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Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000
New Cyber Signals shows more than 80 percent of ransomware attacks can be traced to common configuration errors. Here’s how we can get ahead of these attacks together as a cyber defender community.
The post Cyber Signals: 3 strategies for protection against ransomware appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Microsoft detected an Iran-based threat actor the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) tracks as MERCURY leveraging exploitation of Log4j 2 vulnerabilities in SysAid applications against organizations located in Israel.
The post MERCURY leveraging Log4j 2 vulnerabilities in unpatched systems to target Israeli organizations appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Black Hat USA 2022 marked the twenty-fifth year that security researchers, security architects, and other security professionals have gathered to share the latest research, developments, and trends. Here are the highlights from the Microsoft Security booth.
The post Microsoft Security highlights from Black Hat USA 2022 appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:00:00 +0000
Microsoft security researchers have discovered a post-compromise capability we’re calling MagicWeb, which is used by a threat actor we track as NOBELIUM to maintain persistent access to compromised environments.
The post MagicWeb: NOBELIUM’s post-compromise trick to authenticate as anyone appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Proactive data governance offers a holistic approach that conserves resources and simplifies the protection of your data assets. Microsoft Purview provides a comprehensive data governance solution designed to help manage your on-premises, multicloud, and software as a service (SaaS) data. Here are five ways it can help.
The post Data governance: 5 tips for holistic data protection appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Threat actors evade detection by adopting the Sliver command-and-control (C2) framework in intrusion campaigns.
The post Looking for the ‘Sliver’ lining: Hunting for emerging command-and-control frameworks appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Former New York Times Senior Director of Information Security Runa Sandvik shares strategies to help protect journalists and media organizations.
The post A multidimensional approach to journalism security appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000
This month, Microsoft has been recognized by Gartner as a Leader in the 2022 Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management Tools. This blog post outlines the “so what” for IT leaders, and why we believe this Gartner analysis deserves your focus right now.
The post Microsoft recognized as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Unified Endpoint Management Tools appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
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