seen. Sophisticated and determined attackers are the norm. And we all are preparing for the next great disruption—hybrid work.
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Read More How to secure your hybrid work world with a Zero Trust approachA rapid proliferation of IoT has opened unsupervised doors to cybercriminals. How can we apply the principles of Zero Trust to address this challenge?
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Read More How to apply a Zero Trust approach to your IoT solutionsCounterfit is a command-line tool for security professionals to red team AI systems and systematically scans for vulnerabilities as part of AI risk assessment.
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Read More AI security risk assessment using CounterfitCritical infrastructure operators face a hostile cyber threat environment and a complex compliance landscape. Operators must manage industrial control systems as well as IT environments that are part of critical infrastructure or can form attack surfaces for control systems.
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Read More Meet critical infrastructure security compliance requirements with Microsoft 365With cryptocurrency mining on the rise, Microsoft and Intel have partnered to deliver threat detection technology to enable EDR capabilities in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
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Read More Defending against cryptojacking with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Intel TDTWhat’s the future of identity? Have I Been Pwned Founder Troy Hunt shares his insights with Microsoft as well as strategies for protecting identities.
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Read More Evolving beyond password complexity as an identity strategyFor the third year in a row, Microsoft successfully demonstrated industry-leading defense capabilities in the independent MITRE ATT&CK evaluation.
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Read More MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluation proves Microsoft Defender for Endpoint stops advanced attacks across platformsInformation security researcher and author Tarah Wheeler talks with Microsoft’s Ann Johnson about the growing role of cybersecurity as a pillar of the business.
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Read More Afternoon Cyber Tea: Cybersecurity has become a pillar of the businessWhile hospitals continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, many are battling other “viruses” behind the scenes.
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Read More CyberMDX and Microsoft: Protecting life-saving medical devicesWhat are today’s biggest identity challenges? Have I Been Pwned Founder Troy Hunt talks with Microsoft about the current state of identity.
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Read More How far have we come? The evolution of securing identitiesNew Microsoft Defender for Endpoint capabilities let organizations discover and secure unmanaged workstations, mobile devices, servers, and network devices.
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Read More Secure unmanaged devices with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now