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Microsoft Security Blog: Storm-0501’s evolving techniques lead to cloud-based ransomware

Aug 27, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/27/storm-0501s-evolving-techniques-lead-to-cloud-based-ransomware/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Storm-0501’s evolving techniques lead to cloud-based ransomware Feedly Summary: Financially motivated threat actor Storm-0501 has continuously evolved their campaigns to achieve sharpened focus on cloud-based tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). While the threat actor has been known for targeting hybrid cloud environments, their primary objective has shifted…

Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft Entra Suite delivers 131% ROI by unifying identity and network access

Aug 4, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/04/microsoft-entra-suite-delivers-131-roi-by-unifying-identity-and-network-access/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft Entra Suite delivers 131% ROI by unifying identity and network access Feedly Summary: According to a new Forrester Total Economic Impact™ study, organizations using the Microsoft Entra Suite achieved a 131% ROI, $14.4 million in benefits, and payback in less than six months. The post Microsoft…

Cloud Blog: Beyond Convenience: Exposing the Risks of VMware vSphere Active Directory Integration

Jul 23, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/vsphere-active-directory-integration-risks/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Beyond Convenience: Exposing the Risks of VMware vSphere Active Directory Integration Feedly Summary: Written by: Stuart Carrera, Brian Meyer Executive Summary Broadcom’s VMware vSphere product remains a popular choice for private cloud virtualization, underpinning critical infrastructure. Far from fading, organizations continue to rely heavily on vSphere for stability…

Microsoft Security Blog: Defending against evolving identity attack techniques

May 29, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/29/defending-against-evolving-identity-attack-techniques/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Defending against evolving identity attack techniques Feedly Summary: Threat actors continue to develop and leverage various techniques that aim to compromise cloud identities. Despite advancements in protections like multifactor authentication (MFA) and passwordless solutions, social engineering remains a key aspect of phishing attacks. Implementing phishing-resistant solutions, like…

Microsoft Security Blog: New Russia-affiliated actor Void Blizzard targets critical sectors for espionage

May 27, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/27/new-russia-affiliated-actor-void-blizzard-targets-critical-sectors-for-espionage/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New Russia-affiliated actor Void Blizzard targets critical sectors for espionage Feedly Summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence has discovered a cluster of worldwide cloud abuse activity conducted by a threat actor we track as Void Blizzard, who we assess with high confidence is Russia-affiliated and has been active since…

Cloud Blog: Defending Against UNC3944: Cybercrime Hardening Guidance from the Frontlines

May 6, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc3944-proactive-hardening-recommendations/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Defending Against UNC3944: Cybercrime Hardening Guidance from the Frontlines Feedly Summary: Background UNC3944, which overlaps with public reporting on Scattered Spider, is a financially-motivated threat actor characterized by its persistent use of social engineering and brazen communications with victims. In early operations, UNC3944 largely targeted telecommunications-related organizations to…

Microsoft Security Blog: US Department of Labor’s journey to Zero Trust security with Microsoft Entra ID

Mar 27, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/03/27/us-department-of-labors-journey-to-zero-trust-security-with-microsoft-entra-id/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: US Department of Labor’s journey to Zero Trust security with Microsoft Entra ID Feedly Summary: Discover how the U.S. Department of Labor enhanced security and modernized authentication with Microsoft Entra ID and phishing-resistant authentication. The post US Department of Labor’s journey to Zero Trust security with Microsoft…

Hacker News: Multiple Russian Threat Actors Targeting Microsoft Device Code Authentication

Feb 15, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.volexity.com/blog/2025/02/13/multiple-russian-threat-actors-targeting-microsoft-device-code-authentication/ Source: Hacker News Title: Multiple Russian Threat Actors Targeting Microsoft Device Code Authentication Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses a series of spear-phishing campaigns carried out by Russian threat actors targeting Microsoft 365 accounts using Device Code Authentication. The attacks leverage social engineering tactics, exploiting political…

The Register: If you dread a Microsoft Teams invite, just wait until it turns out to be a Russian phish

Feb 15, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/15/russia_spies_spoofing_teams/ Source: The Register Title: If you dread a Microsoft Teams invite, just wait until it turns out to be a Russian phish Feedly Summary: Roses aren’t cheap, violets are dear, now all your access token are belong to Vladimir Digital thieves – quite possibly Kremlin-linked baddies – have been emailing out bogus…

CSA: What Are the Five Steps to Zero Trust?

Feb 7, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/02/07/five-steps-to-zero-trust Source: CSA Title: What Are the Five Steps to Zero Trust? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text emphasizes the urgent need for a Zero Trust cybersecurity approach, particularly for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) facing significant cyber-attack risks. It outlines a five-step implementation process, detailing how organizations can…

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