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In this blog, we discuss threats we face in our DevOps environment, introducing our new threat matrix for DevOps. -
Discover a new era of security with Microsoft at RSAC 2023
Microsoft Security will be at the 2023 RSA Conference and we’d love to connect with you there. -
Guidance for investigating attacks using CVE-2023-23397
This guide provides steps organizations can take to assess whether users have been targeted or compromised by threat actors exploiting CVE-2023-23397. -
KillNet and affiliate hacktivist groups targeting healthcare with DDoS attacks
KillNet, a group that the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has called pro-Russia hacktivists, has been launching waves of attacks targeting governments and companies with focus on the healthcare sector. -
Protecting Android clipboard content from unintended exposure
Microsoft discovered that the SHEIN Android application periodically read the contents of the Android device clipboard and, if a particular pattern was present, sent the contents of the clipboard to a remote server. -
New research, tooling, and partnerships for more secure AI and machine learning
At Microsoft, we’ve been working on the challenges and opportunities of AI for years. -
2022 in review: DDoS attack trends and insights
With DDoS attacks becoming more frequent, sophisticated, and inexpensive to launch, it’s important for organizations of all sizes to be proactive and stay protected. -
Introducing kernel sanitizers on Microsoft platforms
We share technical details of our work on the AddressSanitizer (ASAN) and how it contributes to durably improving software quality and security at Microsoft. -
Microsoft research uncovers new Zerobot capabilities
The Microsoft Defender for IoT research team details information on the recent distribution of a Go-based botnet, known as Zerobot, that spreads primarily through IoT and web-application vulnerabilities. -
Gatekeeper’s Achilles heel: Unearthing a macOS vulnerability
Microsoft discovered a vulnerability in macOS, referred to as “Achilles”, allowing attackers to bypass application execution restrictions enforced by the Gatekeeper security mechanism. -
MCCrash: Cross-platform DDoS botnet targets private Minecraft servers
The Microsoft Defender for IoT research team analyzed a cross-platform botnet that infects both Windows and Linux systems from PCs to IoT devices, to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against private Minecraft servers.