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Hawkeye Keylogger – Reborn v8: An in-depth campaign analysis

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:50:14 +0000

Much of cybercrime today is fueled by underground markets where malware and cybercriminal services are available for purchase. These markets in the deep web commoditize malware operations. Even novice cybercriminals can buy malware toolkits and other services they might need for malware campaigns: encryption, hosting, antimalware evasion, spamming, and many others. Hawkeye Keylogger (also known

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Machine learning vs. social engineering

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2018 13:00:56 +0000

Machine learning is a key driver in the constant evolution of security technologies at Microsoft. Machine learning allows Microsoft 365 to scale next-gen protection capabilities and enhance cloud-based, real-time blocking of new and unknown threats. Just in the last few months, machine learning has helped us to protect hundreds of thousands of customers against ransomware,

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Taking apart a double zero-day sample discovered in joint hunt with ESET

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000

In late March 2018, I analyzed an interesting PDF sample found by ESET senior malware researcher Anton Cherpanov. The sample was initially reported to Microsoft as a potential exploit for an unknown Windows kernel vulnerability. During my investigation in parallel with ESET researchers, I was surprised to discover two new zero-day exploits in the same

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Building Zero Trust networks with Microsoft 365

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:00:35 +0000

The traditional perimeter-based network defense is obsolete. Perimeter-based networks operate on the assumption that all systems within a network can be trusted. However, todays increasingly mobile workforce, the migration towards public cloud services, and the adoption of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) model make perimeter security controls irrelevant. Networks that fail to evolve from traditional

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Manufacturing Cybersecurity: Are Your Industrial Control Systems REALLY Protected?

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 19:39:19 +0000

Gary Gillespie is the Vice President of MDT Software. Gary has over 25 years of experience in design, operations, safety, and software development. He holds a Bachelors of Science in… Read more »

The post Manufacturing Cybersecurity: Are Your Industrial Control Systems REALLY Protected? appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

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MicrosoftSecurity

Machine learning vs. social engineering

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2018 13:00:56 +0000

Machine learning is a key driver in the constant evolution of security technologies at Microsoft. Machine learning allows Microsoft 365 to scale next-gen protection capabilities and enhance cloud-based, real-time blocking of new and unknown threats. Just in the last few months, machine learning has helped us to protect hundreds of thousands of customers against ransomware,

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