Windows 10 Creators Update provides next-gen ransomware protection
Multiple high-profile incidents have demonstrated that ransomware can have catastrophic effects on all of us.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework: Building on a foundation everyone should learn from
On May 16-17, Microsoft participated in a workshop organized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on its recently released Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (“Cybersecurity Framework”) Draft Version 1.1.
How the Asia-Pacific region is advancing cybersecurity
Earlier this year, my team and I had the great privilege and pleasure of spending several days in Japan, participating in the Information Technology Promotion Agency (IPA) Symposium.
How future policy and regulations will challenge AI
I recently wrote about how radical the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) to cybersecurity will be. Technological revolutions are however frequently not as rapid as we think.
Giving CISOs assurance in the cloud
Recently, I hosted a Chief Information Security Officer roundtable in Washington, DC. Executives from several US government agencies and systems integrators attended to share cloud security concerns and challenges, such as balancing collaboration and productivity against data protection needs, cyber threat detection, and compliance.
Confidence building measures can make a huge difference to the global online economy
The continuing advancements of the Internet and associated technologies have brought new opportunities to governments, businesses, and private citizens. At the same time, they have also exposed them to new risks. However, Internet adoption has not been even and countries or economies have come online in different ways and at varied paces.
Microsoft Enterprise Threat Detection
This post is authored by Joe Faulhaber, Senior Consultant ECG Overview The Microsoft Enterprise Cybersecurity Group (ECG) consists of three pillars: Protect, Detect, and Respond. Protection in depth is always the best defense, and being able to respond to incidents and recover is key to business continuity.
Azure Backup protects against ransomware
According to the most recent CRN Quarterly Ransomware Report, malicious infrastructure attacks increased 3500% in 2016 and the percentage is expected to increase in 2017. One important way that organizations can help protect against losses in a ransomware attack is to have a backup of business critical information in case other defenses fail.
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 21 is now available
The latest volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report is now available for free download at www.microsoft.com/sir. This new volume of the report includes threat data from the first half of 2016 as well as longer term trend data on industry vulnerabilities, exploits, malware, and malicious websites.
Cybersecurity and cyber-resilience – Equally important but different
The October Mirai-based IoT attack demonstrated an important and often neglected consequence of technology’s expansion into every aspect of our daily lives, as well as into the systems that underpin our economies and societies.
Our commitment to our customers’ security
Windows is the only platform with a customer commitment to investigate reported security issues and proactively update impacted devices as soon as possible. And we take this responsibility very seriously. Recently, the activity group that Microsoft Threat Intelligence calls STRONTIUM conducted a low-volume spear-phishing campaign.
Use Security Education and Awareness Programs to Your Advantage
This post is authored by Jonathan C. Trull, Worldwide Executive Cybersecurity Advisor, Enterprise Cybersecurity Group Most of today’s media coverage, internal security budgets, and venture capital dollars are focused on new and exciting technologies, such as next-generation endpoint solutions, user behavior analytics, and others.