Rob Lefferts, Author at Microsoft Security Blog

News
November 4, 2019
7 min read

Further enhancing security from Microsoft, not just for Microsoft

Today, at the Microsoft Ignite Conference in Orlando, Florida, I’m thrilled to share the significant progress we’re making on delivering endpoint security from Microsoft, not just for Microsoft.

News
August 23, 2019
3 min read

Gartner names Microsoft a Leader in 2019 Endpoint Protection Platforms Magic Quadrant

Gartner named Microsoft a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, positioned highest in execution.

News
July 2, 2019
3 min read

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

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

News
May 14, 2019
5 min read

Executing on the vision of Microsoft Threat Protection

Learn about how we’re already executing on the vision of Microsoft Threat Protection—the premier solution for securing the modern workplace across identities, endpoints, user data, apps, and infrastructure.

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News
March 21, 2019
2 min read

Announcing Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac and new Threat and Vulnerability Management capabilities

Today at Ignite Amsterdam, we’re excited to announce two additions to our endpoint security platform.

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News
March 4, 2019
3 min read

Helping security professionals do more, better

Learn how Microsoft’s latest security product releases and solutions showcased at RSA are helping security professionals do more, better.

News
September 24, 2018
6 min read

Delivering security innovation that puts Microsoft’s experience to work for you

Cybersecurity is the central challenge of our digital age.

Best practices
May 30, 2018
3 min read

From the ground up to the cloud: Microsoft’s Intelligent Security supporting CISOs’ cloud transformation

It’s no secret that Microsoft has embraced the cloud in a big way—from enterprise solutions like Microsoft Azure to Office 365 and Windows.

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News
April 16, 2018
6 min read

Tapping the intelligent cloud to make security better and easier

There has been a distinct shift in my conversations with customers over the last year.

News
June 20, 2017
5 min read

Partnering with the AV ecosystem to protect our Windows 10 customers

On Friday May 12th, and for several days afterwards, more than a quarter-million computers around the world fell victim to the ransomware known as WannaCrypt or WannaCry.

News
June 8, 2017
3 min read

Windows 10 Creators Update provides next-gen ransomware protection

Multiple high-profile incidents have demonstrated that ransomware can have catastrophic effects on all of us.

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