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Go beyond data protection with Microsoft Purview

Govern, protect, and manage all of your data with Microsoft Purview, comprehensive solutions to help give you better visibility and control.

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October 16, 2019

5 min read

Top 6 email security best practices to protect against phishing attacks and business email compromise

What should IT and security teams be looking for in an email security solution to protect all their users, from frontline workers to the C-suite? Here are 6 tips to ensure your organization has a strong email security posture.
October 15, 2019

3 min read

Microsoft’s 4 principles for an effective security operations center

Microsoft Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, Jonathan Trull, outlines four principles any organization can use to improve the effectiveness of its SOC.
October 8, 2019

6 min read

How to avoid getting caught in a “Groundhog Day” loop of security issues

One of the best ways to thwart cybercrime is to involve security experts before deploying new products and services.
October 7, 2019

9 min read

CISO series: Lessons learned from the Microsoft SOC—Part 3a: Choosing SOC tools

In the next post of our series, we provide tips on choosing technology to help a security operations center (SOC) be more responsive, effective, and collaborative.
Streamline privacy management with Microsoft Priva

Protect and govern personal information, reduce privacy risks, and manage subject rights requests at scale with Microsoft Priva privacy risk management solutions.

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September 26, 2019

6 min read

How to prevent phishing attacks that target your customers with DMARC and Office 365

DMARC security protocol helps you take control of who can send email messages on your behalf, eliminating the ability for cybercriminals to use your domain to send their illegitimate messages.
September 25, 2019

5 min read

Top 5 use cases to help you make the most of your Cloud Access Security Broker

We explore five use cases for CASBs that give you an immediate return on your investment with very little deployment effort.
September 11, 2019

5 min read

Foundations of Flow—secure and compliant automation, part 2

In part 2 of our two-part series, we go deeper into how Microsoft Flow secures your users and data, as well as enhances the IT experience.
August 29, 2019

5 min read

Beyond the buzzwords

Security vendors and professionals often use complex words and terminology to describe simple concepts.
Simplify endpoint management with Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based unified endpoint management platform that empowers IT to manage, assess, and protect apps and devices.

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July 31, 2019

3 min read

CISO series: Better cybersecurity requires a diverse and inclusive approach to AI and machine learning

A collaborative, inclusive approach to creating AI and machine learning models can help increase your resilience to cyberattacks.
July 16, 2019

2 min read

How to cost-effectively manage and secure a mobile ecosystem

In a world of booming mobility, Pradeo Security Mobile Threat Defense and Microsoft are partnering together for a brighter and more secure future.
July 15, 2019

4 min read

Facing the cold chills

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.
June 25, 2019

3 min read

3 strategies for building an information protection program

Five years ago, we started on a journey to update and simplify information protection at Microsoft.