Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:00:32 +0000

Set a high standard of software assurance with internal teams, partners, and suppliers to reduce your risk of a software supply chain attack.

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Behavioral blocking and containment: Transforming optics into protection

March 18, 2020 admin behavioral blocking and containment, cybersecurity, endpoint detection and response (edr), endpoint protection platform (EPP), Endpoint security, juicy potato, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft security intelligence, Microsoft Threat Protection, next generation protection, qrat, Security Intelligence, Threat protection

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 16:30:20 +0000

Behavioral blocking and containment capabilities leverage multiple Microsoft Defender ATP components and features to immediately stop attacks before they can progress. We have expanded these capabilities to get even broader visibility into malicious behavior by using a rapid protection loop engine that leverages endpoint and detection response (EDR) sensors.

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Human-operated ransomware attacks: A preventable disaster

March 18, 2020 admin cybersecurity, DoppelPaymer, dridex, Endpoint security, hands-on-keyboard, human-operated attacks, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft security intelligence, parinacota, ransomware, ryuk, Secure Score, Security deployment, Threat protection, trickbot, wadhrama

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 17:00:31 +0000

In human-operated ransomware attacks, adversaries exhibit extensive knowledge of systems administration and common network security misconfigurations, perform thorough reconnaissance, and adapt to what they discover in a compromised network.

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MISA expands with new members and new product additions

February 24, 2020 admin Azure Security, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, microsoft endpoint manager, Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 17:00:26 +0000

MISA has grown to 102 members.

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Azure Sentinel uncovers the real threats hidden in billions of low fidelity signals

February 20, 2020 admin AI and machine learning, Azure Security, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:00:43 +0000

Azure Sentinel Fusion technology uses powerful machine learning methods to enable your SecOps team to focus on the threats that matter.

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Building on secure productivity

February 13, 2020 admin Microsoft 365, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:00:08 +0000

Announcing Safe Documents and Application Guard, new Microsoft 365 features that bring together Windows 10, Office 365, and Microsoft Defender ATP to help users stay secure and productive.

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Ghost in the shell: Investigating web shell attacks

February 5, 2020 admin China Chopper, cybersecurity, Detection and Response Team (DART), Endpoint security, gallium, Incident Response, krypton, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, microsoft detection and response team (dart), Microsoft security intelligence, Security Management, Threat protection, Web Shell, zinc

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:30:40 +0000

Web shell attacks allow adversaries to run commands and steal data from an Internet-facing server or use the server as launch pad for further attacks against the affected organization.

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Threat hunting in Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

January 8, 2020 admin Azure Security, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, microsoft detection and response team (dart)

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:00:53 +0000

DART was called into an engagement where the adversary had a foothold within the on-premises network, which had been gained through compromising cloud credentials. Luckily, this customer had deployed Azure ATP prior to the incident and it had already normalized authentication and identity transactions within the customer network.

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