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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By working with governments, trade organizations, and suppliers, the utility industry can improve security across the supply chain.
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During the MITRE ATT&CK evaluation, Microsoft Threat Protection delivered on providing the deepest optics, near real time detection, and a complete view of the attack story.
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Our threat intelligence shows that COVID-19 themed threats are retreads of existing attacks that have been slightly altered to tie to the pandemic. We’re seeing a changing of lures, not a surge in attacks. These attacks are settling into the normal ebb and flow of the threat environment.
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Microsoft identified several dozens of hospitals with vulnerable gateway and VPN appliances. We sent these hospitals a first-of-its-kind notification with important info about the vulnerabilities, how attackers can take advantage of them, and a strong recommendation to apply security updates.
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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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I’ve long been a proponent to challenging traditional schools of thought—traditional cyber-norms—and encouraging our industry to get outside its comfort zones.
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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 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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This is the first in a blog series to help lessen confusion around identity by sharing with you some of the terms used at Microsoft.
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