Twin zero-day attacks: PROMETHIUM and NEODYMIUM target individuals in Europe
Targeted attacks are typically carried out against individuals to obtain intellectual property and other valuable data from target organizations.
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Secure and verify every identity with Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Entra expands beyond identity and access management with new product categories such as cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM) and decentralized identity.
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Disrupting the kill chain
This post is authored by Jonathan Trull, Worldwide Executive Cybersecurity Advisor, Enterprise Cybersecurity Group. -
Office 2013 can now block macros to help prevent infection
In response to the growing trend of macro-based threats, a new feature in Office 2016 allows an enterprise administrator to block users from running macros in Office documents that originated from the Internet. -
Beware of Hicurdismos: It’s a fake Microsoft Security Essentials installer that can lead to a support call scam
(Note: Our Tech support scams FAQ page has the latest info on this type of threat, including scammer tactics, fake error messages, and the latest scammer hotlines. Prevent threats with Microsoft Defender
The Microsoft Defender family offers comprehensive threat prevention, detection, and response capabilities for everyone—from individuals looking to protect their family to the world’s largest enterprises.
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Kovter becomes almost fileless, creates a new file type, and gets some new certificates
Trojan:Win32/Kovter is a well-known click-fraud malware which is challenging to detect and remove because of its file-less persistence on infected PCs. -
New feature in Office 2016 can block macros and help prevent infection
To help counter malware, we are releasing a new feature in Office 2016 that blocks macros from loading in certain high-risk scenarios. -
Adware: A new approach
Protecting the modern workplace from a wide range of undesirable software Our evaluation criteria describe the characteristics and behavior of malware and potentially unwanted applications and guide the proper identification of threats. -
Ad injection and you: How adware gets on your computer
Are advertisements showing up in your browser (no matter whether you use Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome) on sites that you’ve never seen ads on before; or, do the ads seem different from what you’ve seen before? Your system might be affected by adware that injects advertisements into sites as you browse, such as Adware:Win32/InfoAtoms […]
