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Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on our corporate systems on January 12, 2024, and immediately activated our response process to investigate, disrupt malicious activity, mitigate the attack, and deny the threat actor further access. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence investigation identified the threat actor as Midnight Blizzard, the Russian state-sponsored actor also known as NOBELIUM.

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How Datawiza uses Microsoft Entra ID to help universities simplify access

January 26, 2024 0 Comments

Credit to Author: Rocky Gunderson| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Datawiza helps Claremont Graduate University enable Microsoft Entra ID multifactor authentication and single sign-on for Oracle PeopleSoft, streamling and improving the student experience.

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Microsoft at Legalweek: Secure data and gain efficiencies with Microsoft Purview eDiscovery enhanced by generative AI

January 20, 2024 0 Comments

Credit to Author: Caitlin Fitzgerald| Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Microsoft solutions can ease some of the top challenges of legal professionals. Read on for two advantages of the combination of Microsoft Purview eDiscovery and generative AI, and explore opportunities to connect with us at Legalweek.

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New Microsoft Incident Response guides help security teams analyze suspicious activity

January 20, 2024 0 Comments Microsoft 365

Credit to Author: Microsoft Incident Response| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000

Access the first two cloud investigation guides from Microsoft Incident Response to improve triage and analysis of data in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra ID.

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New TTPs observed in Mint Sandstorm campaign targeting high-profile individuals at universities and research orgs

January 20, 2024 0 Comments mint sandstorm (phosphorus), sandstorm

Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Since November 2023, Microsoft has observed a distinct subset of Mint Sandstorm (PHOSPHORUS) targeting high-profile individuals working on Middle Eastern affairs at universities and research organizations in Belgium, France, Gaza, Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In this campaign, the threat actor used bespoke phishing lures in an attempt to socially engineer targets into downloading malicious files.

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Unified security operations with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender XDR

January 17, 2024 0 Comments

Credit to Author: Rob Lefferts| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

A unified security operations center (SOC) platform that combines all the benefits of multiple security tools offers several advantages. Read on for three of them.

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Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

January 17, 2024 0 Comments

Credit to Author: Rob Lefferts| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Gartner has named Microsoft a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms.

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5 ways to secure identity and access for 2024

January 14, 2024 0 Comments Security strategies

Credit to Author: Joy Chik| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

To confidently secure identity and access at your organization, here are five areas Microsoft recommends prioritizing in the new year.

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Financially motivated threat actors misusing App Installer

January 14, 2024 0 Comments

Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000

Since mid-November 2023, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed threat actors, including financially motivated actors like Storm-0569, Storm-1113, Sangria Tempest, and Storm-1674, utilizing the ms-appinstaller URI scheme (App Installer) to distribute malware.

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How Strata Identity and Microsoft Entra ID solve identity challenges in mergers and acquisitions

January 13, 2024 0 Comments

Credit to Author: Topher Marie| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Along with every merger and acquisition between two companies comes the need to combine and strengthen their IT infrastructure. There is an immediate and profound impact on the identity and access management postures of both companies. Learn how to protect your organization with Strata Identity and Microsoft Entra ID.

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