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Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:12:11 +0000
Meet Microsoft’s Detection and Response Team (DART) and read their advice that may help you avoid working with them in future.
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:00:10 +0000
Reuters recently reported a hacking campaign focused on a wide range of targets across the globe. In the days leading to the Reuters publication, Microsoft researchers were closely tracking the same campaign. Our sensors revealed that the campaign primarily targeted public sector institutions and non-governmental organizations like think tanks and research centers, but also included
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 18:00:09 +0000
Cyber thieves are continuously looking for new ways to get people to click on a bad link, open a malicious file, or install a poisoned update in order to steal valuable data. In the past, they cast as wide a net as possible to increase the pool of potential victims. But attacks that create a
Read MoreCredit to Author: toddvanderark| Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 16:00:41 +0000
How can we build the SOC of tomorrow? By respecting the law of data gravity. If we can perform security analytics close to where the data already is, we can increase the speed of response.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 13:00:13 +0000
A new software supply chain attack unearthed by Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Windows Defender ATP) emerged as an unusual multi-tier case. Unknown attackers compromised the shared infrastructure in place between the vendor of a PDF editor application and one of its software vendor partners, making the apps legitimate installer the unsuspecting carrier of a
Read MoreCredit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2018 13:00:56 +0000
Machine learning is a key driver in the constant evolution of security technologies at Microsoft. Machine learning allows Microsoft 365 to scale next-gen protection capabilities and enhance cloud-based, real-time blocking of new and unknown threats. Just in the last few months, machine learning has helped us to protect hundreds of thousands of customers against ransomware,
Read MoreCredit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000
In late March 2018, I analyzed an interesting PDF sample found by ESET senior malware researcher Anton Cherpanov. The sample was initially reported to Microsoft as a potential exploit for an unknown Windows kernel vulnerability. During my investigation in parallel with ESET researchers, I was surprised to discover two new zero-day exploits in the same
Read MoreCredit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2018 13:00:56 +0000
Machine learning is a key driver in the constant evolution of security technologies at Microsoft. Machine learning allows Microsoft 365 to scale next-gen protection capabilities and enhance cloud-based, real-time blocking of new and unknown threats. Just in the last few months, machine learning has helped us to protect hundreds of thousands of customers against ransomware,
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