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July 16, 2025

7 min read

Protecting customers from Octo Tempest attacks across multiple industries

To help protect and inform customers, Microsoft highlights protection coverage across the Microsoft Defender security ecosystem to protect against threat actors like Octo Tempest.
December 19, 2024

7 min read

New Microsoft guidance for the CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model

New Microsoft guidance is now available for United States government agencies and their industry partners to help implement Zero Trust strategies and meet CISA Zero Trust requirements.
October 11, 2023

10 min read

Automatic disruption of human-operated attacks through containment of compromised user accounts

User containment is a unique and innovative defense mechanism that stops human-operated attacks in their tracks.
October 3, 2023

9 min read

Defending new vectors: Threat actors attempt SQL Server to cloud lateral movement

Microsoft security researchers recently identified an attack where attackers attempted to move laterally to a cloud environment through a SQL Server instance.
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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February 28, 2022

8 min read

How Microsoft can help reduce insider risk during the Great Reshuffle

These are exciting and demanding days for organizations adapting to hybrid work realities, including a wider distributed workforce and more rapid change in employee roles.
February 18, 2021

5 min read

Turning the page on Solorigate and opening the next chapter for the security community

The recent SolarWinds attack is a moment of reckoning.
October 29, 2019

2 min read

Gartner names Microsoft a Leader in the 2019 Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Magic Quadrant

In Gartner’s third annual Magic Quadrant for Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB), Microsoft was named a Leader based on its completeness of vision and ability to execute in the CASB market.
April 3, 2019

3 min read

Secure access to your enterprise with Microsoft 365

User access can be simpler for your users and more secure for the enterprise.
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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January 2, 2019

1 min read

Two new Microsoft 365 offerings help address security and compliance needs

The new Microsoft 365 Identity & Threat Protection and Microsoft 365 Information Protection & Compliance packages will be available for purchase on February 1, 2019.
August 14, 2018

3 min read

How Microsoft 365 Security integrates with your broader IT ecosystem—part 3

In the final part of this blog series, we highlight how Microsoft 365 Security solutions work together to help customers secure their IT environments.
July 31, 2018

3 min read

How Microsoft 365 Security integrates with your broader IT ecosystem—part 2

In part 1 of our blog series, we shared the Microsoft 365 Security strategy for integrating with the broader security community.

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