Step 5. Set up mobile device management: top 10 actions to secure your environment
The “Top 10 actions to secure your environment” series outlines fundamental steps you can take with your investment in Microsoft 365 security solutions. In “Step 5.
Windows Defender ATP has protections for USB and removable devices
We recommend a layered approach for device control security, which incorporates multiple avenues of protection, including each of the above.
What’s new in Windows Defender ATP
We added new capabilities to each of the pillars of Windows Defender ATP’s unified endpoint protection platform: improved attack surface reduction, better-than-ever next-gen protection, more powerful post-breach detection and response, enhanced automation capabilities, more security insights, and expanded threat hunting.
Enable your users to work securely from anywhere, anytime, across all of their devices
This blog is part of a series that responds to common questions we receive from customers about deployment of Microsoft 365 Security solutions. In this series you’ll find context, answers, and guidance for deployment and driving adoption within your organization.
The four necessities of modern IT security
As companies embrace the cloud and mobile computing to connect with their customers and optimize their operations, they take on new risks. Traditional IT boundaries have disappeared, and adversaries have many new attack vectors.
What is a trusted device?
When you try to view or edit your credit card details or other sensitive information in your Microsoft account, you might need to enter a security code first, to make sure that only you can get in to your account. But you can designate a computer or other device as a trusted device.
How to sign into devices that don’t accept security codes
Two-step verification makes it more difficult for hackers to access your account, even when they have your password. If you turn on two-step verification, you’ll see an extra page every time you sign in on a device that isn’t trusted. The extra page prompts you to enter a security code to sign in.
Beginner’s Guide to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
The era of IT departments mandating specific hardware, operating systems, or technologies is quickly eroding. In its place a new culture is growing where employees are granted more autonomy—and given more responsibility—for their own technology.
Is my computer up to date?
To get updates for Windows and other Microsoft programs at the same time, including updates for Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and more), go to the Microsoft Update website.