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Microsoft Defender for Cloud remediated threats 30% faster than other solutions, according to Forrester TEI study

Credit to Author: Microsoft Security Team| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Forrester found that Microsoft Defender for Cloud markedly enhanced the security, compliance, and operational efficiency of each company participating.

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​​Cyber Signals Issue 8 | Education under siege: How cybercriminals target our schools​​

Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000

​This edition of Cyber Signals delves into the cybersecurity challenges facing classrooms and campuses, highlighting the critical need for robust defenses and proactive measures. From personal devices to virtual classes and research stored in the cloud, the digital footprint of school districts, colleges, and universities has multiplied exponentially.​

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File hosting services misused for identity phishing

Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Since mid-April 2024, Microsoft has observed an increase in defense evasion tactics used in campaigns abusing file hosting services like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Dropbox. These campaigns use sophisticated techniques to perform social engineering, evade detection, and compromise identities, and include business email compromise (BEC) attacks.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud remediated threats 30% faster than other solutions, according to Forrester TEI™ study

Credit to Author: Microsoft Security Team| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Forrester found that Microsoft Defender for Cloud markedly enhanced the security, compliance, and operational efficiency of each company participating.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing our world—together

Credit to Author: Vasu Jakkal| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

To help our global cyberdefenders, Microsoft has put together the Be Cybersmart Kit, designed to educate everyone, on best practices for going passwordless, not falling for sophisticated phishing or fraud, device protection, AI safety, and more.

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Storm-0501: Ransomware attacks expanding to hybrid cloud environments

Credit to Author: Microsoft Threat Intelligence| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Microsoft has observed the threat actor tracked as Storm-0501 launching a multi-staged attack where they compromised hybrid cloud environments and performed lateral movement from on-premises to cloud environment, leading to data exfiltration, credential theft, tampering, persistent backdoor access, and ransomware deployment. The said attack targeted multiple sectors in the United States, including government, manufacturing, transportation, […]

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​​Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

Credit to Author: Rob Lefferts| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Gartner® names Microsoft a Leader in Endpoint Protection Platforms—a reflection, we believe, of our continued progress in helping organizations protect their endpoints against even the most sophisticated attacks, while driving continued efficiency for security operations center teams.

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Activate your data responsibly in the era of AI with Microsoft Purview

Credit to Author: Rudra Mitra| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

We are announcing preview for Microsoft Purview Information Protection to restrict content in Microsoft Fabric with sensitivity labels and Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention policies for lakehouses, and spotlighting our recent general availability of Microsoft Purview Data Governance solution.

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