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July 16
7 min read

Protecting customers from Octo Tempest attacks across multiple industries

To help protect and inform customers, Microsoft highlights protection coverage across the Microsoft Defender security ecosystem to protect against threat actors like Octo Tempest.

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March 31
5 min read

New innovations in Microsoft Purview for protected, AI-ready data

Microsoft Purview delivers a comprehensive set of solutions that help customers seamlessly secure and confidently activate data in the era of AI.

October 30, 2024
10 min read

Microsoft Ignite: Sessions and demos to improve your security strategy

Join us at Microsoft Ignite 2024 for sessions, keynotes, and networking aimed at giving you tools and strategies to put security first in your organization.

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September 18, 2024
4 min read

How comprehensive security simplifies the defense of your digital estate

End-to-end security is a modern, comprehensive approach to data protection that aligns data protection and incident response across devices, systems, and users.

July 16, 2024
6 min read

Microsoft Purview Data Governance will be generally available September 1, 2024

Microsoft Purview Data Governance will become generally available to enterprise customers on September 1, 2024.

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March 26, 2024
4 min read

The foundation for responsible analytics with Microsoft Purview

If you’re attending the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference, check out one of our opportunities to learn more about Microsoft Purview.

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February 1, 2024
8 min read

3 new ways the Microsoft Intune Suite offers security, simplification, and savings

The main components of the Microsoft Intune Suite are now generally available.

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October 18, 2023
3 min read

Expanding audit logging and retention within Microsoft Purview for increased security visibility

Since our announcement in July 2023, we have made significant efforts to enhance the access of Microsoft Purview’s audit logging.

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August 8, 2023
6 min read

Microsoft Purview data security mitigations for BazaCall and other human-operated data exfiltration attacks

Microsoft Defender is our toolset for prevention and mitigation of data exfiltration and ransomware attacks.

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July 24, 2023
6 min read

New Microsoft identity and data security capabilities to accelerate CMMC compliance for the Defense Industrial Base

Microsoft introduces new capabilities in Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Purview that support CMMC compliance while also helping Defense Industrial Base organizations accelerate their Zero Trust journeys.

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July 19, 2023
4 min read

Expanding cloud logging to give customers deeper security visibility

Today we are expanding Microsoft’s cloud logging accessibility and flexibility even further.

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July 5, 2023
6 min read

11 best practices for securing data in cloud services

This blog explores the importance and best practices for securing data in the cloud.

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