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Secured-core PCs: A brief showcase of chip-to-cloud security against kernel attacks

March 18, 2020 admin chip to cloud security, cve-2018-19320, cybersecurity, hypervisor-protected code integrity (hvci), kernel attacks, Microsoft Defender ATP, ransomware, robbinhood, secured-core pcs, virtualization-based security (vbs), Windows Defender System Guard

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:00:49 +0000

Secured-core PCs combine virtualization, operating system, and hardware and firmware protection. Along with Microsoft Defender ATP, Secured-core PCs provide end-to-end protection against advanced attacks that leverage driver vulnerabilities to gain kernel privileges.

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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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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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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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