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Microsoft AI competition explores the next evolution of predictive technologies in security

Credit to Author: Windows Defender Research| Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 19:00:54 +0000

Predictive technologies are already effective at detecting and blocking malware at first sight. A new malware prediction competition on Kaggle will challenge the data science community to push these technologies even furtherto stop malware before it is even seen. The Microsoft-sponsored competition calls for participants to predict if a device is likely to encounter malware

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3 points of CISO advice for strengthening a cybersecurity ecosystem

Credit to Author: Christophe Blassiau| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 02:40:13 +0000

A PwC study last year revealed that about 62% of global CEOs worry that cyber threats will affect their company’s growth prospects.[i] As a result, it is not surprising that… Read more »

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The evolution of Microsoft Threat Protection, December update

Credit to Author: Debraj Ghosh| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:00:00 +0000

December was another month of significant development for Microsoft Threat Protection capabilities. As a quick recap, Microsoft Threat Protection is an integrated solution securing the modern workplace across identities, endpoints, user data, cloud apps, and infrastructure. Last month, we shared updates on capabilities for securing identities, endpoints, user data, and cloud apps. This month, we

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Voice of the Customer: The Walsh Group found that Azure Active Directory gives them a competitive edge

Credit to Author: Sue Bohn| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:00:02 +0000

The Voice of the Customer blog series is designed to help you by sharing stories from real customers who are solving their identity and security challenges using Azure AD.

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Powerful solutions keep F12.net data center safe, secure, and always on

Credit to Author: Customer Voices| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 12:37:42 +0000

With over 25 years servicing the IT industry, Edmonton’s F12.net has witnessed a sea of evolving technology and constantly changing trends. But one thing has remained constant for the solutions… Read more »

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CISO series: Strengthen your organizational immune system with cybersecurity hygiene

Credit to Author: Diana Kelley| Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 17:00:16 +0000

Cybersecurity hygiene is about maintaining cyberhealth by developing and implementing a set of tools, policies, and practices to increase your organization’s resiliency in the face of attacks and exploits.

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Step 1. Identify users: top 10 actions to secure your environment

Credit to Author: Debbie Seres| Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 17:00:44 +0000

This series outlines the most fundamental steps you can take with your investment in Microsoft 365 security solutions. Well provide advice on activities such as setting up identity management through active directory, malware protection, and more. In this post, we explain how to create a single common identity across on-premises and cloud with hybrid authentication.

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Insights from the MITRE ATT&CK-based evaluation of Windows Defender ATP

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP team| Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 02:15:27 +0000

In MITREs evaluation of endpoint detection and response solutions, Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection demonstrated industry-leading optics and detection capabilities. The breadth of telemetry, the strength of threat intelligence, and the advanced, automatic detection through machine learning, heuristics, and behavior monitoring delivered comprehensive coverage of attacker techniques across the entire attack chain. MITRE tested the

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