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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 28, 2019

3 min read

Experts on demand: Your direct line to Microsoft security insight, guidance, and expertise

Experts on demand is now generally available and gives customers direct access to real-life Microsoft threat analysts to help with their security investigations.
October 28, 2019

5 min read

IoT security will set innovation free: Azure Sphere general availability scheduled for February 2020

Azure Sphere will be generally available in February of 2020, marking our readiness to fulfill our security promise at scale.
October 23, 2019

2 min read

Traditional perimeter-based network defense is obsolete—transform to a Zero Trust model

Digital transformation has made the traditional perimeter-based network defense obsolete.
October 21, 2019

5 min read

Microsoft and partners design new device security requirements to protect against targeted firmware attacks

We’ve been working with partners to design what we call Secured-core PCs, devices that meet a specific set of device requirements that apply the security best practices of isolation and minimal trust to the firmware layer.
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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October 16, 2019

5 min read

Guarding against supply chain attacks—Part 1: The big picture

Paying attention to every link in your supply chain is vital to protect your assets from supply chain attacks.
October 9, 2019

2 min read

Patching as a social responsibility

To plan, implement, and improve an enterprise patch management strategy, Microsoft is partnering with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE).
October 3, 2019

1 min read

Your password doesn’t matter—but MFA does!

Turn on MFA and start building a long-term authenticator strategy that relies on “phish proof” authenticators, such as Windows Hello and FIDO.
October 1, 2019

1 min read

Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in 2019 Endpoint Security Suites Wave

Microsoft is positioned as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security Suites, Q3 2019, receiving among the second highest scores in both the strategy and market presence categories.
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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October 1, 2019

3 min read

Rethinking how we learn security

To keep pace with cyberthreats and attract critical talent, we need to change the cyber learning paradigm.
September 24, 2019

5 min read

Azure Sentinel—the cloud-native SIEM that empowers defenders is now generally available

Our goal has remained the same since we first launched Microsoft Azure Sentinel in February: empower security operations teams to help enhance the security posture of our customers.
September 23, 2019

1 min read

Microsoft is awarded Zscaler’s Technology Partner of the Year for 2019

Microsoft is the proud winner of Zscaler’s Technology Partner of the Year Award in the Impact category.
September 18, 2019

5 min read

Overview of the Marsh-Microsoft 2019 Global Cyber Risk Perception survey results

Results from the 2019 Marsh-Microsoft Global Cyber Risk Perception survey reveal several encouraging signs of improvement in the way organizations view and manage cyber risk.