Cyber Resilience

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Putting cyber threat intelligence into geopolitical context

Threat intelligence expert Fanta Orr explains how threat intelligence analysis uncovers the “why” behind cyberthreat activity and helps better protect customers who might be vulnerable targets.

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Learn the ABCs of Threat Hunting

Explore the ABCs of Threat Hunting Guide to get tips on how to hunt, identify, and mitigate cyberthreats to help become more cyber-resilient.

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Protecting yourself from holiday-season DDoS attacks

See what drives criminals to increase DDoS activity during the holidays and learn what you can do to help protect your organization

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Threat Intelligence, Head of IoT/OT Security Research David Atch

In our latest expert profile, we spoke with David Atch, the Head of IoT/OT Security Research at Microsoft, to talk about the growing security risks of IoT and OT connectivity.

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The convergence of IT and OT

Prevent 98% of cyberattacks against IoT and OT devices. Learn how cybersecurity hygiene can be used to protect against ransomware and cyber extortion.

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Propaganda in the digital age: How cyber influence operations erode trust

Cyber influence operations are a prevalent tactic being used in the world of cybercrime to erode trust in the digital age.

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Discover how cybercriminals use tactics like social engineering to perpetrate attacks

Matt Lundy of the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) describes how the experts of the Identity and Platform Enforcement team help keep customers safe from threats like ransomware, business email compromise, and homoglyph domains.

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CISO Insider: Issue 2

Navigate today’s threat landscape with perspectives from CISOs, exclusive analysis, and recommendations from security leaders.

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Extortion economics

Ransomware, one of the most persistent and pervasive cyber threats, continues to evolve. Here is an in-depth look at ransomware as a service (Raas), the latest tool of cybercrime.

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Three ways to protect yourself from ransomware

Modern ransomware defense requires a lot more than just setting up detection measures. Discover three ways you can harden your network’s security against ransomware

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Behind the scenes with cybercrime and counter ransomware expert Nick Carr

Nick Carr, Cybercrime Intelligence Team Lead at the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center, discusses ransomware trends, explains what Microsoft is doing to protect customers from ransomware, and describes what organizations can do if they’ve been affected by it.

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Defending Ukraine: Early Lessons from the Cyber War

How cyber-attacks and cyber influence operations are being used in the war between Russian and the Ukraine.

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Protect your organization from ransomware

Guidance for protecting your organization against ransomware.

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Ransomware-as-a-service: The new face of industrialized cybercrime

Discover how to protect your organization from Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), a tactic that is gaining serious traction in the world of cybercrime.

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Expert Profile: Steve Ginty Behind the scenes with Microsoft’s threat intelligence expert

Steve Ginty, director of cyber intelligence at Microsoft, talks about the importance of knowing your external attack surface, provides tips on effective security readiness, and identifies the most important step you can take to protect yourself against threat actors online.

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Special Report: Ukraine

Russian threat actors have launched increasingly disruptive and visible cyberattacks against Ukraine and have included activities such as phishing, reconnaissance, and attempts to compromise public information sources.

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Anatomy of an external attack surface

Learn about threats to organizations’ external attack surface and how to help stay protected with Zero Trust.

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Using cybersecurity to help manage volatility in the global threat landscape

Protect against 98% of cyberattacks with cybersecurity hygiene. Get guidance to help make your organization more cyber resilient.

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CISO Insider: Issue 1

Navigate today’s threat landscape with perspectives from CISOs, exclusive analysis, and recommendations from security leaders.

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