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Microsoft mistake blows up admins’ inboxes with fake malware alerts

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August 26, 2024 at 03:56PM Microsoft administrators faced a challenging Monday after being inundated with false malware reports, leading to legitimate emails being quarantined. Microsoft’s 365 Service Center issued an alert on Xitter, acknowledging an issue with malware detection. A mitigation is in progress, but admins may need to manually unblock emails due to the … Read more

Microsoft Defender now auto-isolates compromised accounts

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October 11, 2023 at 02:46PM Microsoft Defender for Endpoint now has a new feature called ‘contain user’ in public preview that helps prevent lateral movement in hands-on-keyboard attacks. It isolates compromised user accounts to disrupt attacks and prevent malicious actions such as credential theft and data exfiltration. The feature has been effective in protecting thousands … Read more