Here is how Microsoft wants you to secure your organization against cyberattacks

guest · Aug 12, 2021

Here is how Microsoft wants you to secure your organization against cyberattacks
August 12, 2021
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Now, in a detailed blog post, Microsoft has outlined the steps that organizations need to take to strengthen their defenses against cyberattacks. Most of these methods can be implemented by organizations of any size, globally.

In total, the Redmond has described seven steps to harden your organization against security threats. The list certainly isn't exhaustive but Microsoft says that it is the most cost-effective and practical. The firm has emphasized that if your defenses are above average compared to the rest of the industry, most low-skilled attackers will give up quickly and move on to the next target.
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The first method is to patch your systems within 48 hours of an update rolling out.

Another important guideline from Microsoft is to decommission or upgrade legacy hardware, software, and protocols.
Finally, Microsoft has recommended that apart from the collection of logs, effort should also be invested in monitoring them regularly since a lot of malicious activities can be spotted directly from there
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Microsoft: 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. Ransomware is a growing threat to organizations and home users, as it is a low-cost, high-return business model. These attacks aren’t complex, they rely on tools and software exploits that have existed for many years and are still not remediated. They’re still sought out for a simple reason: they still work.

In this post, we hope to share with you the most practical and cost-effective ways of never needing our services.
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