This is a new series where I will summarize some awesome feature releases as they come to certain Microsoft Security Products. First up the Defender for all Defenders! 😎 The May 2023 edition of the Microsoft 365 Defender Blog includes a range of updates and announcements regarding Microsoft’s security offerings. These updates include enhancements to Microsoft Defender […]
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Microsoft Entra and Azure AD: The Cornerstone of Enterprise Identity Security
As organizations continue to shift towards cloud-based services, security becomes a top concern. Enterprises need to ensure that their employees and partners have secure and reliable access to corporate resources, while also protecting against a range of threats and vulnerabilities. Microsoft Entra, a cloud-based security service, and Azure Active Directory (AD), a cloud identity and […]
What is Azure Active Directory Identity Governance: Protecting Digital Identities at Scale
Effective identity management is a crucial component of cybersecurity as more organizations move their data and applications to the cloud. Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) provides identity and access management services that can help organizations secure their resources and comply with regulatory requirements. Azure AD Governance is a set of capabilities that enable organizations […]
Hybrid Cloud Security: Azure Arc and Microsoft Defender, Better Together
Hybrid Cloud Security. What does Hybrid Cloud Security even mean? Well simply put HCS is referred to when you combine Cyber Security strategies and models to protect organization data both “On-Premises” and in “the Cloud”. For example think of an typical business model from 2000-2015. Organizations would “build” or “host” their infrastructure and operations On-Premises […]
What is Microsoft Security? Product line to Organization
We at Microsoft Uncensored are pleased to announce our latest blog series titled “Microsoft Security: Protecting Your Business.” In this series, we will provide you with an in-depth overview of the Microsoft Security product lines and how they can help protect businesses. Cybersecurity is a top priority for businesses of all sizes, and Microsoft Security […]
Microsoft Leads in the latest Gartner, Defender for Endpoint Protection.
Once again, Microsoft Security is leading from the forefront when it comes to its competitors in the Endpoint protection space! The recent release of the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant showed Microsoft Defender for Endpoint as a leading executor and the SECOND most visionary product slightly behind Crowdstrike! As the article states ” Microsoft Defender for […]
Database focused Security with “Microsoft Defender for Databases”
Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s has a new team member – “Defender for Databases” which is a broadly compatible security add-on for your database workloads. Microsoft realized an industry need for their security stack to include threat protection monitoring and vulnerability assessment services for Azure SQL, SQL Managed Instances, PostgreSQL, CosmosDB, MySQL & SQL Servers on […]
What you need to know from Microsoft Ignite 2022 – Part 1
I’m writing this up on my flight home from Ignite 2022 hosted in Seattle, Washington. Overall, it was a good conference with many new announcements and innovations to both new and existing solutions from Microsoft. There are plenty of great blog posts highlighting all the new announcements, including Microsoft’s own “book of news“, which I’d […]
How to Stop LLMNR/NBT-NS Poisoning and SMB Relay Attacks
While this attack has been around for a long time, it’s still a common finding, and successful method of lateral movement, when our red team performs vulnerability assessments for customers. I thought it might be helpful to revisit how this attack works and how easy it is to remediate and defend against it. An description […]
Microsoft launches new Cyber Security services to help fight ransomware
If you had asked me 5 years ago what I thought of Microsoft’s security capabilities I probably would have answered with “mediocre at best”, but since then I have seen what can only be described as a change in mindset and a massive investment in security from our friends over at Microsoft. As a matter […]