5 Reasons why Microsoft should be your cybersecurity ally
When you think about cybersecurity, does Microsoft come to mind? Probably not. Here are 5 reasons why enterprises should consider partnering with Microsoft on cybersecurity.
Analysis of the Shadow Brokers release and mitigation with Windows 10 virtualization-based security
On April 14, a group calling themselves the Shadow Brokers caught the attention of the security community by releasing a set of weaponized exploits.
Confidence building measures can make a huge difference to the global online economy
The continuing advancements of the Internet and associated technologies have brought new opportunities to governments, businesses, and private citizens. At the same time, they have also exposed them to new risks. However, Internet adoption has not been even and countries or economies have come online in different ways and at varied paces.
Microsoft’s Cyber Defense Operations Center shares best practices
This post is authored by a Security Principal of Cyber Security Services and Engineering Each week seems to bring a new disclosure of a cybersecurity breach somewhere in the world. In 2016 alone, over 3 billion customer data records were breached in several high-profile attacks globally.
Use Security Education and Awareness Programs to Your Advantage
This post is authored by Jonathan C. Trull, Worldwide Executive Cybersecurity Advisor, Enterprise Cybersecurity Group Most of today’s media coverage, internal security budgets, and venture capital dollars are focused on new and exciting technologies, such as next-generation endpoint solutions, user behavior analytics, and others.
Top Five Security Threats Facing Your Business and How to Respond
This post was authored by Ann Johnson, Vice-President, Enterprise Cybersecurity Group Headlines highlighting how vulnerable we are to cyber threats are now all too commonplace. The statistics on security events and successful network breaches continue a trend that favors attackers.
Secure Development Blog
We’re proud to announce Secure Development at Microsoft, our developer focused security blog at Microsoft. The blog was created to inform developers of new security tools, services, open source projects and best development practices in order to help instill a security mindset across the development community and enable cross collaboration amongst its members.
Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials: Which one do I need?
Depending on which operating system your computer is running, you can use either Windows Defender or Microsoft Security Essentials to get rid of malicious software and viruses.
Check security settings in Windows Vista
The newest version of Windows is Windows 8, but we know that many of you still use Windows Vista. The best way to ensure that Windows Vista is as secure as it can be is to use the Windows Security Center, which is built into Windows Vista.