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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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November 28, 2018 5 min read

Windows Defender ATP device risk score exposes new cyberattack, drives Conditional access to protect networks

Several weeks ago, the Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Windows Defender ATP) team uncovered a new cyberattack that targeted several high-profile organizations in the energy and food and beverage sectors in Asia.
November 26, 2018 4 min read

How to help maintain security compliance

This is the last post in our eight-blog series on deploying Intelligent Security scenarios.
November 15, 2018 6 min read

What’s new in Windows Defender ATP

We added new capabilities to each of the pillars of Windows Defender ATP’s unified endpoint protection platform: improved attack surface reduction, better-than-ever next-gen protection, more powerful post-breach detection and response, enhanced automation capabilities, more security insights, and expanded threat hunting.
November 13, 2018 4 min read

The evolution of Microsoft Threat Protection, November update

Learn about the latest enhancements to Microsoft Threat Protection, the premier solution for securing the modern workplace across identities, endpoints, user data, apps, and infrastructure.
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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November 13, 2018 5 min read

CISO series: Lessons learned—4 priorities to achieve the largest security improvements

In this blog, Jonathan Trull shares methods he uses to prioritize where and how he spends his resources to achieve the largest security improvements.
November 1, 2018 5 min read

CISO series: Build in security from the ground up with Azure enterprise

Shawn Anderson, a former CISO, now meets with CISOs every other week to answer their questions on moving to the cloud and where to start.
October 31, 2018 4 min read

How to share content easily and securely

This post is part of our blog series on deploying Intelligent Security scenarios.
October 24, 2018 4 min read

CISO series: Partnering with the C-Suite on cybersecurity

In my last blog, we looked at five communication techniques that can help engage business managers in the work of cybersecurity.
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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October 17, 2018 4 min read

How Office 365 learned to reel in phish

Find out how Office 365 learned to mitigate phishing attacks.
September 12, 2018 10 min read

Office VBA + AMSI: Parting the veil on malicious macros

As part of our continued efforts to tackle entire classes of threats, Office 365 client applications now integrate with Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), enabling antivirus and other security solutions to scan macros and other scripts at runtime to check for malicious behavior.
September 5, 2018 7 min read

Practical application of artificial intelligence that can transform cybersecurity

There is tremendous opportunity to use AI—particularly machine learning—to improve the efficacy of cybersecurity, the detection of hackers, and even prevent attacks before they occur.
August 16, 2018 5 min read

Partnering with the industry to minimize false positives

Every day, antivirus capabilities in Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Microsoft Defender ATP) protect millions of customers from threats.