Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing our world—together

Credit to Author: Vasu Jakkal| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

To help our global cyberdefenders, Microsoft has put together the Be Cybersmart Kit, designed to educate everyone, on best practices for going passwordless, not falling for sophisticated phishing or fraud, device protection, AI safety, and more.

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Storm-0501: Ransomware attacks expanding to hybrid cloud environments

Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Microsoft has observed the threat actor tracked as Storm-0501 launching a multi-staged attack where they compromised hybrid cloud environments and performed lateral movement from on-premises to cloud environment, leading to data exfiltration, credential theft, tampering, persistent backdoor access, and ransomware deployment. The said attack targeted multiple sectors in the United States, including government, manufacturing, transportation, […]

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​​Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

Credit to Author: Rob Lefferts| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Gartner® names Microsoft a Leader in Endpoint Protection Platforms—a reflection, we believe, of our continued progress in helping organizations protect their endpoints against even the most sophisticated attacks, while driving continued efficiency for security operations center teams.

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Activate your data responsibly in the era of AI with Microsoft Purview

Credit to Author: Rudra Mitra| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

We are announcing preview for Microsoft Purview Information Protection to restrict content in Microsoft Fabric with sensitivity labels and Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention policies for lakehouses, and spotlighting our recent general availability of Microsoft Purview Data Governance solution.

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Microsoft Trustworthy AI: Unlocking human potential starts with trust   

Credit to Author: Takeshi Numoto| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000

At Microsoft, we have commitments to ensuring Trustworthy AI and are building industry-leading supporting technology. Our commitments and capabilities go hand in hand to make sure our customers and developers are protected at every layer. Building on our commitments, today we are announcing new product capabilities to strengthen the security, safety and privacy of AI systems. 

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​​Securing our future: September 2024 progress update on Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI)

Credit to Author: Charlie Bell| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Since the Secure Future Initiative (SFI) began, we’ve dedicated the equivalent of 34,000 full-time engineers to SFI—making it the largest cybersecurity engineering effort in history. And now, we’re sharing key updates and milestones from the first SFI Progress Report.  

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How comprehensive security simplifies the defense of your digital estate

Credit to Author: Vasu Jakkal| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

End-to-end security is a modern, comprehensive approach to data protection that aligns data protection and incident response across devices, systems, and users. Read the blog post to explore why it’s an attractive option for organizations committed to strengthening their cybersecurity.

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