To empower customers in becoming Frontier, we’re excited to announce the launch of the reimagined Microsoft Marketplace, your trusted source for cloud solutions, AI apps and agents. The post Introducing Microsoft Marketplace — Thousands of solutions. Millions of customers. One Marketplace.…
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XCSSET evolves again: Analyzing the latest updates to XCSSET’s inventory
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has uncovered a new variant of the XCSSET malware, which is designed to infect Xcode projects, typically used by software developers building Apple or macOS-related applications. The post XCSSET evolves again: Analyzing the latest updates to XCSSET’s…
Retail at risk: How one alert uncovered a persistent cyberthreat
In the latest edition of our Cyberattack Series, we dive into real-world cases targeting retail organizations. With 60% of retail companies reporting operational disruptions from cyberattacks and 43% experiencing breaches in the past year, the stakes have never been higher.…
AI vs. AI: Detecting an AI-obfuscated phishing campaign
Microsoft Threat Intelligence recently detected and blocked a credential phishing campaign that likely used AI-generated code to obfuscate its payload and evade traditional defenses, demonstrating a broader trend of attackers leveraging AI to increase the effectiveness of their operations and…
Microsoft Purview delivered 30% reduction in data breach likelihood
A recent Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) Of Microsoft Purview study by Forrester Consulting, commissioned by Microsoft, offers valuable insights into how organizations are modernizing their data protection strategies. The study covers the tangible benefits of unifying data security, data governance…
Microsoft Defender delivered 242% return on investment over three years
The latest 2025 commissioned Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study reveals a 242% ROI over three years for organizations that chose Microsoft Defender. It helps security leaders consolidate tools, reduce overhead, and empower their SecOps teams with operational efficiencies…
Microsoft Purview innovations for your Fabric data: Unify data security and governance for the AI era
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…
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…
Elevate your protection with expanded Microsoft Defender Experts coverage
Defender Experts now offers 24/7, expert-driven protection for cloud workloads, beginning with hybrid and multicloud servers in Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Additionally, third-party network signals can be used in Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR to enhance incidents for faster and…
Microsoft Entra Suite delivers 131% ROI by unifying identity and network access
According to a new Forrester Total Economic Impact™ study, organizations using the Microsoft Entra Suite achieved a 131% ROI, $14.4 million in benefits, and payback in less than six months. The post Microsoft Entra Suite delivers 131% ROI by unifying…
Modernize your identity defense with Microsoft Identity Threat Detection and Response
Microsoft’s Identity Threat Detection and Response solution integrates identity and security operations to provide proactive, real-time protection against sophisticated identity-based cyberthreats. The post Modernize your identity defense with Microsoft Identity Threat Detection and Response appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.…
Frozen in transit: Secret Blizzard’s AiTM campaign against diplomats
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has uncovered a cyberespionage campaign by the Russian state actor we track as Secret Blizzard that has been ongoing since at least 2024, targeting embassies in Moscow using an adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) position to deploy their custom ApolloShadow…