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December 28, 2020

21 min read

Using Microsoft 365 Defender to protect against Solorigate

This blog is a comprehensive guide for security operations and incident response teams using Microsoft 365 Defender to identify, investigate, and respond to the Solorigate attack if it’s found in your environment.
December 21, 2020

17 min read

Advice for incident responders on recovery from systemic identity compromises

Customers across the globe are asking for guidance on recovering their infrastructure after being impacted by Solorigate.
December 18, 2020

17 min read

Analyzing Solorigate, the compromised DLL file that started a sophisticated cyberattack, and how Microsoft Defender helps protect customers

We, along with the security industry and our partners, continue to investigate the extent of the Solorigate attack.
December 17, 2020

2 min read

Collaborative innovation on display in Microsoft’s insider risk management strategy

Partnering with organizations like Carnegie Mellon University allows us to bring their rich research and insights to our products and services, so customers can fully benefit from our breadth of signals.
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December 17, 2020

5 min read

A “quick wins” approach to securing Azure Active Directory and Office 365 and improving your security posture

This blog post will explain simple Microsoft security defaults and Secure Score—two features you should take advantage of that are easy to utilize and can significantly improve security in Azure AD and Office 365 configurations.
December 17, 2020

4 min read

A breakthrough year for passwordless technology

Learn how Microsoft and its partners are advancing IAM through secure passwordless access.
December 17, 2020

4 min read

Becoming resilient by understanding cybersecurity risks: Part 2

Whilst this may be uncomfortable reading, the ability to pre-empt and respond quickly to these attacks is now an organizational imperative that requires a level of close collaboration and integration throughout your organization (which may not have happened to date).
December 16, 2020

4 min read

Terranova Security Gone Phishing Tournament reveals continued weak spot in cybersecurity

See which industries had the highest click rates, as well as results sorted by organization size, previous training, and more.
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December 15, 2020

4 min read

Ensuring customers are protected from Solorigate

UPDATE: Microsoft continues to work with partners and customers to expand our knowledge of the threat actor behind the nation-state cyberattacks that compromised the supply chain of SolarWinds and impacted multiple other organizations.
December 14, 2020

2 min read

Siemens USA CISO: 3 essentials to look for in a cloud provider

Learn why Kurt John of Siemens USA sees continued migration to the cloud as inevitable across industries.
December 10, 2020

2 min read

New cloud-native breadth threat protection capabilities in Azure Defender

As the world adapts to working remotely, the threat landscape is constantly evolving, and security teams struggle to protect workloads with multiple solutions that are often not well integrated nor comprehensive enough.
December 10, 2020

10 min read

Widespread malware campaign seeks to silently inject ads into search results, affects multiple browsers

A persistent malware campaign has been actively distributing Adrozek, an evolved browser modifier malware at scale since at least May 2020.

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