One of the key benefits of Microsoft’s security solution is that it is a platform where each component works in concert with other components - this is the key differentiator of Microsoft’s solution. There is a useful help page that outlines how MDE integrates with other Microsoft components. ∞ more info
A really good, in-depth article on the Log4j 2 vulnerability including how to use the various Microsoft security components to detect and block this vulnerability. It gives a good view of how these technologies each have a part to play in an overarching security strategy. Technologies covered are: Defender for Endpoint Defender for Office 365 Defender for Cloud Defender for IoT Azure Sentinel Azure Firewall Premium Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) ∞ more info
A few new updates for Microsoft Defender for Cloud reaching GA. The ones I think are most interesting are: Azure Security Center and Azure Defender become Microsoft Defender for Cloud Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux now supported by Microsoft Defender for servers ∞ more info
Great article that summarises some of the things that Defender for Cloud (previously Azure Defender and Security Center) actually does. It’s time to understand how we can leverage modern technology to combat the attackers, but before we start thinking about the “How”, we need to be clear on “What". ∞ more info
Great addition as part of a wider ransomware protection solution. Immutable storage with versioning for Blob Storage is now available in preview. Immutable storage provides the capability to store data in a write once, read many (WORM) state. Once data is written, the data becomes non-erasable and non-modifiable, and you can set a retention period so that files can’t be deleted until after that period has elapsed. This preview is available in France and Canada regions....