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October 10, 2024
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Cyber Signals Issue 8 | Education under siege: How cybercriminals target our schools

This edition of Cyber Signals delves into the cybersecurity challenges facing classrooms and campuses, highlighting the critical need for robust defenses and proactive measures.

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April 4, 2024
8 min read

Explore Microsoft’s AI innovations at RSA Conference 2024

Will you be at the RSA Conference? Join us for Microsoft Pre-Day, sessions, and other events for insights on leading in AI.

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March 2, 2023
10 min read

New research, tooling, and partnerships for more secure AI and machine learning

At Microsoft, we’ve been working on the challenges and opportunities of AI for years.

November 22, 2022
1 min read

Join us at InfoSec Jupyterthon 2022

Join our community of analysts and engineers at the third annual InfoSec Jupyterthon 2022, an online event taking place on December 2 and 3, 2022.

December 17, 2020
2 min read

Collaborative innovation on display in Microsoft’s insider risk management strategy

Partnering with organizations like Carnegie Mellon University allows us to bring their rich research and insights to our products and services, so customers can fully benefit from our breadth of signals.

September 30, 2019
1 min read

TLS version enforcement capabilities now available per certificate binding on Windows Server 2019

Microsoft is pleased to announce a powerful new feature in Windows to make your transition to a TLS 1.

September 3, 2019
6 min read

Deep learning rises: New methods for detecting malicious PowerShell

We adopted a deep learning technique that was initially developed for natural language processing and applied to expand Microsoft Defender ATP’s coverage of detecting malicious PowerShell scripts, which continue to be a critical attack vector.

August 8, 2019
4 min read

From unstructured data to actionable intelligence: Using machine learning for threat intelligence

Machine learning and natural language processing can automate the processing of unstructured text for insightful, actionable threat intelligence.

March 25, 2019
5 min read

DART: the Microsoft cybersecurity team we hope you never meet

Meet Microsoft’s Detection and Response Team (DART) and read their advice that may help you avoid working with them in future.

December 13, 2018
2 min read

Microsoft AI competition explores the next evolution of predictive technologies in security

Predictive technologies are already effective at detecting and blocking malware at first sight.

August 16, 2018
5 min read

Partnering with the industry to minimize false positives

Every day, antivirus capabilities in Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (Microsoft Defender ATP) protect millions of customers from threats.

July 20, 2018
2 min read

March-April 2018 test results: More insights into industry AV tests

In a previous post, in the spirit of our commitment to delivering industry-leading protection, customer choice, and transparency on the quality of our solutions, we shared insights and context into the results of AV-TEST’s January-February 2018 test cycle.

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