News
Explore recent cybersecurity newsโincluding evolving threats, industry trends, product releases, and Microsoft initiatives.
Refine results
Topic
Products and services
Publish date
-
UPDATE: For the latest information on Windows Defender ATP features and capabilities, read the blog post What’s new in Windows Defender ATP. -
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. -
TLS 1.2 support at Microsoft
To share our recent experiences in engaging with this work we are today announcing the publication of the “Solving the TLS 1. -
Analysis of the Shadow Brokers release and mitigation with Windows 10 virtualization-based security
On April 14, a group calling themselves the Shadow Brokers caught the attention of the security community by releasing a set of weaponized exploits. -
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. -
NIST Cybersecurity Framework: Building on a foundation everyone should learn from
On May 16-17, Microsoft participated in a workshop organized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on its recently released Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (“Cybersecurity Framework”) Draft Version 1. -
How the Asia-Pacific region is advancing cybersecurity
Earlier this year, my team and I had the great privilege and pleasure of spending several days in Japan, participating in the Information Technology Promotion Agency (IPA) Symposium. -
How future policy and regulations will challenge AI
I recently wrote about how radical the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) to cybersecurity will be. -
Giving CISOs assurance in the cloud
Recently, I hosted a Chief Information Security Officer roundtable in Washington, DC. -
Confidence building measures can make a huge difference to the global online economy
The continuing advancements of the Internet and associated technologies have brought new opportunities to governments, businesses, and private citizens. -
Microsoft Enterprise Threat Detection
This post is authored by Joe Faulhaber, Senior Consultant ECG Overview The Microsoft Enterprise Cybersecurity Group (ECG) consists of three pillars: Protect, Detect, and Respond. -
Azure Backup protects against ransomware
According to the most recent CRN Quarterly Ransomware Report, malicious infrastructure attacks increased 3500% in 2016 and the percentage is expected to increase in 2017.