November 4, 2025

SesameOp: Novel backdoor uses OpenAI Assistants API for command and control

Microsoft Incident Response – Detection and Response Team (DART) researchers uncovered a new backdoor that is notable for its novel use of the OpenAI Assistants Application […]
October 31, 2025

The 5 generative AI security threats you need to know about detailed in new e-book

Generative AI is reshaping the way security teams operate—accelerating threat detection, automating workflows, and enabling scale. But as defenders embrace AI to strengthen their posture, cyberattackers […]
October 24, 2025

Harden your identity defense with improved protection, deeper correlation, and richer context

In today’s digital-first enterprise, identities have become the new corporate security perimeter. Hybrid work and cloud-first strategies have dissolved traditional network boundaries and dramatically increased the […]
October 23, 2025

The CISO imperative: Building resilience in an era of accelerated cyberthreats

The latest Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2025 paints a vivid picture of a cyberthreat landscape in flux. The surge in financially motivated cyberattacks and the persistent […]
October 22, 2025

The new Microsoft Security Store unites partners and innovation

On September 30, 2025, Microsoft announced a bold new vision for security: a unified, AI-powered platform designed to help organizations defend against today’s most sophisticated cyberthreats. […]
October 17, 2025

Microsoft named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM

We’re honored to share that Microsoft has again been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM).1 […]
October 16, 2025

The importance of hardening customer support tools against cyberattacks

The Deputy CISO blog series is where Microsoft  Deputy Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) share their thoughts on what is most important in their respective domains. In […]
October 15, 2025

Microsoft raises the bar: A smarter way to measure AI for cybersecurity

ExCyTIn-Bench is Microsoft’s newest open-source benchmarking tool designed to evaluate how well AI systems perform real-world cybersecurity investigations.1 It helps business leaders assess language models by […]