How to implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

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New privacy assessments now included in Microsoft Compliance Score

To help you take a proactive role in getting ahead of privacy compliance, we’re announcing new privacy-focused assessments available in the public preview of Microsoft Compliance Score.
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Azure Security Benchmark—90 security and compliance best practices for your workloads in Azure

Azure Security Benchmark offers a collection of over 90 security best practices and recommendations you can employ to increase the overall security and compliance of all your workloads in Azure.
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Microsoft and Zscaler help organizations implement the Zero Trust model

Microsoft has built deep integrations with Zscaler—a cloud-native, multitenant security platform—to help organizations with their Zero Trust journey.
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sLoad launches version 2.0, Starslord

sLoad has launched version 2.0. With the new version, sLoad, which is a PowerShell-based Trojan downloader notable for its almost exclusive use of the Windows BITS service for malicious activities, has added an anti-analysis trick and the ability to track the stage of infection for every affected machine.
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How companies can prepare for a heightened threat environment

Learn what actions companies can take and controls they can validate in light of the current level of threats, and during any period of heightened risk.
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Changing the monolith—Part 2: Whose support do you need?

Transformation can be a daunting task. In this series, I explore how change is possible when addressing the components of people, process, and technology that make up the organization.
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Introducing Microsoft Application Inspector

Microsoft Application Inspector is a new source code analyzer that helps you understand what a program does by identifying interesting features and characteristics.
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Rethinking cyber scenarios—learning (and training) as you defend

Gamified cybersecurity learning is an increasingly important must-have in your SecOps program, from understanding basic concepts all the way into advanced attacker and defense scenarios. Microsoft and Circadence are working together to democratize and scale cyber readiness globally.
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Changing the monolith—Part 1: Building alliances for a secure culture

Digital transformation is a daunting task. In this series, I explore how change is possible when addressing the components of people, process, and technology that make up the organization.
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Microsoft 365 helps governments adopt a Zero Trust security model

With Microsoft 365 security services, governments can take confident steps to adopt a Zero Trust approach to cybersecurity.
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Threat hunting in Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)

DART was called into an engagement where the adversary had a foothold within the on-premises network, which had been gained through compromising cloud credentials. Luckily, this customer had deployed Azure ATP prior to the incident and it had already normalized authentication and identity transactions within the customer network.
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CISO series: Lessons learned from the Microsoft SOC—Part 3b: A day in the life

In this next post in our series, we provide insight into a day in the life of our SOC analysts investigating common front door attacks.
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