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A closer look at Qakbot’s latest building blocks (and how to knock them down)

Multiple Qakbot campaigns that are active at any given time prove that the decade-old malware continues to be many attackers’ tool of choice, a customizable chameleon that adapts to suit the needs of the multiple threat actor groups that utilize it. Since emerging in 2007 as a banking Trojan, Qakbot has evolved into a multi-purpose…
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New research shows IoT and OT innovation is critical to business but comes with significant risks

This year the need for much improved IoT and OT cybersecurity has become even more clear with the recent and now famous attacks. To better understand the challenges customers are facing, Microsoft partnered with the Ponemon Institute to produce empirical data to help us better understand the state of IoT and OT security from a customer’s perspective.
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Improve kernel security with the new Microsoft Vulnerable and Malicious Driver Reporting Center

Windows 10 and Windows 11 have continued to raise the security bar for drivers running in the kernel. Kernel-mode driver publishers must pass the hardware lab kit (HLK) compatibility tests, malware scanning, and prove their identity through extended validation (EV) certificates.
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New Secured-core servers are now available from the Microsoft ecosystem to help secure your infrastructure

With cyberattacks continuing to rise, the need for secure computing has never been more important. Customers care about the protection of their data and workloads, and platform security can be an important tool in a comprehensive defense-in-depth strategy.
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NICKEL targeting government organizations across Latin America and Europe

China-based threat actor NICKEL has been targeting governments, diplomatic entities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Today, Microsoft announced the successful seizure of a set of NICKEL-operated websites and disruption of ongoing attacks.
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Structured threat hunting: One way Microsoft Threat Experts prioritizes customer defense

Our approach to threat hunting is designed to evaluate impact and escalate potential threats for investigation, based on how damaging the potential threat would be. It is also designed for speed: due to the highly time-sensitive nature of the threat response, the most dangerous potential threats are analyzed first.
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