Microsoft confirms two major Defender security issues — so update now or face possible attack

CISA confirms two bugs being actively exploited in the wild, as Microsoft releases patches.

2 New Microsoft Defender Zero-Days Exploited—Patch Now Rolling Out

Microsoft has confirmed an emergency security update as CISA warns that two new Defender zero-days are being exploited by attackers.
Ars Technica

Microsoft sues service for creating illicit content with its AI platform

Microsoft is accusing three individuals of running a “hacking-as-a-service” scheme that was designed to allow the creation of harmful and illicit content using the company’s platform for AI-generated ...
Business Wire

Veeam to Jointly Develop AI Solutions with Microsoft for Industry’s #1 Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery Platform

Veeam to co-sell newly announced Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Azure and for Microsoft 365 with Microsoft which builds on the world’s #1 data protection solution protecting over 18 million Microsoft ...
Bleeping Computer

Cybercrime service disrupted for abusing Microsoft platform to sign malware

Microsoft says it has disrupted a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation that abused the company's Artifact Signing service to generate fraudulent code-signing certificates used by ransomware ...
CRN

Microsoft Says It Is ‘Committed To Ensuring A Level Playing Field For Software Security Providers’

‘As both the platform provider and a security solution developer, Microsoft is committed to ensuring a level playing field for software security providers,’ said Microsoft in a written response to CRN ...