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Credit to Author: Rob Lefferts| Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Microsoft has been named a Leader in IDC’s inaugural category for Worldwide Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Software for 2025, recognized for its deep integration, intelligent automation, and unified security operations solutions.

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Credit to Author: Vasu Jakkal| Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

At Microsoft, we believe that cybersecurity is as much about people as it is about technology. Explore some of our resources for Cybersecurity Awareness Month to stay safe online.

The post Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Security starts with you appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Credit to Author: Vasu Jakkal| Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Microsoft Sentinel is expanding into an agentic platform with general availability of the Sentinel data lake, and the public preview of Sentinel graph and Sentinel Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. 

The post Empowering defenders in the era of agentic AI with Microsoft Sentinel appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Credit to Author: Alyssa Taylor| Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:47:32 +0000

To empower customers in becoming Frontier, we’re excited to announce the launch of the reimagined Microsoft Marketplace, your trusted source for cloud solutions, AI apps and agents.

The post Introducing Microsoft Marketplace — Thousands of solutions. Millions of customers. One Marketplace. appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has uncovered a new variant of the XCSSET malware, which is designed to infect Xcode projects, typically used by software developers building Apple or macOS-related applications.

The post XCSSET evolves again: Analyzing the latest updates to XCSSET’s inventory appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Credit to Author: Microsoft Incident Response| Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000

In the latest edition of our Cyberattack Series, we dive into real-world cases targeting retail organizations. With 60% of retail companies reporting operational disruptions from cyberattacks and 43% experiencing breaches in the past year, the stakes have never been higher. This post unpacks where a single alert led to the discovery of a major persistent threat, how attackers exploited unpatched SharePoint vulnerabilities and compromised identities to infiltrate networks—and how the Microsoft Incident Response—the Detection and Response Team (DART) swiftly stepped in with forensic insights and actionable guidance. Download the full report to learn more about how one small signal exposed a much larger danger, and how you can strengthen your defenses against similar threats.

The post Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat​​ appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently detected and blocked a credential phishing campaign that likely used AI-generated code to obfuscate its payload and evade traditional defenses, demonstrating a broader trend of attackers leveraging AI to increase the effectiveness of their operations and underscoring the need for defenders to understand and anticipate AI-driven threats.

The post AI vs. AI: Detecting an AI-obfuscated phishing campaign appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

Credit to Author: Herain Oberoi| Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000

A recent Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) Of Microsoft Purview study by Forrester Consulting, commissioned by Microsoft, offers valuable insights into how organizations are modernizing their data protection strategies. The study covers the tangible benefits of unifying data security, data governance and data compliance under a single platform—an approach exemplified by Microsoft Purview.

The post Microsoft Purview delivered 30% reduction in data breach likelihood appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.