Android apps with millions of downloads exposed to high-severity vulnerabilities
Microsoft uncovered high-severity vulnerabilities in a mobile framework owned by mce Systems and used by multiple large mobile service providers in pre-installed Android System apps that potentially exposed users to remote (albeit complex) or local attacks. The vulnerabilities, which affected ... continue reading
Offset for monthly maintenance window reoccurrence schedule in Configuration Manager TP 2205
Offset for reoccurring monthly maintenance window reoccurrence schedule. Based upon your feedback, you can now offset monthly maintenance window schedules to better align deployments with the release of monthly security updates. For example, using an offset of two days after ... continue reading
Beneath the surface: Uncovering the shift in web skimming
Microsoft security researchers recently observed that web skimming campaigns now employ various obfuscation techniques to deliver and hide skimming scripts. It’s a shift from earlier tactics where attackers conspicuously injected malicious scripts into e-commerce platforms and content management systems (CMSs) ... continue reading
Semi-Automate ConfigMgr Firewall Settings
Hi, Jonas here! Or as we say in the north of Germany: "Moin Moin!" I’m a Microsoft Senior Customer Engineer with a broad spectrum of interests. Due to recent events multiple customers have questioned their infrastructure security concept and approached me with ... continue reading
Rise in XorDdos: A deeper look at the stealthy DDoS malware targeting Linux devices
In the last six months, we observed a 254% increase in activity from a Linux trojan called XorDdos. First discovered in 2014 by the research group MalwareMustDie, XorDdos was named after its denial-of-service-related activities on Linux endpoints and servers as ... continue reading
So you want to be a CISO: What you should know about data protection
Data is the lifeblood of any organization. Whether you’re a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or aspiring to become one, protecting sensitive business data will be your main priority. But the job isn’t getting any easier. In 2021, the number ... continue reading
Azure Monitor: Expanding the Out-of-the-Box observability for your IT infrastructure
Hello ladies and gentlemen, How many times have you found yourself in the need of monitoring a custom KPI? How many times did you need to react to a situation in which a given number of records in a database ... continue reading
Azure Terrafy – Import your existing Azure infrastructure into Terraform HCL
When working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) it’s difficult to know sometimes where to start. You have a couple of options, go to the Terraform on Azure documentation, then figure out how to write some Terraform templates. Or you can ... continue reading
Center for Threat-Informed Defense, Microsoft, and industry partners streamline MITRE ATT&CK® matrix evaluation for defenders
The MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense, Microsoft, and other industry partners collaborated on a project that created a repeatable methodology for developing a top MITRE ATT&CK® techniques list. The method aims to facilitate navigation of the ATT&CK framework, which could ... continue reading
Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself
Microsoft processes 24 trillion signals every 24 hours, and we have blocked billions of attacks in the last year alone. Microsoft Security tracks more than 35 unique ransomware families and 250 unique threat actors across observed nation-state, ransomware, and criminal ... continue reading
