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Alternative ways for security professionals and IT to achieve modern security controls in today’s unique remote work scenarios

March 26, 2020 TH Author Azure Security, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, Office 365 Security, Secure remote work, Securing remote workers series

Increased remote work has many organizations rethinking network and security strategies. In this post we share guidance on how to manage security in this changing environment.
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Latest Astaroth living-off-the-land attacks are even more invisible but not less observable

March 23, 2020 TH Author Alternate Data Streams (ADS), Astaroth, behavioral blocking and containment, Cybersecurity, Endpoint security, fileless, info-stealing malware, living-off-the-land, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft security intelligence, ransomware, Security Intelligence, Threat protection, WMIC

Astaroth is back sporting significant changes. The updated attack chain maintains Astaroth’s complex, multi-component nature and continues its pattern of detection evasion.
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Protecting against coronavirus themed phishing attacks

March 20, 2020 TH Author Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, Office 365 Security, Phishing

Customers are asking us what Microsoft is doing to help protect them from phishing and cyberattacks, and what they can do to better protect themselves. We thought now would be a good time to share some best practices and useful information.
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Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in 2020 Enterprise Detection and Response Wave

March 18, 2020 TH Author Microsoft Cloud App Security, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, Threat protection

I’m proud to announce that Microsoft is positioned as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Detection and Response, Q1 2020.
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Guarding against supply chain attacks—Part 3: How software becomes compromised

March 11, 2020 TH Author Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Security Intelligence, Windows Security

Set a high standard of software assurance with internal teams, partners, and suppliers to reduce your risk of a software supply chain attack.
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Behavioral blocking and containment: Transforming optics into protection

March 9, 2020 TH Author behavioral blocking and containment, Cybersecurity, endpoint detection and response (EDR), endpoint protection platform (EPP), Endpoint security, Juicy Potato, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft security intelligence, Microsoft Threat Protection, next generation protection, QRat, Security Intelligence, Threat protection

Behavioral blocking and containment capabilities leverage multiple Microsoft Defender ATP components and features to immediately stop attacks before they can progress. We have expanded these capabilities to get even broader visibility into malicious behavior by using a rapid protection loop engine that leverages endpoint and detection response (EDR) sensors.
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Human-operated ransomware attacks: A preventable disaster

March 5, 2020 TH Author Cybersecurity, Doppelpaymer, Dridex, Endpoint security, hands-on-keyboard, human-operated attacks, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft security intelligence, PARINACOTA, ransomware, ryuk, Secure Score, Security deployment, Threat protection, TrickBot, Wadhrama

In human-operated ransomware attacks, adversaries exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network.
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MISA expands with new members and new product additions

February 24, 2020 TH Author Azure Security, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft Endpoint Manager, Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)

MISA has grown to 102 members.
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Azure Sentinel uncovers the real threats hidden in billions of low fidelity signals

February 20, 2020 TH Author AI and machine learning, Azure Security, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP

Azure Sentinel Fusion technology uses powerful machine learning methods to enable your SecOps team to focus on the threats that matter.
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Building on secure productivity

February 12, 2020 TH Author Microsoft 365, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP

Announcing Safe Documents and Application Guard, new Microsoft 365 features that bring together Windows 10, Office 365, and Microsoft Defender ATP to help users stay secure and productive.
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