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Microsoft Warns as Scattered Spider Expands from SIM Swaps to Ransomware
2023-10-26 13:56

The prolific threat actor known as Scattered Spider has been observed impersonating newly hired employees in targeted firms as a ploy to blend into normal on-hire processes and takeover accounts...

Microsoft tests Windows 11 encrypted DNS server auto-discovery
2023-10-25 20:45

Microsoft is testing support for the Discovery of Network-designated Resolvers internet standard, which enables automated client-side discovery of encrypted DNS servers on local area networks. Without DNR support, users must manually enter the info of encrypted DNS servers on their local area network within the network settings.

Microsoft is Soft-Launching Security Copilot
2023-10-25 11:07

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Microsoft opens early access to AI assistant for infosec, Security Copilot
2023-10-23 13:00

Copilotization of all things continues... as helper offers incident reports to share with the boss and more Microsoft is opening up the early access program for its flagship cybersecurity AI...

Microsoft announces wider availability of AI-powered Security Copilot
2023-10-23 11:53

"Security Copilot is an AI assistant for security teams that builds on the latest in large language models and harnesses Microsoft's security expertise and global threat intelligence to help security teams outpace their adversaries," said Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president, security, compliance, identity, and management at Microsoft. Available in private preview since March 2023, Security Copilot allows security analysts to submit prompts in natural language, much like ChatGPT, to get actionable responses and simplify threat hunting.

Microsoft announces Security Copilot early access program
2023-10-22 14:09

Microsoft announced this week that its ChatGPT-like Security Copilot AI assistant is now available in early access for some customers.Security Copilot, Redmond's AI-driven security analysis tool, makes it faster for security teams to counter threats using Microsoft's global threat intelligence expertise and the latest large language models.

Microsoft extends Purview Audit log retention after July breach
2023-10-19 20:21

Microsoft is extending Purview Audit log retention as promised after the Chinese Storm-0558 hacking group breached dozens of Exchange and Microsoft 365 corporate and government accounts in July.The changes to audit logging retention announced today will roll out to Microsoft Purview Audit customers with Standard licenses in the coming weeks, starting with enterprise tenants this month and government customers in November.

India targets Microsoft, Amazon tech support scammers in nationwide crackdown
2023-10-19 17:22

India's Central Bureau of Investigation raided 76 locations in a nationwide crackdown on cybercrime operations behind tech support scams and cryptocurrency fraud. The police operation, part of Operation Chakra-II, aims to dismantle cyber-enabled financial crime rings and is a collaborative effort involving international law enforcement agencies and tech companies such as Microsoft and Amazon, working alongside the Indian federal enforcement agency.

Microsoft Warns of North Korean Attacks Exploiting JetBrains TeamCity Flaw
2023-10-19 07:11

North Korean threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in JetBrains TeamCity to opportunistically breach vulnerable servers, according to Microsoft. The attacks, which entail...

Microsoft disables bad spam rule flagging all sent emails as junk
2023-10-18 08:11

Microsoft has disabled a bad anti-spam rule flooding Microsoft 365 admins' inboxes with blind carbon copies of outbound emails mistakenly flagged as spam. This false positive issue affected Exchange Online users worldwide, with many reports saying that all emails sent to external addresses were being tagged as spam.