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Credit to Author: Microsoft Secure Blog Staff| Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 19:00:32 +0000
This blog is part of a series that responds to common questions we receive from customers about how to most effectively deploy Microsoft 365 Security. In this series youll find context, answers, and guidance for deployment and driving adoption within your organization. This past year, weve been listening to our customers questions about how to
Read MoreCredit to Author: Bajrang Mane| Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:49:53 +0000
Cases of the “Lime ransomware” have been recently reported to Quick Heal Security Labs. Our research team has analyzed these cases deeply and found some useful information. This post shares this information to help users stay safe from ransomware attacks. ‘Lime’ is a newly discovered .net ransomware; it is also…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jenny Erie| Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:00:28 +0000
Todays report, Critical Infrastructure Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean 2018, developed in partnership between Microsoft and the Organization of American States (OAS), demonstrates the value of regional cooperation in global efforts to increase the security of the online environment where it matters most. It acknowledges that rather than focusing on all politics is
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jenny Erie| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 17:00:04 +0000
Azure is Microsofts cloud computing environment. It offers customers three primary service delivery models including infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). Adopting cloud technologies requires a shared responsibility model for security, with Microsoft responsible for certain controls and the customer others, depending on the service
Read MoreCredit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:04:02 +0000
Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new ransomware with AES encryption technique that demands 0.01 Bitcoin as a ransom after encrypting the victim’s files. It’s known as Thanatos Ransomware. Thanatos is a type of a Trojan malware that spreads through malicious advertisements, phishing sites, spam emails, freeware and…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jenny Erie| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:00:18 +0000
In the first blog post of this 3-part series, we introduced what rapid cyberattacks are and illustrated how rapid cyberattacks are different in terms of execution and outcome. In the second blog post, we provided some details on Petya and how it worked. In this final blog post, we will share: Microsofts roadmap of recommendations
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jenny Erie| Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 17:00:04 +0000
This last October we saw more countries than ever participate in initiatives to raise cybersecurity awareness. What was once largely a US approach has evolved into events and initiatives around the world by governments, civil society groups, and private sector partners. This increased breadth and depth of activity reflects governments increased understanding of the importance
Read MoreCredit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 17:05:19 +0000
Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new ransomware called ‘Saturn’ currently doing the rounds which upon encryption appends “. Saturn” extension to the encrypted files. Behaviour of Saturn Ransomware Upon arrival on the host machine, Saturn ransomware checks whether it is a virtual environment or has any debuggers….
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