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September 13, 2021 3 min read

Afternoon Cyber Tea: Learn how to stop misinformation threats from nation-state bad actors

Head of Mandiant Intelligence at FireEye Sandra Joyce talks with Microsoft’s Ann Johnson about the cybersecurity threats to US elections and how to fight them.
July 22, 2021 6 min read

A guide to balancing external threats and insider risk

Rockwell Automation Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Dawn Cappelli talks about assessing, measuring, and protecting against insider risk.
July 21, 2021 5 min read

The evolution of a matrix: How ATT&CK for Containers was built

As containers become a major part of many organizations’ IT workloads, it becomes crucial to consider the unique security threats that target such environments when building security solutions.
June 30, 2021 5 min read

The critical role of Zero Trust in securing our world

US Executive Order on Cybersecurity delivers valuable guidance for both public and private organizations to make the world safer for all.
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May 26, 2021 9 min read

Becoming resilient by understanding cybersecurity risks: Part 4—navigating current threats

Learn how your infrastructure and security operations can make you vulnerable to insider threats, ransomware, weaponized AI, and more.
May 5, 2021 8 min read

Stopping Carbanak+FIN7: How Microsoft led in the MITRE Engenuity® ATT&CK® Evaluation

In MITRE Engenuity’s recent Carbanak+FIN7 ATT&CK Evaluation, Microsoft demonstrated that we can stop advanced, real-world attacks by threat actor groups with our industry-leading security capabilities.
April 26, 2021 4 min read

Defending against cryptojacking with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Intel TDT

With cryptocurrency mining on the rise, Microsoft and Intel have partnered to deliver threat detection technology to enable EDR capabilities in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
April 21, 2021 8 min read

MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluation proves Microsoft Defender for Endpoint stops advanced attacks across platforms

For the third year in a row, Microsoft successfully demonstrated industry-leading defense capabilities in the independent MITRE ATT&CK evaluation.
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March 12, 2021 2 min read

Protecting on-premises Exchange Servers against recent attacks

For the past few weeks, Microsoft and others in the security industry have seen an increase in attacks against on-premises Exchange servers.
March 2, 2021 4 min read

Microsoft unifies SIEM and XDR to help stop advanced attacks

Learn how Microsoft is taking the next step in unifying experiences and delivering enhanced tools and intelligence to stop advanced attacks.
February 4, 2021 6 min read

Sophisticated cybersecurity threats demand collaborative, global response

Since December, the United States, its government, and other critical institutions including security firms have been addressing the world’s latest serious nation-state cyberattack, sometimes referred to as ‘Solorigate’ or ‘SUNBURST.
January 19, 2021 4 min read

Using Zero Trust principles to protect against sophisticated attacks like Solorigate

The Solorigate supply chain attack has captured the focus of the world over the last month.