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    Securing the modern workplace with Microsoft 365 threat protection – part 1

    Securing the modern workplace with Microsoft 365 threat protection – part 1

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    This post is authored by Debraj Ghosh, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft 365 Security.  The roots of Microsoft 365 threat protection Over the next few weeks, we’ll introduce you to Microsoft 365’s threat protection services and demonstrate how Microsoft 365’s threat protection leverages strength of signal, integration, machine learning and AI to help secure the...

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    Introducing Windows Defender System Guard runtime attestation

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    At Microsoft, we want users to be in control of their devices, including knowing the security health of these devices. If important security features should fail, users should be aware. Windows Defender System Guard runtime attestation, a new Windows platform security technology, fills this need. In Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, we reorganized all system...

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    Security baselines should underpin efforts to manage cybersecurity risk across sectors

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    This post is authored by Angela McKay, Director of Cybersecurity Policy and Amanda Craig, Senior Cybersecurity Strategist, CELA.  Organizations are leveraging technology to transform their operations, products, and services, and governments are increasingly focusing on how to enable such dynamic change while also managing risks to their critical infrastructure, economies, and societies. Across sectors and regions,...

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    Announcing: new British Standard for cyber risk and resilience

    By , Executive Security Advisor, Strategic Enterprise and Cybersecurity Group
    Technology is an integral part of the fabric of everyday life. There is almost no organization that does not rely on digital services in some way in order to survive. The opportunity that technology provides also brings with it more vulnerabilities and threats as organizations and data become more connected and available. This trend results...

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    Filling the gaps in international law is essential to making cyberspace a safer place

    By , Senior Director, Digital Trust
    A month ago, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Microsoft organized an expert workshop to discuss gaps in international law as it applies to cyberspace. We were fortunate enough to bring together twenty leading stakeholders, including international legal experts, United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and...

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    Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 23 is now available

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    As security incidents and events keep making headlines, Microsoft is committed to helping our customers and the rest of the security community to make sense of the risks and offer recommendations. Old and new malware continues to get propagated through massive botnets, attackers are increasing focus on easier attack methods such as phishing, and ransomware...

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    Sharing research and discoveries at PWN2OWN

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    The annual PWN2OWN exploit contest at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, brings together some of the top security talent from across the globe in a friendly competition. For the participants, these events are a platform to demonstrate world-class skills and vie for significant cash prizes. For companies like Microsoft, where we have...

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    Poisoned peer-to-peer app kicked off Dofoil coin miner outbreak

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    On March 7, we reported that a massive Dofoil campaign attempted to install malicious cryptocurrency miners on hundreds of thousands of computers. Windows Defender Antivirus, with its behavior monitoring, machine learning technologies, and layered approach to security detected and blocked the attack within milliseconds. Windows 10 S, a special configuration of Windows 10 providing Microsoft-verified security,...

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    Invisible resource thieves: The increasing threat of cryptocurrency miners

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    The surge in Bitcoin prices has driven widescale interest in cryptocurrencies. While the future of digital currencies is uncertain, they are shaking up the cybersecurity landscape as they continue to influence the intent and nature of attacks. Cybercriminals gave cryptocurrencies a bad name when ransomware started instructing victims to pay ransom in the form of...

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