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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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Securing IoT devices against attacks that target critical infrastructure

October 21, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, internet of things; iot and security, microsoft defender for iot, Microsoft security intelligence

Credit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

South Staffordshire PLC, a company that supplies water to over one million customers in the United Kingdom, notified its customers in August of being a target of a criminal cyberattack. This incident highlights the sophisticated threats that critical industries face today. According to South Staffordshire, the breach did not appear to have caused damage to…

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Do more with less—Discover the latest Microsoft Entra innovations

October 19, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, Identity and access management, identity and access management series

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In this economy, many organizations are looking for efficiencies. This is putting pressure on security teams, along with everyone else. For many, this means fewer resources to work with, even though cyberattacks continue to escalate. So, what do you do? You find ways to do more with less.

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Defenders beware: A case for post-ransomware investigations

October 18, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, microsoft detection and response team (dart), Microsoft security intelligence, Ransomware

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0000

The Microsoft Detection and Response Team (DART) details a recent ransomware incident in which the attacker used a collection of commodity tools and techniques, such as using living-off-the-land binaries, to launch their malicious code.

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How Microsoft Purview and Priva help simplify data protection

October 18, 2022 0 Comments Compliance, compliance series, cybersecurity, Data governance, microsoft purview

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Learn how Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Priva can help simplify data governance across your enterprise using the tools you already have—today.

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New “Prestige” ransomware impacts organizations in Ukraine and Poland

October 14, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, Microsoft security intelligence, prestige, Ransomware

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:00:00 +0000

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has identified evidence of a novel ransomware campaign targeting organizations in the logistics and transportation industry in Ukraine and Poland utilizing a previously unidentified ransomware payload.

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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Information and Event Management

October 13, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, microsoft sentinel, siem

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Microsoft named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for security information and event management and is positioned highest on the measure of Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision.

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