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Experts on demand: Your direct line to Microsoft security insight, guidance, and expertise

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 15:00:10 +0000

Experts on demand is now generally available and gives customers direct access to real-life Microsoft threat analysts to help with their security investigations.

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In hot pursuit of elusive threats: AI-driven behavior-based blocking stops attacks in their tracks

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:00:11 +0000

Two new machine learning protection features within the behavioral blocking and containment capabilities in Microsoft Defender ATP specialize in detecting threats by analyzing behavior, adding new layers of protection after an attack has started running.

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Bring your own LOLBin: Multi-stage, fileless Nodersok campaign delivers rare Node.js-based malware

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 17:34:41 +0000

We’ve discussed the challenges that fileless threats pose in security, and how Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Microsoft Defender ATP) employs advanced strategies to defeat these sophisticated threats. Part of the slyness of fileless malware is their use of living-off-the-land techniques, which refer to the abuse of legitimate tools, also called living-off-the-land binaries (LOLBins), that…

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