7 cybersecurity trends for small and medium businesses | Microsoft . . . As October draws to a close, marking 21 years of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, cyberattacks continue to be a challenge for businesses of all sizes, however, small and medium businesses (SMBs) face distinct challenges when it comes to cybersecurity Although SMBs face heightened cybersecurity
When tax season becomes cyberattack season: Phishing and malware . . . During tax season, threat actors reliably take advantage of the urgency and familiarity of time-sensitive emails, including refund notices, payroll forms, filing reminders, and requests from tax professionals, to push malicious attachments, links, or QR codes
A one-prompt attack that breaks LLM safety alignment As LLMs and diffusion models power more applications, their safety alignment becomes critical Our research shows that even minimal downstream fine‑tuning can weaken safeguards, raising a key question: how reliably does alignment hold as models evolve?
7 ways to harden your environment against compromise Here at the global Microsoft Compromise Recovery Security Practice (CRSP), we work with customers who have experienced disruptive security incidents to restore trust in identity systems and remove adversary control During 2020, the team responded to many incidents involving ransomware and the deployment of crypto-mining tools
Microsoft Advanced Compliance Solutions in Zero Trust Architecture Zero Trust revolves around three key principles: verify explicitly, use least privileged access, and assume breach Microsoft’s Advanced Compliance Solutions are an important part of Zero Trust This post applies a Zero Trust lens to protecting an organization’s sensitive data and maintaining compliance with relevant standards Ultimately, Zero Trust architecture is a modern approach to