Microsoft Security reaches another milestone—Comprehensive, customer-centric solutions drive results

Yesterday, we shared some exciting news about the momentum we’re seeing in the security industry. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella announced that Microsoft Security has surpassed USD20 billion in revenue. I’m grateful to all our customers and partners who have been on this journey...

White House Executive Order – Navigating EDR Implementation

White House Executive Order – Navigating Endpoint Detection and Response EDR Implementation Tom Gann · March 08, 2022 This is the fourth in a series of blogs on the Biden Administration’s Executive Order EO on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. I encourage you to read those you may have missed...

Automatic on-premises Exchange Server mitigation now in Microsoft Defender Antivirus

As cybercriminals continue to exploit unpatched on-premises versions of Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019, we continue to actively work with customers and partners to help them secure their environments and respond to associated threats. To date, we have released a comprehensive Security Updat...

ThreatList: Supply-Chain Defenses Need Improvement

Although nearly 80 percent of respondents in a recent survey believe software supply-chain attacks have the potential to become one of the biggest cyber threats over the next three years, few organizations are prepared to mitigate the risks. This state of affairs comes as businesses lose millions...

Partnering with the AV ecosystem to protect our Windows 10 customers

On Friday May 12th, and for several days afterwards, more than a quarter-million computers around the world fell victim to the ransomware known as WannaCrypt or WannaCry. As that recent event has shown, malicious actors bring nearly boundless time and skill to commit cybercrime that can cause har...

Home Depot data breach 53 million email addresses stolen

Home Depot said Thursday that its network was breached by hackers using stolen credentials from a third-party vendor to not only make off with 56 million payment card numbers, but also 53 million email addresses. The giant retailer warned affected customers to be on the lookout for phishing scams...