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Microsoft Defender delivered 242% return on investment over three years​​

Credit to Author: Scott Woodgate| Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000

​The latest 2025 commissioned Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study reveals a 242% ROI over three years for organizations that chose Microsoft Defender. It helps security leaders consolidate tools, reduce overhead, and empower their SecOps teams with operational efficiencies powered by AI and automation. In total, the study found Defender delivered $17.8 million in benefits and paid for itself in less than six months. ​

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Storm-0501’s evolving techniques lead to cloud-based ransomware

Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Financially motivated threat actor Storm-0501 has continuously evolved their campaigns to achieve sharpened focus on cloud-based tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). While the threat actor has been known for targeting hybrid cloud environments, their primary objective has shifted from deploying on-premises endpoint ransomware to using cloud-based ransomware tactics.

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Storm-0501’s evolving techniques lead to cloud-based ransomware

Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Financially motivated threat actor Storm-0501 has continuously evolved their campaigns to achieve sharpened focus on cloud-based tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). While the threat actor has been known for targeting hybrid cloud environments, their primary objective has shifted from deploying on-premises endpoint ransomware to using cloud-based ransomware tactics.

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