Microsoft is launching the public preview for hardware and firmware assessments in Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, a new feature designed to give organizations full visibility into device manufacturer, processor and BIOS information. According to the Redmon, Wash. IT giant, firmware and hardware attacks are on the rise as hackers target hardware components to gain high […]
Microsoft is launching in preview its Defender Experts for XDR offering a managed extended detection and response (MXDR) service that goes beyond endpoint protection across Microsoft 365 using both automation and security experts to respond to incidents. This comes as many organizations are enlisting the help of managed services to augment their security operations, and […]
Microsoft is releasing enhanced Windows Defender Firewall security capabilities that allow for reusing group settings to target devices and users and support the use of Fully Qualified Domain Name rules. According to Microsoft, these new capabilities in Intune are designed to simplify management and provide more advanced controls to configure Firewall rules, giving IT admins […]
In an attempt to help secure the identity of personal uses, Microsoft is releasing a new identity theft monitoring capability in Defender for Individuals to personal and family subscribers of Microsoft 365. According to Microsoft, the identity theft monitoring solution is a partnership with Experian that leverages the credit agency’s identity monitoring technology to detect, […]
Microsoft is rolling out a public preview of new device health reporting capabilities in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint designed to help admins view sensor health and antivirus protection status across platforms and easily access detailed information in Defender. According to Microsoft, administrators should expect to see a new tabbed reporting page with cards that display […]
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 is launching Defender for Endpoint’s unified agent integration with Microsoft Defender for Server Plan 2, aligning the experience between Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Server plans. The release comes just two months after the company introduced Microsoft Defender for Severs Plan 1, an entry-level SKU that offers Cloud Security Posture Management capabilities including Secure […]
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can now isolate unmanaged devices that are suspected of being compromised and block it from any incoming or outgoing communication with devices enrolled in Defender for Endpoint. According to Microsoft, this is designed to help prevent human-operated ransomware from moving laterally and spreading from an unmanaged device throughout an organization’s network. […]
Microsoft is releasing a public preview of Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, a new single solution that includes Microsoft’s full set of vulnerability management capabilities to help companies mitigate software bugs more easily. According to Microsoft, the new Defender feature builds on core threat and vulnerability management tools launched in 2019, including threat and vulnerability management […]
Microsoft is launching the general availability of the stand-alone version of Microsoft Defender for Business, a new offering designed for small-to-mid-sized businesses that brings enterprise-grade endpoint security, detection and response to smaller organizations. According to Microsoft, this is designed to provide protection against ransomware and other sophisticated cyberattacks for SMBs, who say cyberthreats are becoming […]
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