SpringShell RCE vulnerability: Guidance for protecting against and detecting CVE-2022-22965

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:11:24 +0000

Microsoft provides guidance for customers looking for protection against exploitation and ways to detect vulnerable installations on their network of the critical vulnerability CVE-2022-22965, also known as SpringShell or Spring4Shell.

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Microsoft protects against human-operated ransomware across the full attack chain in the 2022 MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:27:12 +0000

For the fourth year in a row, the independent MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations demonstrated that threats are no match for Microsoft’s multi-platform extended detection and response (XDR) defense capabilities.

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3 strategies to launch an effective data governance plan

Credit to Author: Emma Jones| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0000

A data governance plan can help you effectively govern sensitive data so you can reduce risks from data breaches or leaks. Read three steps to launch a data governance plan.

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3 steps to secure your multicloud and hybrid infrastructure with Azure Arc

Credit to Author: Lauren Goodwin| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000

In this blog, we will share how you can increase security for on-premises and hybrid infrastructure through offerings including Azure Arc, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and Secured-core for Azure Stack HCI.

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How a leading Microsoft engineer extends culture to service resiliency

Credit to Author: Emma Jones| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Nadim Abdo, Corporate Vice President of Identity and Network Access Engineering, talks with principal software engineering manager, Huiwen Ru, on her groundbreaking work to make cloud services resilient.

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DEV-0537 criminal actor targeting organizations for data exfiltration and destruction

Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 22:02:50 +0000

The activity we have observed has been attributed to a threat group that Microsoft tracks as DEV-0537, also known as LAPSUS$. DEV-0537 is known for using a pure extortion and destruction model without deploying ransomware payloads.

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A Leader in multiple Zero Trust security categories: Industry analysts weigh in

Credit to Author: Emma Jones| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Find out how Microsoft is a leader in the industry across the pillars of Zero Trust security—and how your organization can benefit.

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Manage subject rights requests at scale with Microsoft Priva

Credit to Author: Lauren Goodwin| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Having the right technology and processes in place can make it possible to manage a large volume of SRRs efficiently and auditable. This post discusses SRR response use cases and how Microsoft Priva subject rights requests can be used for this purpose.

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Uncovering Trickbot’s use of IoT devices in command-and-control infrastructure

Credit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000

The Microsoft Defender for IoT research team has recently discovered the exact method through which MikroTik devices are used in Trickbot’s C2 infrastructure. In this blog, we share the analysis of this method and provide insights on how attackers gain access and how they use compromised IoT devices in Trickbot attacks.

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