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Tailored AI insights from Microsoft Security Copilot

Empower your defenders to detect hidden patterns, harden defenses, and respond to incidents faster with generative AI.

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June 2, 2021 3 min read

Microsoft acquires ReFirm Labs to enhance IoT security

Modern computing devices can be thought of as a collection of discrete microprocessors each with a dedicated function like high-speed networking, graphics, Disk I/O, AI, and everything in between.
May 27, 2021 11 min read

New sophisticated email-based attack from NOBELIUM

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has uncovered a wide-scale malicious email campaign operated by NOBELIUM, the threat actor behind the attacks against SolarWinds, the SUNBURST backdoor, TEARDROP malware, GoldMax malware, and other related components.
May 26, 2021 8 min read

How user experience is shaping verifiable credentials and identity

Since 2017, Microsoft has been working with the identity community on two groundbreaking technologies designed from the ground up to make digital privacy convenient and practical: decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials.
May 25, 2021 3 min read

Microsoft is a Leader in the 2021 Forrester Endpoint Security Software as a Service Wave

We are excited to share that Microsoft has been named a Leader in The Forrester WaveTM: Endpoint Security Software as a Service, Q2 20211, receiving one of the highest scores in the strategy category and among the top three scores in the current offering category.
Go beyond data protection with Microsoft Purview

Govern, protect, and manage all of your data with Microsoft Purview, comprehensive solutions to help give you better visibility and control.

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May 24, 2021 4 min read

Resources for accelerating your Zero Trust journey

Embracing Zero Trust is critical to protecting your organization and enabling productivity.
May 24, 2021 2 min read

Microsoft recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Unstructured Data Security Platforms, Q2 2021

In this new world of hybrid work, organizations face an increasing volume of data, ever-evolving regulations around how that data is protected, and an evolving complexity and frequency of data security breaches.
May 20, 2021 4 min read

SimuLand: Understand adversary tradecraft and improve detection strategies

At Microsoft, we continuously collaborate with customers and the InfoSec community to learn more about the latest adversary tradecraft so that we can improve our detection strategies across all our security services.
May 19, 2021 5 min read

Protecting SAP applications with the new Azure Sentinel SAP threat monitoring solution

SAP systems handle massive amounts of critical data.
Streamline privacy management with Microsoft Priva

Protect and govern personal information, reduce privacy risks, and manage subject rights requests at scale with Microsoft Priva privacy risk management solutions.

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May 19, 2021 3 min read

Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Security Gateways, Q2 2021

We are thrilled to share that Forrester Research has named Microsoft Cloud App Security as a leader in the Forrester Wave™: Cloud Security Gateways, Q2 2021.
May 17, 2021 3 min read

How a positive hybrid work culture can help you to mitigate insider risk

We are operating in the most sophisticated threat landscape ever seen, and coupled with the next great disruption—hybrid work—security is more challenging than ever.
May 11, 2021 3 min read

Threat and Vulnerability Management now supports all major platforms

We are swiftly adapting to the lasting reality of a hybrid workforce, with the number of remote workers in the US expected to nearly double over the next five years, compared to pre-pandemic times.
May 11, 2021 3 min read

Gartner names Microsoft a Leader in the 2021 Endpoint Protection Platforms Magic Quadrant

We are so grateful to our customers who have collaborated with us in creating one of the best endpoint security solutions on the market and are thrilled that Gartner has recognized this work and the journey we’ve taken alongside our customers by naming Microsoft a Leader in the 2021 Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) Magic Quadrant, positioned highest on ability to execute.