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Microsoft AI competition explores the next evolution of predictive technologies in security

December 13, 2018 TH Author artificial intelligence, Cybersecurity, machine learning, Windows Defender ATP

Predictive technologies are already effective at detecting and blocking malware at first sight. A new malware prediction competition on Kaggle will challenge the data science community to push these technologies even furtherto stop malware before it is even seen. The Microsoft-sponsored competition calls for participants to predict if a device is likely to encounter malware
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The evolution of Microsoft Threat Protection, December update

December 12, 2018 TH Author Cybersecurity

December was another month of significant development for Microsoft Threat Protection capabilities. As a quick recap, Microsoft Threat Protection is an integrated solution securing the modern workplace across identities, endpoints, user data, cloud apps, and infrastructure. Last month, we shared updates on capabilities for securing identities, endpoints, user data, and cloud apps. This month, we
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Voice of the Customer: The Walsh Group found that Azure Active Directory gives them a competitive edge

December 11, 2018 TH Author Cybersecurity

The Voice of the Customer blog series is designed to help you by sharing stories from real customers who are solving their identity and security challenges using Azure AD.
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CISO series: Strengthen your organizational immune system with cybersecurity hygiene

December 6, 2018 TH Author Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity hygiene is about maintaining cyberhealth by developing and implementing a set of tools, policies, and practices to increase your organization’s resiliency in the face of attacks and exploits.
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Step 1. Identify users: top 10 actions to secure your environment

December 5, 2018 TH Author Cybersecurity

This series outlines the most fundamental steps you can take with your investment in Microsoft 365 security solutions. Well provide advice on activities such as setting up identity management through active directory, malware protection, and more. In this post, we explain how to create a single common identity across on-premises and cloud with hybrid authentication.
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Insights from the MITRE ATT&CK-based evaluation of Windows Defender ATP

December 4, 2018 TH Author APT3, ATT&CK, BORON, Cybersecurity, MITRE

In MITREs evaluation of endpoint detection and response solutions, Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection demonstrated industry-leading optics and detection capabilities. The breadth of telemetry, the strength of threat intelligence, and the advanced, automatic detection through machine learning, heuristics, and behavior monitoring delivered comprehensive coverage of attacker techniques across the entire attack chain. MITRE tested the
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Kicking off the Microsoft Graph Security Hackathon

December 3, 2018 TH Author Cybersecurity

Announcing the Microsoft Graph Security Hackathon! Join today for a chance to win a piece of the $15,000 cash prize pool.
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Analysis of cyberattack on U.S. think tanks, non-profits, public sector by unidentified attackers

December 3, 2018 TH Author APT29, CozyBear, Cybersecurity, Defending Democracy Program, Micorosoft AccountGuard, Microsoft Threat Protection, Office 365 ATP, Security Intelligence, Security Response, Windows Defender ATP, YTTRIUM

Reuters recently reported a hacking campaign focused on a wide range of targets across the globe. In the days leading to the Reuters publication, Microsoft researchers were closely tracking the same campaign. Our sensors revealed that the campaign primarily targeted public sector institutions and non-governmental organizations like think tanks and research centers, but also included
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Secure your privileged administrative accounts with a phased roadmap

November 29, 2018 TH Author Cybersecurity

If you are working on initiatives to secure your privileged accounts (and I hope you are), this post is designed to help.
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Windows Defender ATP device risk score exposes new cyberattack, drives Conditional access to protect networks

November 28, 2018 TH Author Cybersecurity

Several weeks ago, the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Windows Defender ATP) team uncovered a new cyberattack that targeted several high-profile organizations in the energy and food and beverage sectors in Asia. Given the target region and verticals, the attack chain, and the toolsets used, we believe the threat actor that the industry refers to
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