The Microsoft Fabric and Purview teams are thrilled to participate in the European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference Sept. 15-18, 2025 in Vienna, Austria. The event is Microsoft’s largest tech conference in Europe, where data professionals gather to connect and share…
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Azure mandatory multifactor authentication: Phase 2 starting in October 2025
Microsoft Azure is announcing the start of Phase 2 multi-factor authentication enforcement at the Azure Resource Manager layer, starting October 1, 2025. The post Azure mandatory multifactor authentication: Phase 2 starting in October 2025 appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.…
Storm-0501’s evolving techniques lead to cloud-based ransomware
Financially motivated threat actor Storm-0501 has continuously evolved their campaigns to achieve sharpened focus on cloud-based tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). While the threat actor has been known for targeting hybrid cloud environments, their primary objective has shifted from deploying…
Microsoft ranked number one in modern endpoint security market share third year in a row
For a third year a row, Microsoft has been named the number one leader for endpoint security market share, as featured in a new IDC report. The post Microsoft ranked number one in modern endpoint security market share third year…
Securing and governing the rise of autonomous agents
In this blog you will hear directly from Corporate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Identity, Igor Sakhnov, about how to secure and govern autonomous agents. This blog is part of a new ongoing series where…
Think before you Click(Fix): Analyzing the ClickFix social engineering technique
The ClickFix social engineering technique has been growing in popularity, with campaigns targeting thousands of enterprise and end-user devices daily. This technique exploits users’ tendency to resolve technical issues by tricking them into running malicious commands. These commands, in turn,…
Quantum-safe security: Progress towards next-generation cryptography
Microsoft is proactively leading the transition to quantum-safe security by advancing post-quantum cryptography, collaborating with global standards bodies, and helping organizations prepare for the coming quantum era. The post Quantum-safe security: Progress towards next-generation cryptography appeared first on Microsoft Security…
Dow’s 125-year legacy: Innovating with AI to secure a long future
Microsoft recently spoke with Mario Ferket, Chief Information Security Officer for Dow, about the company’s approach to AI in security. The post Dow’s 125-year legacy: Innovating with AI to secure a long future appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog. This…
Announcing public preview: Phishing triage agent in Microsoft Defender
The Phishing Triage Agent in Microsoft Defender is now available in Public Preview. It tackles one of the most repetitive tasks in the SOC: handling reports of user-submitted phish. The post Announcing public preview: Phishing triage agent in Microsoft Defender…
Sharing practical guidance: Launching Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI) patterns and practices
We’re excited to launch SFI patterns and practices: a new library of actionable guidance designed to help organizations implement security measures at scale. This launch marks a next step in our journey to make our SFI learnings practical for our…