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Prevent threats with Microsoft Defender
The Microsoft Defender family offers comprehensive threat prevention, detection, and response capabilities for everyone—from individuals looking to protect their family to the world’s largest enterprises.
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October 26, 2022

7 min read

How to prevent lateral movement attacks using Microsoft 365 Defender

Learn how Microsoft 365 Defender can enhance mitigations against lateral movement paths in your environment, stopping attackers from gaining access to privileged and sensitive accounts.
October 4, 2022

6 min read

Cybersecurity awareness tips from Microsoft to empower your team to #BeCyberSmart

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is here. Get the #BeCybersmart education kit and learn how you can help your employees become cyber defenders.
September 29, 2022

8 min read

How one product manager builds community at Microsoft Security

In this interview, Principal Product Manager Joey Cruz explains how his military experience inspires his work protecting customers in identity and access management at Microsoft.
September 29, 2022

5 min read

CSO perspective: Why a strong IAM strategy is key to an organization’s cybersecurity approach

Mastercard Deputy Chief Security Officer Alissa “Dr.
Retain Microsoft Security Experts
Microsoft Security Experts are now available to strengthen your team with managed security services. Learn how to defend against threats with security experts.
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September 21, 2022

6 min read

The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting: Part 2

In this follow-up post in our series about threat hunting, we talk about some general hunting strategies, frameworks, tools, and how Microsoft incident responders work with threat intelligence.
September 8, 2022

7 min read

The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting: Part 1

At Microsoft, we define threat hunting as the practice of actively looking for cyberthreats that have covertly (or not so covertly) penetrated an environment.
August 24, 2022

6 min read

Data governance: 5 tips for holistic data protection

Proactive data governance offers a holistic approach that conserves resources and simplifies the protection of your data assets.
August 4, 2022

4 min read

How IT and security teams can work together to improve endpoint security

The threat landscape has changed over the last few years.
Modernize your Security Operations Center with Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native SIEM solution powered by AI and automation that delivers intelligent security analytics across your entire enterprise.
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July 28, 2022

6 min read

Industrial systems: What it takes to secure and staff them

Chief Executive Officer and owner of Ampere Industrial Security Patrick C.
June 28, 2022

7 min read

How security leaders can help their teams avoid burnout

Maria Markstedter, CEO of Azeria Labs, shares insights on the growing interest in Arm assembly and strategies to help security professionals avoid burnout.
June 27, 2022

4 min read

4 breakthrough ideas for compliance and data security

Learn how Zero Trust and other data protection strategies can help you overcome four key challenges in compliance management and data governance.
June 20, 2022

3 min read

Securing your IoT with Edge Secured-core devices

To simplify your IoT security journey, today, we’re announcing the availability of Windows IoT Edge Secured-core devices available in the Azure Certified Device catalog from Lenovo, ASUS and AAEON, additionally we’re also announcing the availability of devices that meet the Microsoft sponsored Edge Compute Node protection profile which is governed with industry oversight, from Scalys and Eurotech.