Month: December 2023
New Microsoft Purview features use AI to help secure and govern all your data
Credit to Author: Herain Oberoi| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000
Learn about the new Microsoft Purview features and capabilities announced at Microsoft Ignite 2023.
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Read moreStar Blizzard increases sophistication and evasion in ongoing attacks
Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:01:00 +0000
Microsoft Threat Intelligence continues to track and disrupt malicious activity attributed to a Russian state-sponsored actor we track as Star Blizzard, who has improved their detection evasion capabilities since 2022 while remaining focused on email credential theft against targets.
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Read moreMicrosoft Security Copilot drives new product integrations at Microsoft Ignite to empower security and IT teams
Credit to Author: Kathleen Lavallee| Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000
Microsoft Security Copilot offers several use cases and embedded experiences—and early access participants are already sharing their perspectives on the solution. Find out for yourself by joining the program.
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Read moreMicrosoft Incident Response lessons on preventing cloud identity compromise
Credit to Author: Microsoft Incident Response| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000
In real-world customer engagements, Microsoft Incident Response (Microsoft IR) sees combinations of issues and misconfigurations that could lead to attacker access to customers’ Microsoft Entra ID tenants. Effective protection of a customer’s Entra ID tenant is less challenging than protecting an Active Directory deployment but does require governance and monitoring. Reducing risk and exposure of your most privileged accounts plays a critical role in preventing or detecting attempts at tenant-wide compromise.
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Read more3 reasons why now is the time to go cloud native for device management
Credit to Author: Michael Wallent| Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000
Discover these three recent customer stories to better understand the full value of becoming cloud native.
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Read moreProtecting credentials against social engineering: Cyberattack Series
Credit to Author: Microsoft Incident Response| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000
Our fourth installation in the Cyberattack Series examines a smishing and social engineering attack and outlines the steps organizations can take to help minimize the risk and prepare for the possibility.
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Meta’s Purple Llama wants to test safety risks in AI models
Meta’s Project Llama aims to help developers filter out specific items that might cause their AI model to produce inappropriate content.
Read moreElijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation Campaign
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:49:23 +0000
Videos featuring Elijah Wood, Mike Tyson, and Priscilla Presley have been edited to push anti-Ukraine disinformation, according to Microsoft researchers.
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