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The evolution of Microsoft Threat Protection—July update

July 29, 2019 0 Comments Evolution of Microsoft Threat Protection, Evolution of Microsoft Threat Protection page, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, Office 365 Security

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 16:00:50 +0000

Learn about the latest enhancements to Microsoft Threat Protection, the premier solution for securing the modern workplace across identities, endpoints, user data, apps, and infrastructure.

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New machine learning model sifts through the good to unearth the bad in evasive malware

July 25, 2019 0 Comments AI and machine learning, Antivirus, automation, cybersecurity, detection evasion, Endpoint security, lockergoga, Machine Learning, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft security intelligence, monotonic models, next generation protection, Windows Defender Antivirus

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:30:55 +0000

Most machine learning models are trained on a mix of malicious and clean features. Attackers routinely try to throw these models off balance by stuffing clean features into malware. Monotonic models are resistant against adversarial attacks because they are trained differently: they only look for malicious features. The magic is this: Attackers can’t evade a monotonic model by adding clean features. To evade a monotonic model, an attacker would have to remove malicious features.

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Facing the cold chills

July 24, 2019 0 Comments Detection and Response Team (DART), Incident Response, Network security, Security strategies

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:00:54 +0000

DART recently worked with a customer who had been subject to a targeted compromise where the entity was intently and purposefully attempting to get into their systems.

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How to cost-effectively manage and secure a mobile ecosystem

July 24, 2019 0 Comments Endpoint security, Microsoft Intune, Mobile Security, Threat protection

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:00:44 +0000

In a world of booming mobility, Pradeo Security Mobile Threat Defense and Microsoft are partnering together for a brighter and more secure future.

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Dismantling a fileless campaign: Microsoft Defender ATP next-gen protection exposes Astaroth attack

July 24, 2019 0 Comments AI and machine learning, Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), Astaroth, behavior monitoring, Command-line scanning, cybersecurity, Endpoint security, Execution stage, fileless, fileless malware, heuristics, Initial access stage, living-off-the-land, Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft security intelligence, Security Intelligence, Threat protection, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Security, WMIC

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

Advanced technologies in Microsoft Defender ATP next-generation protection 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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Microsoft Intelligent Security Association welcomes members of the Microsoft Virus Initiative

July 24, 2019 0 Comments Security Intelligence, Threat protection, Windows Security

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:00:51 +0000

Antimalware products play a key role in collaboration to reduce security complexity and deliver better protection to customers.

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Preparing your enterprise to eliminate passwords

July 24, 2019 0 Comments CISO series, Ciso series page, Identity and access management, Microsoft Authenticator

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 22:00:16 +0000

If you’re a CIO, a CISO, or any other exec at a company who is thinking about digital security, the user name/password paradigm is more than a hassle, it’s a true security challenge, which keeps many of us up at night. Today, I’m outlining the basic steps necessary to eliminate passwords, with the acknowledgement that we’re still on the journey. I believe we’ve mapped out the right path, but we aren’t finished yet.

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3 strategies for building an information protection program

July 24, 2019 0 Comments Data governance, Endpoint security, Information/data protection

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:20:29 +0000

Five years ago, we started on a journey to update and simplify information protection at Microsoft. We’ve learned a lot about data protection and tools and today we’re sharing some of our best practices.

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Delivering major enhancements in Windows Defender Application Control with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update

July 24, 2019 0 Comments application control CSP, cybersecurity, Device Guard, Disabled: Script Enforcement rule option support, Endpoint security, file patrh rules, MDM policy management, Microsoft security intelligence, Security Intelligence, Threat protection, Windows Defender Application Control, Windows Security

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:25:25 +0000

With the Windows 10 May 2019 Update we delivered several important features for Windows Defender Application Control. Our focus for this release was responding to some longstanding feedback on manageability improvements. We’re excited to introduce new capabilities in Windows Defender Application Control.

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Microsoft’s Threat & Vulnerability Management now helps thousands of customers to discover, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities in real time

July 24, 2019 0 Comments cybersecurity, Endpoint security, Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft security intelligence, Security Intelligence, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Threat protection, TVM, Windows Security

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:00:13 +0000

Microsoft’s Threat & Vulnerability Management solution is generally available!

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