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Microsoft has included support for the latest six most common Linux server distributions within Defender for Endpoint, namely RHEL 7.2+, CentOS Linux 7.2+, Ubuntu 16 LTS or higher LTS, SLES 12+, Debian 9+, and Oracle Linux 7.2. The Microsoft Defender for Endpoint public preview capabilities are available for customers with the preview features enabled in Defender Security Center.
"In a nutshell, Microsoft is handing over a processor design, with the firmware, to our three biggest silicon providers for the PC ecosystem. And we think this is really going to raise the fundamental security bar almost immediately, both for consumers and enterprises. This is something across the board that is just going to be part and parcel of our products, and really push us forward into the next years in terms of what security looks like," Microsoft's partner director of enterprise and OS security David Weston told TechRepublic. "You can turn off Pluton and go with a conventional TPM. There will be some RFPs that say, 'to get onto this secret network you've got to have this', and there are different geographies across the world where they have a specific security process that they expect. Pluton keeps its security capabilities, and it manages its own when it's enabled, but it can definitely work in concert with other security processors or it can be turned off, and that choice is something we explicitly designed in."
Microsoft has resolved a known issue leading to missing system and user certificates after updating managed Windows 10 systems using outdated installation media. The lost Windows 10 certificates issue impacts client and server platforms in managed environments.
Microsoft has released out-of-band optional updates to fix a known issue that causes Kerberos authentication problems on enterprise domain controllers after installing security updates released earlier this month to address CVE-2020-17049. This OOB update comes after Microsoft started investigating the Kerberos authentication issue over the weekend, on November 14.
Conceptually, the Pluton architecture is an extension of hardware security work that Microsoft started in 2013 with onboard anti-piracy protections for the Xbox One console, though in case that sounds dangerously consumerish the firm is also keen to say the same approach was ported across to Arm-based system-on-chip IoT thingy Azure Sphere too. Future CPU designs from AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm will incorporate Pluton technology, with all three chipmakers queuing up to dutifully say what a great idea this is: "We believe an on-die, hardware-based Root-of-Trust like the Microsoft Pluton is an important component in securing multiple use cases and the devices enabling them," stated Asaf Shen, Qualcomm's senior director of product management in a prepared remark.
Moscow on Tuesday vehemently rejected claims by Microsoft that Russia was behind cyber attacks on companies researching coronavirus vaccines and treatments, saying it was being made a scapegoat. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told state news agency RIA Novosti it had become "Politically fashionable" to pin the blame for cyber attacks on Moscow.
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled Pluton, a new security chip for Windows PCs that the tech giant will deliver through partnerships with Intel, AMD and Qualcomm. Microsoft says its goal is to build security into the CPU in an effort to more tightly integrate hardware and software security and ultimately eliminate entire attack vectors.
Microsoft has announced today the public preview of endpoint detection and response capabilities on Linux servers running Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection - now known as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. "This builds on the existing preventative antivirus capabilities and centralized reporting available via the Microsoft Defender Security Center," Microsoft Senior Product Manager Tomer Hevlin said.
Microsoft is integrating its Pluton security processor directly into Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm CPUs to better secure Windows PCs. Windows 10 gains enhanced security by utilizing specialized chips called Trusted Platform Modules to provide hardware-based security functions. Microsoft is now partnering with Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm to introduce the Pluton security processor as an on-die chip in their CPUs.
Following Microsoft's announcement of the Teams API, Avanan is announcing general availability of its security application for Teams, enabling Avanan customers to apply additional remediation actions on malicious content and data leakage in the Teams environment. As business communication continues to expand from email to additional platforms, Avanan extends the security layers of anti-phishing, malware and DLP protection to Teams.