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How Windows Defender Antivirus integrates hardware-based system integrity for informed, extensive endpoint protection

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:30:35 +0000

The deep integration of Windows Defender Antivirus with hardware-based isolation capabilities allows the detection of artifacts of attacks that tamper with kernel-mode agents at the hypervisor level.

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Dismantling a fileless campaign: Microsoft Defender ATP’s Antivirus exposes Astaroth attack

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:00:51 +0000

Advanced technologies in Microsoft Defender ATP’s Antivirus exposed and defeated a widespread fileless campaign that completely “lived off the land” throughout a complex attack chain that run the info-stealing backdoor Astaroth directly in memory

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Council of EU Law Enforcement Protocol improves cross-border cooperation

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000

The new EU Law Enforcement Emergency Response Protocol addresses the growing problem of planning and coordinating between governments, agencies, and companies when cyberattacks occur across international boundaries.

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