Windows Defender Antivirus can now run in a sandbox
Windows Defender Antivirus has hit a new milestone: the built-in antivirus capabilities on Windows can now run within a sandbox.
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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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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. -
Use Windows Information Protection (WIP) to help make accidental data leakage a thing of the past
Windows Information Protection (WIP) is an out-of-the box data leakage prevention feature for Windows 10 that can automatically apply protection for work files and data to prevent accidental data leakage. -
Here is Homeland Security, black swans, and thwarted cyberattacks
Last week, I had the honor of addressing The Homeland Security Training Institute (HSTI) at the College of DuPage as part of the HSTI Live educational series. 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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Building a world without passwords
In this blog post, we will provide a brief insight into how we at Microsoft think about solving this problem, along with details on solutions that you can try out today. -
Why Windows Defender Antivirus is the most deployed in the enterprise
The type of security solution needed has a complex job: It must protect users from hundreds of thousands of new threats every day – and then it must learn and grow to stay ahead of the next wave of attacks. -
Sharing research and discoveries at PWN2OWN
The annual PWN2OWN exploit contest at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, brings together some of the top security talent from across the globe in a friendly competition. -
A worthy upgrade: Next-gen security on Windows 10 proves resilient against ransomware outbreaks in 2017
Adopting reliable attack methods and techniques borrowed from more evolved threat types, ransomware attained new levels of reach and damage in 2017. 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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Understanding the performance impact of Spectre and Meltdown mitigations on Windows Systems
Currently three exploits have been demonstrated as technically possible. -
Detecting reflective DLL loading with Windows Defender ATP
Today’s attacks put emphasis on leaving little, if any, forensic evidence to maintain stealth and achieve persistence. -
Introducing Windows Defender Application Control
Application control is a crucial line of defense for protecting enterprises given today’s threat landscape, and it has an inherent advantage over traditional antivirus solutions. -
New IIS functionality to help identify weak TLS usage
IIS logs can already be used to correlate client IP address, user agent string, and service URI.
