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Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Balaji Parimi, Partner General Manager of Permissions Management in the Identity and Network Access Division at Microsoft, discusses what his startup background brings to his work in identity and access management.

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Vulnerability in TikTok Android app could lead to one-click account hijacking

August 31, 2022 0 Comments Android, cybersecurity, Microsoft, Microsoft security intelligence, Security, TikTok, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Microsoft discovered a high-severity vulnerability in the TikTok Android application, now identified as CVE-2022-28799 and fixed by TikTok, which could have allowed attackers to compromise users’ accounts with a single click.

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Stop Ransomware with Microsoft Security digital event presents threat intelligence in action

August 31, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, Ransomware, Threat protection

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Join the Stop Ransomware with Microsoft Security digital event on September 15, 2022, to learn how to safeguard your organization from today’s attacks—and be ready for tomorrow’s.

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Cyber Signals: 3 strategies for protection against ransomware

August 30, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, Ransomware

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000

New Cyber Signals shows more than 80 percent of ransomware attacks can be traced to common configuration errors. Here’s how we can get ahead of these attacks together as a cyber defender community.

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MERCURY leveraging Log4j 2 vulnerabilities in unpatched systems to target Israeli organizations

August 25, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, log4j, mercury, Microsoft security intelligence

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Microsoft detected an Iran-based threat actor the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) tracks as MERCURY leveraging exploitation of Log4j 2 vulnerabilities in SysAid applications against organizations located in Israel.

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Microsoft Security highlights from Black Hat USA 2022

August 25, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Black Hat USA 2022 marked the twenty-fifth year that security researchers, security architects, and other security professionals have gathered to share the latest research, developments, and trends. Here are the highlights from the Microsoft Security booth.

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MagicWeb: NOBELIUM’s post-compromise trick to authenticate as anyone

August 24, 2022 0 Comments cybersecurity, magicweb, Microsoft security intelligence, nobelium

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Microsoft security researchers have discovered a post-compromise capability we’re calling MagicWeb, which is used by a threat actor we track as NOBELIUM to maintain persistent access to compromised environments.

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Data governance: 5 tips for holistic data protection

August 24, 2022 0 Comments Compliance, cybersecurity, Data governance

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Proactive data governance offers a holistic approach that conserves resources and simplifies the protection of your data assets. Microsoft Purview provides a comprehensive data governance solution designed to help manage your on-premises, multicloud, and software as a service (SaaS) data. Here are five ways it can help.

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