Delivering major enhancements in Windows Defender Application Control with the Windows 10 May 2019 Update
With the Windows 10 May 2019 Update we delivered several important features for Windows Defender Application Control.
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Inside out: Get to know the advanced technologies at the core of Microsoft Defender ATP next generation protection
While Windows Defender Antivirus makes catching 5 billion threats on devices every month look easy, multiple advanced detection and prevention technologies work under the hood to make this happen. -
Advancing Windows 10 as a passwordless platform
With the latest update, users can add passwordless phone number accounts to Windows, sign in for the first time with the Microsoft Authenticator app, and more. -
New browser extensions for integrating Microsoft’s hardware-based isolation
The hardware-based isolation technology on Windows 10 that allows Microsoft Edge to isolate browser-based attacks is now available as a browser extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. 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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Decentralized identity and the path to digital privacy
Security is the central challenge of the digital age. -
Introducing the security configuration framework: A prioritized guide to hardening Windows 10
The security configuration framework is designed to help simplify security configuration while still allowing enough flexibility to allow you to balance security, productivity, and user experience. -
Microsoft Defender ATP integrates with Microsoft Information Protection to discover, protect, and monitor sensitive data on Windows devices
Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft’s endpoint protection platform, addresses this challenge by integrating with Azure Information Protection, Microsoft’s data classification, labeling, and protection solution. -
What’s new in Windows Defender ATP
We added new capabilities to each of the pillars of Windows Defender ATP’s unified endpoint protection platform: improved attack surface reduction, better-than-ever next-gen protection, more powerful post-breach detection and response, enhanced automation capabilities, more security insights, and expanded threat hunting. Tailored AI insights from Microsoft Security Copilot
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Windows Defender Antivirus can now run in a sandbox
Windows Defender Antivirus has hit a new milestone: the built-in antivirus capabilities on Windows can now run within a sandbox. -
Office VBA + AMSI: Parting the veil on malicious macros
As part of our continued efforts to tackle entire classes of threats, Office 365 client applications now integrate with Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), enabling antivirus and other security solutions to scan macros and other scripts at runtime to check for malicious behavior. -
Use Windows Information Protection (WIP) to help make accidental data leakage a thing of the past
Windows Information Protection (WIP) is an out-of-the box data leakage prevention feature for Windows 10 that can automatically apply protection for work files and data to prevent accidental data leakage. -
Here is Homeland Security, black swans, and thwarted cyberattacks
Last week, I had the honor of addressing The Homeland Security Training Institute (HSTI) at the College of DuPage as part of the HSTI Live educational series.
