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Machine learning vs. social engineering

June 7, 2018 admin Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, machine learning, Next-gen antivirus, non-PE threats, phishing, phishing attacks, Security Intelligence, Security Response, Social engineering, windows, Windows 10, Windows 10 S, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2018 13:00:56 +0000

Machine learning is a key driver in the constant evolution of security technologies at Microsoft. Machine learning allows Microsoft 365 to scale next-gen protection capabilities and enhance cloud-based, real-time blocking of new and unknown threats. Just in the last few months, machine learning has helped us to protect hundreds of thousands of customers against ransomware,

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Adding transparency and context into industry AV test results

May 24, 2018 admin AV-Test, cybersecurity, independent test results, windows, Windows 10, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 19:03:41 +0000

Corporate Vice President Brad Anderson recently shared his insights on how Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Windows Defender ATP) evolved to achieve important quality milestones. Our Windows Defender ATP team is committed to delivering industry-leading protection, customer choice, and transparency on the quality of our solutions. In the continued spirit of these principles, we

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Quick Heal supports the Windows 10 April 2018 Update

May 8, 2018 admin news, update, Windows 10, Windows 10 April 2018 Update

Credit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 05:07:57 +0000

As part of the Windows 10 Updates, Microsoft has now come up with a new update for Windows 10 PCs. It’s called Windows 10 April 2018 Update. This post lists down some of the highlights of this particular update and Quick Heal’s compatibility with the OS. Highlights of the Windows…

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Introducing Windows Defender System Guard runtime attestation

April 19, 2018 admin cybersecurity, runtime attestation, VBS enclaves, virtualization-based security, Windows 10, Windows Defender System Guard

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:00:57 +0000

At Microsoft, we want users to be in control of their devices, including knowing the security health of these devices. If important security features should fail, users should be aware. Windows Defender System Guard runtime attestation, a new Windows platform security technology, fills this need. In Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, we reorganized all system

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Hunting down Dofoil with Windows Defender ATP

April 4, 2018 admin Advanced hunting, CoinMiner, cryptocurrency mining, cybersecurity, Dofoil, malware research, Namecoin, process hollowing, windows, Windows 10, Windows 10 S, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV, Windows Defender Exploit Guard

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:00:18 +0000

Dofoil is a sophisticated threat that attempted to install coin miner malware on hundreds of thousands of computers in March, 2018. In previous blog posts we detailed how behavior monitoring and machine learning in Windows Defender AV protected customers from a massive Dofoil outbreak that we traced back to a software update poisoning campaign several

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Why Windows Defender Antivirus is the most deployed in the enterprise

March 22, 2018 admin Artificial Intelligence, AV-Comparatives, AV-Test, cybersecurity, independent test results, machine learning, windows, Windows 10, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:58:23 +0000

Statistics about the success and sophistication of malware can be daunting. The following figure is no different: Approximately 96% of all malware is polymorphic meaning that it is only experienced by a single user and device before it is replaced with yet another malware variant. This is because in most cases malware is caught

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Microsoft lifts update embargo on Windows 10

March 16, 2018 admin PCs, Security, Windows 10

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 07:51:00 -0700

Microsoft this week lifted the security update blockade on Windows 10 PCs that do not have approved antivirus software, but kept the no-patches-for-you rule in place for the more popular Windows 7.

The update roadblock was assembled in early January, when Microsoft issued mitigations against the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. Those vulnerabilities stemmed from design flaws in virtually all modern processors made by Intel, AMD and ARM. According to Microsoft, the security updates could brick PCs equipped with antivirus (AV) software that had improperly tapped into kernel memory.

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Sharing research and discoveries at PWN2OWN

March 14, 2018 admin Application Guard, Control Flow Guard (CFG), cybersecurity, Microsoft Edge, Pwn2Own, windows, Windows 10

Credit to Author: Windows Defender Research| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 23:58:49 +0000

The annual PWN2OWN exploit contest at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, brings together some of the top security talent from across the globe in a friendly competition. For the participants, these events are a platform to demonstrate world-class skills and vie for significant cash prizes. For companies like Microsoft, where we have