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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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January 6, 2025

7 min read

Why security teams rely on Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR for managed detection and response

Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR is a mature and proven service that triages, investigates, and responds to incidents and hunts for threats on a customer’s behalf around the clock.
December 12, 2024

7 min read

Convincing a billion users to love passkeys: UX design insights from Microsoft to boost adoption and security

Passkeys offer faster, safer sign-ins than passwords.
December 5, 2024

4 min read

Why security leaders trust Microsoft Sentinel to modernize their SOC

Microsoft Sentinel transforms security operations centers with cloud-native SIEM capabilities, AI-powered threat detection, and cost-effective scalability to protect your entire digital ecosystem.
November 4, 2024

6 min read

How Microsoft Defender for Office 365 innovated to address QR code phishing attacks

This blog examines the impact of QR code phishing campaigns and the innovative features of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 that help combat evolving cyberthreats.
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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October 11, 2024

6 min read

Microsoft’s guidance to help mitigate Kerberoasting

Kerberoasting, a well-known Active Directory (AD) attack vector, enables threat actors to steal credentials and navigate through devices and networks.
October 1, 2024

4 min read

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing our world—together

To help our global cyberdefenders, Microsoft has put together the Be Cybersmart Kit, designed to educate everyone, on best practices for going passwordless, not falling for sophisticated phishing or fraud, device protection, AI safety, and more.
September 18, 2024

4 min read

How comprehensive security simplifies the defense of your digital estate

End-to-end security is a modern, comprehensive approach to data protection that aligns data protection and incident response across devices, systems, and users.
August 28, 2024

7 min read

The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting: Part 3

In this blog post, read how Microsoft Incident Response leverages three types of threat intelligence to enhance incident response scenarios.
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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August 26, 2024

9 min read

How Microsoft Entra ID supports US government agencies in meeting identity security requirements

United States Government agencies are adopting Microsoft Entra ID to consolidate siloed identity solutions, reduce operational complexity, and improve control and visibility across all users.
July 30, 2024

3 min read

New Microsoft whitepaper shares how to prepare your data for secure AI adoption

In our newly released whitepaper, we share strategies to prepare for the top data challenges and new data security needs in the age of AI.
June 26, 2024

8 min read

Working with a cybersecurity committee of the board

Learn about the rise of cybersecurity committees and how the CISO and IT security team can work with them to produce the best result for the organization’s IT security and enable digital transformation.
June 25, 2024

7 min read

How to boost your incident response readiness

Discover key steps to bolster incident response readiness, from disaster recovery plans to secure deployments, guided by insights from the Microsoft Incident Response team.