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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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Hunting down Dofoil with Windows Defender ATP
Dofoil is a sophisticated threat that attempted to install coin miner malware on hundreds of thousands of computers in March, 2018. -
Sharing research and discoveries at PWN2OWN
The annual PWN2OWN exploit contest at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, brings together some of the top security talent from across the globe in a friendly competition. -
Poisoned peer-to-peer app kicked off Dofoil coin miner outbreak
On March 7, we reported that a massive Dofoil campaign attempted to install malicious cryptocurrency miners on hundreds of thousands of computers. 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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Invisible resource thieves: The increasing threat of cryptocurrency miners
The surge in Bitcoin prices has driven widescale interest in cryptocurrencies. -
Behavior monitoring combined with machine learning spoils a massive Dofoil coin mining campaign
Update: Further analysis of this campaign points to a poisoned update for a peer-to-peer (P2P) application. -
FinFisher exposed: A researcher’s tale of defeating traps, tricks, and complex virtual machines
Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (Office 365 ATP) blocked many notable zero-day exploits in 2017. -
How artificial intelligence stopped an Emotet outbreak
At 12:46 a.m. local time on February 3, a Windows 7 Pro customer in North Carolina became the first would-be victim of a new malware attack campaign for Trojan:Win32/Emotet. 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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Protecting customers from being intimidated into making an unnecessary purchase
There has been an increase in free versions of programs that purport to scan computers for various errors, and then use alarming, coercive messages to scare customers into buying a premium version of the same program. -
Now you see me: Exposing fileless malware
Attackers are determined to circumvent security defenses using increasingly sophisticated techniques. -
How Microsoft tools and partners support GDPR compliance
There are tools available that can ease kick-off activities for CISOs, CIOs, and DPOs. -
Detonating a bad rabbit: Windows Defender Antivirus and layered machine learning defenses
Windows Defender Antivirus uses a layered approach to protection: tiers of advanced automation and machine learning models evaluate files in order to reach a verdict on suspected malware.
