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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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August 18, 2021

11 min read

Trend-spotting email techniques: How modern phishing emails hide in plain sight

By spotting trends in the techniques used by attackers in phishing attacks, we can swiftly respond to attacks and use the knowledge to improve customer security and build comprehensive protections through Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and other solutions.
August 17, 2021

6 min read

Microsoft and NIST collaborate on EO to drive Zero Trust adoption

Learn how Microsoft is helping federal agencies to implement standards-based cybersecurity technologies such as NIST and Zero Trust in the real world.
August 12, 2021

13 min read

Attackers use Morse code, other encryption methods in evasive phishing campaign

During our year-long investigation of a targeted, invoice-themed XLS.
August 11, 2021

8 min read

7 ways to harden your environment against compromise

Here at the global Microsoft Compromise Recovery Security Practice (CRSP), we work with customers who have experienced disruptive security incidents to restore trust in identity systems and remove adversary control.
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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August 4, 2021

8 min read

Spotting brand impersonation with Swin transformers and Siamese neural networks

Our security solutions use multiple detection and prevention techniques to help users avoid divulging sensitive information to phishers as attackers continue refining their impersonation tricks.
July 27, 2021

7 min read

Combing through the fuzz: Using fuzzy hashing and deep learning to counter malware detection evasion techniques

A new approach for malware classification combines deep learning with fuzzy hashing.
July 14, 2021

8 min read

Microsoft delivers comprehensive solution to battle rise in consent phishing emails

Microsoft threat analysts are tracking a continued increase in consent phishing emails, also called illicit consent grants, that abuse OAuth request links in an attempt to trick recipients into granting attacker-owned apps permissions to access sensitive data.
July 14, 2021

8 min read

MISA expands portfolio and looks ahead during Microsoft Inspire

MISA extends product portfolio, adds sessions for Microsoft Inspire, and more.
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 14, 2021

7 min read

How Microsoft Security empowers partners to build customer trust

Our world is changing, and Microsoft Security is rising to the challenges of a new normal.
July 13, 2021

4 min read

Microsoft discovers threat actor targeting SolarWinds Serv-U software with 0-day exploit

Microsoft has detected a 0-day remote code execution exploit being used to attack SolarWinds Serv-U FTP software in limited and targeted attacks.
July 12, 2021

2 min read

Microsoft acquired RiskIQ to strengthen cybersecurity of digital transformation and hybrid work

Microsoft is announcing that we have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RiskIQ, a leader in global threat intelligence and attack surface management, to help our shared customers build a more comprehensive view of the global threats to their businesses, better understand vulnerable internet-facing assets, and build world-class threat intelligence.
June 17, 2021

6 min read

Improve your threat detection and response with Microsoft and Wortell

Managed detection and response services to reduce alert fatigue, mitigate attacks, and gain proactive threat hunting capabilities.