Credit to Author: Digvijay Mane| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:11:19 +0000
HiddenAd or HiddAd are icon-hiding adware applications. The prime motive of HiddAd is to generate revenue through aggressive…
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Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000
MSTIC and MSRC disclose technical details of a private-sector offensive actor (PSOA) tracked as KNOTWEED using multiple Windows and Adobe 0-day exploits, including one for the recently patched CVE-2022-22047, in limited and targeted attacks against European and Central American customers.
The post Untangling KNOTWEED: European private-sector offensive actor using 0-day exploits appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read moreCredit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0000
Attackers are increasingly leveraging managed IIS extensions as covert backdoors into servers, providing a durable persistence mechanism for attacks.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Microsoft Partner Director of Identity Security Alex Weinert talks with Nitika Gupta, a Microsoft Principal Product Manager who leads the team responsible for enterprise admin capabilities for identity security.
The post How one Microsoft product manager acts as champion for identity security appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Just like our customers, Microsoft has been on a compliance journey. Here’s what we’ve learned about the most effective mindset and tools to manage compliance.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000
We are excited to announce the general availability of the new Microsoft Graph APIs for Microsoft Purview eDiscovery. With the new Microsoft Purview eDiscovery APIs, partners and customers can leverage automation to streamline common, repetitive workflows that require a lot of manual effort in the product experience.
The post How Microsoft Purview and Priva support the partner ecosystem appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 15:00:00 +0000
The Microsoft Security partner opportunity grew 21 percent year-over-year, particularly in Microsoft 365 security, cloud security, compliance, and identity. Microsoft Security partners are expanding their existing offerings and creating new offerings in all these areas, packaging their unique experience, expertise, and IP for effective and efficient service delivery.
The post How Microsoft Security partners are helping customers do more with less appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000
A group of actors originating from North Korea that MSTIC tracks as DEV-0530 has been developing and using ransomware in attacks since June 2021. This group, which calls itself H0lyGh0st, utilizes a ransomware payload with the same name.
The post North Korean threat actor targets small and midsize businesses with H0lyGh0st ransomware appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read moreCredit to Author: Emma Jones| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0000
Competition for talent has increased pressure to lead in the digital space, and business decisions now weigh user experience for employees heavily among costs and benefits. Workers insist on experiences that mirror their personal experience, often on their own device.
The post Microsoft recognized as a Leader in UEM Software 2022 IDC MarketScape reports appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read moreCredit to Author: Paul Oliveria| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Microsoft uncovered a vulnerability in macOS that could allow specially crafted codes to escape the App Sandbox and run unrestricted on the system. We shared these findings with Apple, and fix for this vulnerability, now identified as CVE-2022-26706, was included in the security updates on May 16, 2022.
The post Uncovering a macOS App Sandbox escape vulnerability: A deep dive into CVE-2022-26706 appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
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