​​Microsoft Entra: 5 identity priorities for 2023

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

​Organizations are looking for opportunities to do more with less. By adopting the latest identity innovations, you can better protect both your digital estate and your budget.

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Unraveling the techniques of Mac ransomware

Credit to Author: Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence – Editor| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Understanding how Mac ransomware works is critical in protecting today’s hybrid environments. We analyzed several known Mac ransomware families and highlighted these families’ techniques, which defenders can study further to prevent attacks.

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Microsoft research uncovers new Zerobot capabilities

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 20:00:00 +0000

The Microsoft Defender for IoT research team details information on the recent distribution of a Go-based botnet, known as Zerobot, that spreads primarily through IoT and web-application vulnerabilities.

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Microsoft Intune: 5 endpoint management predictions for 2023

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Are you wondering what initiatives to prioritize in the new year? This blog distills some of the major forecasts for 2023, from technology to new worker behavior. We then help to translate the implications for those trends for those in charge of endpoint management strategies.

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Gatekeeper’s Achilles heel: Unearthing a macOS vulnerability

Credit to Author: Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Microsoft discovered a vulnerability in macOS, referred to as “Achilles”, allowing attackers to bypass application execution restrictions enforced by the Gatekeeper security mechanism.

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Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in Q4 2022 Security Analytics Platforms Wave report

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000

We’re excited to announce that Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2022 Forrester Wave™: Security Analytics Platforms. Microsoft achieved the highest possible score in 17 different criteria, including partner ecosystem, innovation roadmap, product security, case management, and architecture.

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MCCrash: Cross-platform DDoS botnet targets private Minecraft servers

Credit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000

The Microsoft Defender for IoT research team analyzed a cross-platform botnet that infects both Windows and Linux systems from PCs to IoT devices, to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against private Minecraft servers.

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Do more with less with Microsoft Security—3 strategies to get you started

Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Compliance, Identity, and Management Vasu Jakkal explores what it means to do more with less in your security approach.

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