Microsoft Security Team, Author at Microsoft Security Blog

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News
October 29, 2020
2 min read

Unilever CISO on balancing business risks with cybersecurity

Imagine showing up to work every day knowing that your job requires protecting 160,000 employees creating more than 450 products around the world—tea, ice cream, personal care, laundry and dish soaps—across a customer base of more than two and a half billion people every day.

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News
October 21, 2020
5 min read

Addressing cybersecurity risk in industrial IoT and OT

As the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and operational technology (OT) continue to evolve and grow, so too, do the responsibilities of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

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News
October 5, 2020
3 min read

Why integrated phishing-attack training is reshaping cybersecurity—Microsoft Security

Phishing is still one of the most significant risk vectors facing enterprises today.

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News
September 29, 2020
2 min read

Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2020: Cyber Threat Sophistication on the Rise

A new report from Microsoft shows it is clear that threat actors have rapidly increased in sophistication over the past year, using techniques that make them harder to identify.

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Best practices
September 3, 2020
4 min read

3 ways Microsoft 365 can help you reduce helpdesk costs

Microsoft 365 Security is an integrated solution that helps you strengthen security, enhance productivity, and reduce costs.

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News
August 26, 2020
4 min read

Rethinking IoT/OT Security to Mitigate Cyberthreats

As IoT is revolutionizing industries, CISOs need to rethink how they approach data protection in order to effectively employ risk mitigation.

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News
August 20, 2020
2 min read

Gartner announces the 2020 Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management

Gartner has listed Microsoft as a Leader in its 2020 Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management.

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Best practices
August 4, 2020
4 min read

CISO Stressbusters: 4 tips for running a highly effective security operation

CISO Stressbusters provides peer to peer guidance and support on how to alleviate stressful situations in the SOC and on the team.

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News
July 28, 2020
5 min read

Empower your analysts to reduce burnout in your security operations center

Strategic use of automation and metrics can help you create a continuous learning culture that keeps your team engaged in the work.

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News
July 20, 2020
4 min read

Hello open source security! Managing risk with software composition analysis

Software composition analysis guides the selection and management of open source components to help you reduce your security risk.

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Best practices
July 15, 2020
3 min read

CISO Stressbusters: 3 ways to share accountability for security risk management

CISO Stressbusters: CISO guidance and support from around the world.

Research
July 8, 2020
13 min read

Introducing Kernel Data Protection, a new platform security technology for preventing data corruption

Kernel Data Protection (KDP) is a set of APIs that provide the ability to mark some kernel memory as read-only, preventing attackers from ever modifying protected memory.

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