Are students prepared for real-world cyber curveballs?

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:00:55 +0000

Are today’s students getting the preparation they need to do the cybersecurity work of tomorrow? Read the findings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) CyberForce Competition.™

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Automated incident response in Office 365 ATP now generally available

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:00:37 +0000

Powerful automation capabilities help improve the effectiveness and efficiency of investigating and responding to Office 365 alerts.

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Foundations of Microsoft Flow—secure and compliant automation, part 1

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 16:00:59 +0000

In part 1 of our two-part series, we introduce a security minded audience to Microsoft Flow—an automation service with a strong security and compliance foundation.

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Deep learning rises: New methods for detecting malicious PowerShell

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:00:03 +0000

We adopted a deep learning technique that was initially developed for natural language processing and applied to expand Microsoft Defender ATP’s coverage of detecting malicious PowerShell scripts, which continue to be a critical attack vector.

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Improve security and simplify operations with Windows Defender Antivirus + Morphisec

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:00:04 +0000

Learn how Towne Properties uses Windows Defender Antivirus and Morphisec to protect against advanced memory-based attacks while simplifying operations.

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Gartner names Microsoft a Leader in 2019 Endpoint Protection Platforms Magic Quadrant

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:00:40 +0000

Gartner named Microsoft a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms positioned highest in execution

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How Axonius integrates with Microsoft to help customers solve the cybersecurity asset management challenge

Credit to Author: Elizabeth Wolk| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:00:38 +0000

Why is asset management—a problem that has persisted for decades—still an issue in 2019? Axonius is integrating with Microsoft to understand and solve this problem.

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