How Microsoft Defender protects high-value assets in real-world attack scenarios
2026-03-28T14:52:16Z•254460bdd119c62eb0fa39f3352a974189e8c202c52683eb1d32736e8d5b319c
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Collection of Microsoft Security Blog posts (Mar 18–27, 2026) covering defensive techniques and research across endpoint, identity, supply chain, and AI security. Highlights include asset-aware protection in Microsoft Defender for high-value assets (domain controllers, web servers, identity infra); guidance and detection recommendations for a Trivy distribution supply‑chain compromise that injected credential‑stealing malware into CI/CD pipelines; a case study where Defender’s predictive shielding blocked GPO‑based ransomware; emphasis on identity as a critical attack surface; new AI/agent‑or‑
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