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December 18, 2019 admin

Data science for cybersecurity: A probabilistic time series model for detecting RDP inbound brute force attacks

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:00:24 +0000

Microsoft Defender ATP data scientists and threat hunters collaborate to use a data science-driven approach to detecting RDP brute force attacks to protect customers against real-world threats.

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December 18, 2019 admin

Data governance and retention in your Microsoft 365 tenant—a secure and highly capable solution

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:00:04 +0000

Microsoft 365 has a built in secure, highly capable data governance and retention capability.

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December 17, 2019 admin

Norsk Hydro responds to ransomware attack with transparency

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:00:57 +0000

Aluminum supplier Norsk Hydro was attacked by LockerGoga, a form of ransomware. Learn how the company recovered and got back to business as usual.

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December 17, 2019 admin

How to secure your IoT deployment during the security talent shortage

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:00:41 +0000

It’s complex work to define a security strategy for IoT—especially with a 3-million-person shortage of cybersecurity pros. But there is a way to augment existing security teams and resources.

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December 16, 2019 admin

Ransomware response—to pay or not to pay?

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:00:07 +0000

As part of Microsoft’s Detection and Response Team (DART) Incident Response engagements, we regularly get asked by customers about “paying the ransom” following a ransomware attack.

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December 13, 2019 admin

Finding a common language to describe AI security threats

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:00:40 +0000

As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning systems become increasingly important to our lives, it’s critical that when they fail we understand how and why. Many research papers have been dedicated to this topic, but inconsistent vocabulary has limited their usefulness. In collaboration with Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center, Microsoft published a series of materials that…

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December 12, 2019 admin

Multi-stage downloader Trojan sLoad abuses BITS almost exclusively for malicious activities

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:30:26 +0000

Many of today’s threats evolve to incorporate as many living-off-the-land techniques as possible into the attack chain. The PowerShell-based downloader Trojan known as sLoad, however, puts all its bets on BITS. Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) is a component of the Windows operating system that provides an ability to transfer files in an asynchronous and…

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December 12, 2019 admin

GALLIUM: Targeting global telecom

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:00:10 +0000

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) is raising awareness of the ongoing activity by a group we call GALLIUM, targeting telecommunication providers.

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