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Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

Credit to Author: Rob Lefferts| Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:00:00 +0000

We are honored to be recognized once again as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms—our sixth consecutive time. Microsoft was recognized for its completeness of vision and ability to execute, which we believe underscores the effectiveness of Defender for Endpoint in the face of an ever-shifting threat environment.​

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Phishers Target Aviation Execs to Scam Customers

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:57:06 +0000

KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader whose boss’s email account got phished and was used to trick one of the company’s customers into sending a large payment to scammers. An investigation into the attacker’s infrastructure points to a long-running Nigerian cybercrime group that is actively targeting established companies in the transportation and aviation industries.

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Microsoft Fix Targets Attacks on SharePoint Zero-Day

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 14:45:46 +0000

On Sunday, July 20, Microsoft Corp. issued an emergency security update for a vulnerability in SharePoint Server that is actively being exploited to compromise vulnerable organizations. The patch comes amid reports that malicious hackers have used the Sharepoint flaw to breach U.S. federal and state agencies, universities, and energy companies.

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