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Credit to Author: Emma Jones| Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000

We are honored to announce that Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management for Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra.

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Identifying cyberthreats quickly with proactive security testing

November 3, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, voice of the community

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Hacker House co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Hickey offers recommendations for how organizations can build security controls and budget.

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Stopping C2 communications in human-operated ransomware through network protection

November 3, 2022 0 Comments c2, command and control, cybersecurity, human-operated ransomware, Microsoft, Microsoft security intelligence, network protection, Ransomware, Security

Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Providing advanced protection against increasingly sophisticated human-operated ransomware, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s network protection leverages threat intelligence and machine learning to block command-and-control (C2) communications.

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Microsoft Security tips for mitigating risk in mergers and acquisitions

November 2, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, dart, Detection and Response Team (DART), microsoft detection and response team (dart), microsoft security experts

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Mergers and acquisitions can be challenging. Microsoft’s Security Experts share what to ask before, during, and after one to secure identity, access control, and communications.

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The door is open for anyone to become a cyber defender

October 31, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, Cybersecurity policy

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:00:00 +0000

Learn how Microsoft is nurturing a diverse new generation of cybersecurity professionals through ongoing support for community colleges, mentorship programs, scholarships, and more.

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Discover Microsoft Security solutions for SLTT government grant readiness

October 27, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Products and solutions from Microsoft can help state, local, and territorial governments improve their cybersecurity and secure federal grant funding.

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Raspberry Robin worm part of larger ecosystem facilitating pre-ransomware activity

October 27, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, Microsoft security intelligence, Ransomware

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Microsoft has discovered recent activity indicating that the Raspberry Robin worm is part of a complex and interconnected malware ecosystem, with links to other malware families and alternate infection methods beyond its original USB drive spread.

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How to prevent lateral movement attacks using Microsoft 365 Defender

October 26, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, microsoft 365 defender, microsoft security experts

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

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.

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How businesses are gaining integrated data protection with Microsoft Purview

October 25, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, data loss prevention, Information/data protection

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Learn how Rabobank, Fannie Mae, and Ernst & Young maximized their existing Microsoft 365 subscriptions to gain integrated data loss prevention and information protection.

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DEV-0832 (Vice Society) opportunistic ransomware campaigns impacting US education sector

October 25, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, Microsoft, Microsoft security intelligence, Ransomware, Security

Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In recent months, Microsoft has detected active ransomware and extortion campaigns impacting the global education sector, particularly in the US, by a threat actor we track as DEV-0832, also known as Vice Society.

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