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Align your security and network teams to Zero Trust security demands
The security community is continuously changing, growing, and learning from each other to better position the world against cyber threats. In the latest Voice of the Community blog series post, Microsoft Security Product Marketing Manager Natalia Godyla talks with Jennifer Minella, Founder and...
New macOS vulnerability, “powerdir,” could lead to unauthorized user data access
Following our discovery of the “Shrootless” vulnerability, Microsoft uncovered a new macOS vulnerability, “powerdir,” that could allow an attacker to bypass the operating system’s Transparency, Consent, and Control TCC technology, thereby gaining unauthorized access to a user’s protected data. We...
Apache Log4j Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Certain versions of Apache Log4j2 are vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker who can control log messages or log message parameters can execute arbitrary code loaded from LDAP servers when message lookup substitution is enabled. Microsoft is not aware of any impact to th...
Microsoft Security Update Validation Report December 2021
Microsoft’s December 2021 security updates have passed Citrix testing the updates are listed below. The testing is not all-inclusive; all tests are executed against English only environments and issues may still be found upon implementation. Follow best practices for testing and installing softwa...
Description of the security update for Office Web Apps Server 2013: December 14, 2021 (KB5002103)
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Improve kernel security with the new Microsoft Vulnerable and Malicious Driver Reporting Center
Windows 10 and Windows 11 have continued to raise the security bar for drivers running in the kernel. Kernel-mode driver publishers must pass the Hardware Lab Kit HLK compatibility tests, malware scanning, and prove their identity through extended validation EV certificates. This has significantl...
Join us at InfoSec Jupyterthon 2021
We’re excited to invite our community of infosec analysts and engineers to the second annual InfoSec Jupyterthon taking place on December 2-3, 2021. This is an online event organized by our friends in the Open Threat Research Forge, together with folks from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Cente...
Join us at InfoSec Jupyterthon 2021
We’re excited to invite our community of infosec analysts and engineers to the second annual InfoSec Jupyterthon taking place on December 2-3, 2021. This is an online event organized by our friends in the Open Threat Research Forge, together with folks from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Cente...
Evolving trends in Iranian threat actor activity – MSTIC presentation at CyberWarCon 2021
Over the past year, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC has observed a gradual evolution of the tools, techniques, and procedures employed by malicious network operators based in Iran. At CyberWarCon 2021, MSTIC analysts presented their analysis of these trends in Iranian nation state...
How Open Systems uses Microsoft tools to improve security maturity
This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association guest blog series. Learn more about MISA. We’ve all seen it happen—an organization has all the top-notch security tools in place and still, they get breached. In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, complexity leads to...
How Open Systems uses Microsoft tools to improve security maturity
This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association guest blog series. Learn more about MISA. We’ve all seen it happen—an organization has all the top-notch security tools in place and still, they get breached. In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, complexity leads to...
Description of the security update for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013: November 9, 2021 (KB5002063)
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Learn how Microsoft strengthens IoT and OT security with Zero Trust
As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and relentless, the need for Cybersecurity Awareness Month becomes more urgent every year. As part of our year-round commitment to security for all, Microsoft continues to track numerous incidents targeting both digital and physical operations for many...
Protect your business with Microsoft Security’s comprehensive protection
Securing an organization has never been simple. But over the past year, we’ve seen significant changes in the threat landscape that are having a major impact on organizations of every size in every sector. The frequency and sophistication of cyber events have increased significantly. We see...
Protect your business with Microsoft Security’s comprehensive protection
Securing an organization has never been simple. But over the past year, we’ve seen significant changes in the threat landscape that are having a major impact on organizations of every size in every sector. The frequency and sophistication of cyber events have increased significantly. We see...
Microsoft Security Update Validation Report October 2021
Microsoft’s October 2021 security updates have passed Citrix testing the updates are listed below. The testing is not all-inclusive; all tests are executed against English only environments and issues may still be found upon implementation. Follow best practices for testing and installing softwar...
Description of the security update for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013: October 12, 2021 (KB4493202)
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How cyberattacks are changing according to new Microsoft Digital Defense Report
In 2021, cybercrime has become more sophisticated, widespread, and relentless. Criminals have targeted critical infrastructure—healthcare,1 information technology,2 financial services,3 energy sectors4—with headline-grabbing attacks that crippled businesses and harmed consumers. But there are...
Windows 11 offers chip to cloud protection to meet the new security challenges of hybrid work
As the world has changed over the past 18-months, companies have been wrestling with ways to keep employees and data protected as they support new ways of hybrid working. We built Windows 11 to be the most secure Windows yet with built-in chip to cloud protection that ensures company assets stay...
#BeCyberSmart: When we learn together, we’re more secure together
2021 has been a watershed year in cybersecurity. The pandemic continued to bring new challenges as attackers took advantage of overstretched security teams to unleash new human-operated ransomware1, malware, and nation-state attacks like those against Colonial Pipeline2 and JBS Food3. With the mo...