Despite criminal masterminds and “security researchers” always coming up with the next greatest tool for causing financial damage to our businesses and economy, there are patterns.
Microsoft 365
Defense implies a reactionary approach. Prevention set the scene where ransomware can’t get you in the first place.
Many vendors call this Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) or Extended Detection and Response (XDR). Microsoft calls it Defender for Business.
It’s one of the least known and used portal in the entire Microsoft 365 suite. Too bad, because it contains some configuration and automation gems. Let’s see how we use it to automate Office updates.
Fortunately, Defender protects against this when configured correctly. In addition to the Defender for Endpoint sensor installation, Attack Surface Reduction rules and certain anti-virus configurations should also be deployed
The Chrome version of Edge has a full set of Group Policy and Intune configuration options that can enhance security.
Once these two items have been set the ability of PlugX to take advantage of innocent people should be thwarted.
All it took was an email attachment policy, a little hardening of Microsoft Office and the configuration of the built-in anti-virus software
let’s say that you’ve come across a situation, and you want to remove a device from the network – remotely, while you investigate. Interestingly this device, need not be enrolled in Defender for Business. It can an unmanaged device to
I often get asked how we manage networks without an RMM tool and I always reply that we take full advantage and make use of what Microsoft has to offer. This type of rule is an example of that philosophy.