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Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in 2019 Endpoint Security Suites Wave

October 1, 2019 TH Author Cybersecurity, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft security intelligence, The Forrester Wave Endpoint Security Suites, Windows Security

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.
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Improve security and simplify operations with Windows Defender Antivirus + Morphisec

August 27, 2019 TH Author Endpoint security, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), Threat protection, Windows Security

Learn how Towne Properties uses Windows Defender Antivirus and Morphisec to protect against advanced memory-based attacks while simplifying operations.
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Gartner names Microsoft a Leader in 2019 Endpoint Protection Platforms Magic Quadrant

August 23, 2019 TH Author Cybersecurity, endpoint protection platform (EPP), gartner, Magic Quadrant (MQ), Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft security intelligence, Windows Security

Gartner named Microsoft a Leader in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, positioned highest in execution.
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From unstructured data to actionable intelligence: Using machine learning for threat intelligence

August 8, 2019 TH Author AI and machine learning, Automation, Cybersecurity, Endpoint security, indicators of compromise (IoC), machine learning, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft security intelligence, Security Intelligence, threat intelligence, TTPs, Windows Security

Machine learning and natural language processing can automate the processing of unstructured text for insightful, actionable threat intelligence.
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A case study in industry collaboration: Poisoned RDP vulnerability disclosure and response

August 7, 2019 TH Author CVE-2019-0887, Cybersecurity, Endpoint security, Event Tracing for Windows (ETW), Exploit, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft security intelligence, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), Security Response, Vulnerability, Windows Security

Through a cross-company, cross-continent collaboration, we discovered a vulnerability, secured customers, and developed fix, all while learning important lessons that we can share with the industry.
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How Windows Defender Antivirus integrates hardware-based system integrity for informed, extensive endpoint protection

July 31, 2019 TH Author assertion engine, Cybersecurity, hardware-based isolation, kernel-mode attacks, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft security intelligence, next generation protection, privilege escalation, runtime attestation, Security Intelligence, Threat protection, token swap, token theft, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Security

The deep integration of Windows Defender Antivirus with hardware-based isolation capabilities allows the detection of artifacts of attacks that tamper with kernel-mode agents at the hypervisor level.
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Microsoft Intelligent Security Alliance welcomes members of the Microsoft Virus Initiative

July 11, 2019 TH Author Security Intelligence, Threat protection, Windows Security

Antimalware products play a key role in collaboration to reduce security complexity and deliver better protection to customers.
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Dismantling a fileless campaign: Microsoft Defender ATP next-gen protection exposes Astaroth attack

July 8, 2019 TH Author AI and machine learning, Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), Astaroth, behavior monitoring, Command-line scanning, Cybersecurity, Endpoint security, Execution stage, fileless, fileless malware, heuristics, Initial access stage, living-off-the-land, Microsoft Defender ATP, Security Intelligence, Threat protection, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Security, WMIC

Advanced technologies in Microsoft Defender ATP next-generation protection exposed and defeated a widespread fileless campaign that completely “lived off the land” throughout a complex attack chain that run the info-stealing backdoor Astaroth directly in memory
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Microsoft’s Threat & Vulnerability Management now helps thousands of customers to discover, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities in real time

July 2, 2019 TH Author Cybersecurity, Endpoint security, Microsoft Defender ATP, Security Intelligence, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Threat protection, TVM, Windows Security

Microsoft’s Threat & Vulnerability Management solution is generally available as of June 30! We have been working closely with customers for more than a year to incorporate their real needs and feedback to better address vulnerability management. Our goal is to empower defenders with the tools they need to better protect against evolving threats, and we believe this solution will help provide that additional visibility and agility they need.
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Inside out: Get to know the advanced technologies at the core of Microsoft Defender ATP next generation protection

June 24, 2019 TH Author AI and machine learning, Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), behavior monitoring, behavior-based machine learning, Cybersecurity, Endpoint security, heuristics, machine learning, memory scanning, Microsoft Defender ATP, next-generation protections, Threat protection, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Security

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. Multiple next-generation protection engines to detect and stop a wide range of threats and attacker techniques at multiple points, providing industry-best detection and blocking capabilities.
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