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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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October 12, 2021

3 min read

Azure network security helps reduce cost and risk according to Forrester TEI study

As organizations move their computing from on-premises to the cloud, they realize that leveraging cloud-native security tools can provide additional cost savings and business benefits to their security infrastructure.
November 17, 2021

7 min read

Adopting a Zero Trust approach throughout the lifecycle of data

Encrypting data—at rest, in transit, and in use—is critical in preparation for a potential breach of your data center.
January 10, 2022

8 min read

Align your security and network teams to Zero Trust security demands

Get expert advice on how to bridge gaps between your SOC and NOC and enable Zero Trust security in today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape.
April 21, 2022

5 min read

Discover the anatomy of an external cyberattack surface with new RiskIQ report

Learn how supply chains, shadow IT, and other factors are growing the external attack surface—and where you need to defend your enterprise.
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Microsoft Security Experts are now available to strengthen your team with managed security services. Learn how to defend against threats with security experts.
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October 26, 2022

7 min read

How to prevent lateral movement attacks using Microsoft 365 Defender

Learn how Microsoft 365 Defender can enhance mitigations against lateral movement paths in your environment, stopping attackers from gaining access to privileged and sensitive accounts.
May 20, 2024

10 min read

New Windows 11 features strengthen security to address evolving cyberthreat landscape

Today, ahead of the Microsoft Build 2024 conference, we announced a new class of Windows computers, Copilot+ PC.
June 4, 2024

7 min read

The four stages of creating a trust fabric with identity and network security

The trust fabric journey has four stages of maturity for organizations working to evaluate, improve, and evolve their identity and network access security posture.
April 9

6 min read

How cyberattackers exploit domain controllers using ransomware

Read how cyberattackers exploit domain controllers to gain privileged system access where they deploy ransomware that causes widespread damage and operational disruption.
Tailored AI insights from Microsoft Security Copilot
Empower your defenders to detect hidden patterns, harden defenses, and respond to incidents faster with generative AI.
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October 23

5 min read

Harden your identity defense with improved protection, deeper correlation, and richer context

Expanded ITDR features—including the new Microsoft Defender for Identity sensor, now generally available—bring improved protection, correlation, and context to help customers modernize their identity defense.