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As organizations increase their coverage of multifactor authentication (MFA), threat actors have begun to move to more sophisticated techniques to allow them to compromise corporate resources without needing to satisfy MFA. Recently, the Microsoft Detection and Response Team (DART) has seen an increase in attackers utilizing token theft for this purpose.
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Microsoft Secure

December 15, 2021 TH Author

The final report on NOBELIUM’s unprecedented nation-state attack

In the final post of a four-part series on the NOBELIUM nation-state attack, we explore key findings from the after-action report on the attack.
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Microsoft Secure

December 2, 2021 TH Author

Behind the unprecedented effort to protect customers against the NOBELIUM nation-state attack

In the third of a four-part series on the Nobelium nation-state attack, we share how Microsoft product teams built new detections into products to better protect customers.
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Microsoft Secure

February 25, 2021 TH Author

Microsoft open sources CodeQL queries used to hunt for Solorigate activity

We are sharing the CodeQL queries that we used to analyze our source code at scale and rule out the presence of the code-level indicators of compromise (IoCs) and coding patterns associated with Solorigate so that other organizations may perform a similar analysis.
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Microsoft Secure

December 21, 2020 TH Author

Advice for incident responders on recovery from systemic identity compromises

Customers across the globe are asking for guidance on recovering their infrastructure after being impacted by Solorigate. DART walks you through remediation steps as well as some longer term mitigations.
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Microsoft Secure

July 28, 2020 TH Author

Empower your analysts to reduce burnout in your security operations center

Strategic use of automation and metrics can help you create a continuous learning culture that keeps your team engaged in the work.
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Microsoft Secure

July 20, 2020 TH Author

Hello open source security! Managing risk with software composition analysis

Software composition analysis guides the selection and management of open source components to help you reduce your security risk.
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Microsoft Secure

May 6, 2020 TH Author

How to gain 24/7 detection and response coverage with Microsoft Defender ATP

Security incidents don’t happen exclusively during business hours: attackers often wait until the late hours of the night to breach an environment.
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Microsoft Secure

May 5, 2020 TH Author

Lessons learned from the Microsoft SOC—Part 3c: A day in the life part 2

This blog wraps up the day in the life of a SOC analyst on the investigation team with insights on remediating incidents, post-incident cleanup, and impact of COVID-19 on the SOC. This is the sixth blog post in the series.
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Microsoft Secure

April 22, 2020 TH Author

Defending the power grid against supply chain attacks: Part 3 – Risk management strategies for the utilities industry

By working with governments, trade organizations, and suppliers, the utility industry can improve security across the supply chain.
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