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Windows Defender ATP has protections for USB and removable devices

December 19, 2018 TH Author Attack surface reduction, Cybersecurity, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV, Windows Information Protection (WIP)

Meet Jimmy. Jimmy is an employee in your company. He Does Things With Computers (official title). Last Wednesday, as Jimmy got out of his car after parking in the company-owned parking lot, he saw something on the ground. That something is a 512GB USB flash drive! Jimmy picks up the drive, whistling along to himself
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What’s new in Windows Defender ATP

November 15, 2018 TH Author Attack surface reduction, automated investigation and response, Custom detection rules, Cybersecurity, Emergency security intelligence udpates, fileless malware, Incidents, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Microsoft Information Protection, sandbox, Threat analytics, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

We added new capabilities to each of the pillars of Windows Defender ATPs 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. These enhancements boost Windows Defender ATP and accrue to the broader Microsoft Threat Protection, an integrated solution for securing identities, endpoints, cloud apps, and infrastructure.
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Attack uses malicious InPage document and outdated VLC media player to give attackers backdoor access to targets

November 8, 2018 TH Author CVE-2017-12842, Cybersecurity, InPage, Office 365 ATP, Targeted Attacks, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Our analysis of a targeted attack that used a language-specific word processor shows why its important to understand and protect against small-scale and localized attacks as well as broad-scale malware campaigns. The attack exploited a vulnerability in InPage, a word processor software for specific languages like Urdu, Persian, Pashto, and Arabic. More than 75% of
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Windows Defender Antivirus can now run in a sandbox

October 26, 2018 TH Author Cybersecurity, sandbox, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Windows Defender Antivirus has hit a new milestone: the built-in antivirus capabilities on Windows can now run within a sandbox. With this new development, Windows Defender Antivirus becomes the first complete antivirus solution to have this capability and continues to lead the industry in raising the bar for security. Putting Windows Defender Antivirus in a
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Out of sight but not invisible: Defeating fileless malware with behavior monitoring, AMSI, and next-gen AV

September 27, 2018 TH Author Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), behavior monitoring, Cybersecurity, fileless malware, Windows 10, Windows 10 in S mode, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Removing the need for files is the next progression of attacker techniques. While fileless techniques used to be employed almost exclusively in sophisticated cyberattacks, they are now becoming widespread in common malware, too.
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Office VBA + AMSI: Parting the veil on malicious macros

September 12, 2018 TH Author Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), Cybersecurity, macro malware, Macros, obfuscation, Office 365, Office 365 ATP, VBA, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

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. Macro-based threats have always been a prevalent entry point for malware, but we
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Protecting the protector: Hardening machine learning defenses against adversarial attacks

August 9, 2018 TH Author artificial intelligence, Cybersecurity, machine learning, Windows 10, Windows Defender, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Harnessing the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence has enabled Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Windows Defender ATP) next-generation protection to stop new malware attacks before they can get started often within milliseconds. These predictive technologies are central to scaling protection and delivering effective threat prevention in the face of unrelenting attacker activity. Read more READ MORE HERE…

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Protecting the modern workplace from a wide range of undesirable software

August 7, 2018 TH Author Cybersecurity, evaluation criteria, Malware, potentially unwanted application (PUA), unwanted software, Windows 10, Windows 10 in S mode, Windows Defender, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Security is a fundamental component of the trusted and productive Windows experience that we deliver to customers through modern platforms like Windows 10 and Windows 10 in S mode. As we build intelligent security technologies that protect the modern workplace, we aim to always ensure that customers have control over their devices and experiences. To Read more READ MORE HERE…

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Attack inception: Compromised supply chain within a supply chain poses new risks

July 26, 2018 TH Author coin miner, Cryptocurrency mining, Cybersecurity, in-browser cryptocurrency miner, Security Intelligence, Security Response, software supply chain, supply chain attack, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 10 in S mode, Windows 10 S, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender Application Control, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

A new software supply chain attack unearthed by Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Windows Defender ATP) emerged as an unusual multi-tier case. Unknown attackers compromised the shared infrastructure in place between the vendor of a PDF editor application and one of its software vendor partners, making the apps legitimate installer the unsuspecting carrier of a Read more READ MORE HERE…

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March-April 2018 test results: More insights into industry AV tests

July 20, 2018 TH Author AV-TEST, Cybersecurity, independent test results, Windows, Windows 10, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

In a previous post, in the spirit of our commitment to delivering industry-leading protection, customer choice, and transparency on the quality of our solutions, we shared insights and context into the results of AV-TESTs January-February 2018 test cycle. We released a transparency report to help our customers and the broader security community to stay informed Read more READ MORE HERE…

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