Microsoft to add ransomware protection tools, advanced Outlook.com encryption for consumers

ronjor · Apr 5, 2018

By Mary Jo Foley for All About Microsoft | April 5, 2018

Microsoft is bringing more of the OneDrive and Outlook security protection tools it offers its Office 365 business customers to consumers.
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142395 · Apr 6, 2018

I expect complaints for document scan, as was the case when they introduced ATP for those Outlook.com user.

guest · Apr 6, 2018

Microsoft Announces Ransomware Protection for Personal Cloud Accounts
Files Restore available for personal OneDrive accounts
April 6, 2018
http://news.softpedia.com/news/micr...tion-for-personal-cloud-accounts-520573.shtml

Files Restore enables users to recover their files stored in the cloud should a ransomware outbreak compromise their systems. Ransomware typically encrypts data and doesn’t allow users to access them until they pay a ransom. The new OneDrive feature makes it possible to restore files to a previous point in time within the last 30 days, and Microsoft says it can be used for mass deletion and file corruption as well.

Additionally, the company enables a new security feature in Office 365 that automatically detects possible ransomware attacks, warning users with an email, mobile, or desktop notification.
Email encryption
Furthermore, Microsoft says that Outlook.com will come with email encryption to protect your data and even recommend to encrypt messages that include information like social security numbers.

And last but not least, Microsoft will also start offering security tools to prevent recipients from forwarding or copying emails sent from Outlook.com. Documents attached in emails can also be encrypted, so if the email is forwarded, nobody else can open them.
The rollout of all these features except for password-protected links has already started, but it’ll take place in stages and everyone should get them by the end of the month.
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guest · Aug 15, 2018

mood said: ↑

Files Restore available for personal OneDrive accounts
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OneDrive's automatic folder protection feature is now rolling out for all users
August 15, 2018
https://www.neowin.net/news/onedriv...tion-feature-is-now-rolling-out-for-all-users

Known folder move, also known as folder protection, is a feature that helps users automatically move the Documents, Desktop and Pictures folders to OneDrive to make sure that a backup of important documents is made, should you lose the data in those folders locally. It will also keep folders in sync if the user has multiple Windows 10 devices.

In a statement to The Verge, a company spokesperson states that “This is a new feature we started rolling out broadly this week that is now available to OneDrive users with personal accounts”.

This functionality, along with features such as ransomware detection and recovery provides a great backup solution for consumers that opt for Microsoft’s cloud storage offering.
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