How to check and block “malicious” browser extensions with Microsoft Defender and Intune?
In the past years, malicious browser extensions have been on the rise and are more popular to be used as part of cyberattacks. With the use of malicious extensions, it is possible to gain data/ cookies or gain initial access...
How to use Microsoft Security Exposure Management (XSPM)
Microsoft Security Exposure Management is a new product/feature in the Defender XDR suite. This blog will explain more about it and the difference between Vulnerability Management/ Secure Score and XSPM since there is still a difference between the Microsoft Security...
Configure File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) using Defender for Endpoint
Previously the File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) feature in Defender for Server P2 was based on the MMA and/or Azure Monitor Agent. Since the MMA agent is almost retired/ EOL, Microsoft decided to switch to a new technique and release the...
How to check for a healthy Defender for Endpoint environment?
When using Defender for Endpoint it is important to make sure the agent are healthy. I performed many reviews/ configurations in the past years and onboarded around a million devices to Defender for Endpoint for small and larger “enterprise” customers....
How to secure OAuth apps with App Governance in Defender XDR
OAuth apps are still an important target for attackers to misuse in organizations. Since the MFA baseline is improved with number matching and additional controls attackers are finding new ways to gain access to environments/ and collect data. One of...
How to onboard and getting started with Copilot for Security
Microsoft Copilot for Security is a new tool based on AI, it takes signals from various sources to use the data as additional input and research layer. Microsoft Copilot for Security is integrated into a specialized language model that includes...
Automatic attack disruption in Microsoft Defender XDR and containing users during Human-operated Attacks
Microsoft announced last year a new feature with the name; Automatic Attack Disruption in Defender XDR (Microsoft 365 Defender). Since October last year, Microsoft expanded the Automatic attack disruption feature with the support of human-operated attacks and the ability of...
Pivot via OAuth applications across tenants and how to protect/detect with Microsoft technology? (Midnight blizzard)
Recently threat actors like Midnight Blizzard use the OAuth applications in tenants that they can misuse for malicious activity. Actors use compromised user accounts to create/ modify and grant permissions to OAuth applications in tenants and move across test and...
Protect against QR Code phishing with Microsoft Defender products
In the past months, there has been a growing increase in QR Code phishing, since attackers are using new creative ways to bypass existing protections. QR Code phishing is commonly used to bypass existing protections and steal/ collect tokens/ user...
How to use deception in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint/ Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender XDR is expanding in the full attack stage. With the new Deception capability in Microsoft Defender XDR, it is possible to detect attackers early in the kill chain and disrupt advanced attacks. Deception is a new feature for...
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