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Microsoft Announces Defender Threat Intelligence, External Attack Surface Management

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management are the company's two newest security tools.

August 2, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has announced two new security products in the Microsoft Defender family designed to provide IT and security professionals with deeper context into threat actor activity and help organizations better secure their infrastructure and reduce their attack surface. With Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence, security operations teams can uncover attacker infrastructure and accelerate their investigations and […]

Microsoft Moves Viva Sales Into Public Preview; Viva Goals Generally Available

Microsoft has announced two release updates to Viva Sales and Viva Goals, its new selling and goal-setting and tracking apps.

August 1, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has announced two release updates to Viva Sales and Viva Goals, two new tools under its Viva employee experience and engagement product family launched last year. For Viva Sales, Microsoft has put its new selling tool in public preview. The company bills it as a new app designed for salespeople that connects Microsoft 365 and […]

With Microsoft Office Macros Blocked by Default, Hackers are Using Other Techniques

New Proofpoint research show how threat actors are adapting to Microsoft blocking Office macros by default by leveraging other file types.

July 29, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

After pausing the rollout of a default macro-blocking feature in Microsoft Office, Microsoft is now officially blocking VBA macros by default in Office applications in a move to make it harder for threat actors to deploy malware and ransomware using Office applications. Microsoft first announced the VBA macro blocking in February 2022, just a few […]

Microsoft Inspire: Teams, Windows 365, Viva, Cloud, Contact Center and More

Microsoft's new products and features announced during its annual Inspire partner event are largely designed to support hybrid work.

July 20, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has announced several new products and features during its Inspire event this week, many of which are designed to help organizations support their hybrid work environments and improve collaboration. The new features and products include new capabilities in Teams, improvements to its Windows 365 cloud PC offering, a new contact center solution, new digital […]

Microsoft Office Flaws Exploited in Nearly 80% of Malware Attacks

In Q1 2022, as many as 78.5% of malware targets Microsoft Office vulnerabilities, according to Atlas VPN research.

July 20, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Microsoft Office remains the most widely exploited software for malware delivery, according data by Atlas VPN. The primary reason is that a significant portion of Office users delay essential security updates, keeping the door open for fraudsters to inject malicious code through various loopholes, even if they are already known publicly. In Q1 2022, as […]

Microsoft Open Sources Salus SBOM Tool

Microsoft is open sourcing its SBOM tool Salus to help the IT industry better understand their dependencies on the software supply chain.

July 13, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is open sourcing its software bill of materials (SBOM) tool Salus to help the technology industry and IT decisionmakers better understand the security of their tools and their dependencies on the software supply chain. SBOMs have recently been given heightened importance after several high-profile cybersecurity flaws in popular software products have led to widespread […]

Microsoft Officially Unveils Protection for Unmanaged IoT Devices

New security features in Defender for IoT extend coverage to all endpoint types, applications, identities and operating systems.

July 11, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

To help enterprises better secure their unmanaged IoT devices connected to IT networks, Microsoft is releasing new capabilities in Defender for IoT that allows Defender for Endpoint customers to extend their extended detection and response coverage to those devices. According to Microsoft, these new security features extend Defender’s coverage to IoT devices such as digital […]

Microsoft 365 Admins Can Now View the Health of Cloud Apps, Services

The Microsoft 365 Health dashboard is designed to show admins the health status of cloud services and their overall environment.

July 11, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released the public preview of a new dashboard designed to help IT admins view key health information of their organization’s Microsoft 365 environment. Available in the Microsoft 365 admin center, the Microsoft 365 Health dashboard is designed to not only show the health status of cloud services, but also give admins a picture […]

Microsoft Temporarily Rolls Back Default Office VBA Macros Blocking

Citing feedback, Microsoft is temporarily reversing its rollout of a feature that blocks VBA macros in Office apps by default.

July 11, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Update July 11: In an update to the original blog post announcing the blocking of VBA macros by default, Microsoft said the rollback is temporary while additional changes are made to enhance visibility. “This is a temporary change, and we are fully committed to making the default change for all users,” Microsoft says in the […]

Microsoft Releases Entra Permissions for Multicloud Identity Management

Microsoft Entra Permissions Management is designed to enable the enforcement of the principle of least privilege at cloud scale.

July 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released the general availability of Permissions Management for Microsoft Entra, a new standalone solution designed to allow organizations to discover, remediate and monitor permissions for all identities and resources across multicloud environments. According to the company, Microsoft Entra Permissions Management allows admins to enforce the principle of least privilege at cloud scale using […]

Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management are the company's two newest security tools.

Microsoft has announced two release updates to Viva Sales and Viva Goals, its new selling and goal-setting and tracking apps.

New Proofpoint research show how threat actors are adapting to Microsoft blocking Office macros by default by leveraging other file types.

Microsoft's new products and features announced during its annual Inspire partner event are largely designed to support hybrid work.

In Q1 2022, as many as 78.5% of malware targets Microsoft Office vulnerabilities, according to Atlas VPN research.

Microsoft is open sourcing its SBOM tool Salus to help the IT industry better understand their dependencies on the software supply chain.

New security features in Defender for IoT extend coverage to all endpoint types, applications, identities and operating systems.

The Microsoft 365 Health dashboard is designed to show admins the health status of cloud services and their overall environment.

Citing feedback, Microsoft is temporarily reversing its rollout of a feature that blocks VBA macros in Office apps by default.

Microsoft Entra Permissions Management is designed to enable the enforcement of the principle of least privilege at cloud scale.

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