Microsoft Defender ATP customers now have direct access to its security experts

by | Oct 29, 2019 | office setup

Microsoft launched today a new service that provides Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) customers a straightforward way of communicating with its real-world threat analysts during a security incident. The Experts on Demand feature is now available to everyone as part of the Microsoft Threat Experts threat hunting service.
The Microsoft Threat Experts offering was unveiled in February of this year as a Microsoft 365 feature. That service was meant to detect threats and help customers ask for advice from a threat expert through a button in Windows Defender ATP. With the new feature, security departments within an organization can consult a threat analyst when they receive alerts about acute attacks such as a dangerous kernel device,

The new feature can be accessed from the Microsoft Defender Security Center app in the Actions drop-down menu. Through this service, Microsoft’s security analysts can provide security operations teams with guidance and insights to “understand, prevent, and respond to complex threats in their environments.”
The targeted attack notifications feature, another Microsoft Threat Experts capability, is designed to notify organizations about critical threats against their networks on time. This notification includes information on the timeline, the scope of a breach, and the methods of intrusion.
Dustin Duran, Principal Group Manager at Microsoft Defender ATP Research, described in a blog post how the new ATP endpoint protection capabilities helped one of its customers spot a malicious file in a single machine and found indications of a new campaign from an advanced adversary that targeted it. Then, the organization’s security team consulted with Microsoft Threat Experts, which, in turn, validated the security team’s findings. Finally, it was found that the “initial malware infection was the result of weak security control,” which granted users unrestricted administrator privilege.

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The Windows 10 May 2019 Update is now available on MSDN

by | Apr 21, 2019 | office setup

Two weeks ago, Microsoft announced the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, along with some significant changes to the way feature updates are delivered. While the May 2019 Update is coming to the general public in May 2019, those with MSDN subscriptions found today that ISOs for the feature update are now available.

It’s a new world for Windows 10 updates, so there’s no real norm to compare this to. On one hand, this is around when previous spring updates would have shown up; however, those shipped in April. Microsoft promised to give Windows 10 version 1903 a whole month to bake in the Release Preview ring this time, which is why it’s coming in May.

Earlier today, Microsoft announced the availability of the Windows 10 May 2019 Update SDK. With that in mind, it probably makes sense to offer ISOs to developers, or at least those with a paid MSDN subscription.

Of course, if you don’t want to shell out the cash for a paid subscription, you can always use the RTM build that’s available via the Slow or Release Preview rings of the Windows Insider Program.

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Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 18351 to the Fast ring with more fixes

by | Mar 6, 2019 | office setup

Typically, Microsoft releases new Windows 10 Insider Preview builds on Wednesdays, or later in the week, as the first two days of the week are reserved for testing. But as we get closer to a feature update being finalized, the Fast ring builds start showing up more frequently. Today, the firm released Windows 10 Insider Preview build 18351 to the Fast ring.

As you’d expect at this point, there are no new front-facing features. Microsoft is focusing on fixes, as Windows 10 version 1903 will be finalized this month, for a public release in April.

Here’s what got fixed and improved:

  • If you haven’t been able to get the game State of Decay for free (for a limited time), we’ve just made more slots available! Whether you’ve tried it in earlier builds or haven’t had the chance yet, these instructions have everything you need. We’ve also made fixes to improve the download and install experience thanks to your feedback, so please try again if you had problems before.
  • We fixed an issue from recent builds that could result in monitors being missing from the built-in Color Management application.
  • We fixed an issue causing Explorer.exe to crash for some Insiders when Jump list content was updated.
  • We fixed an issue resulting in some devices unexpectedly experiencing a 30 second wait before pin re-entry was available after a pin was incorrectly entered on the lock screen.
  • We fixed an issue where the time shown on the clock in Windows Sandbox might not match the clock outside of Windows Sandbox.
  • We fixed an issue resulting in Emoji 12 emoji showing up as boxes in certain XAML text fields.
  • We fixed an issue where text scaling values did not persist across upgrades for Win32 applications.
  • Due to a Narrator reading reliability issue for the “Change how capitalized text is read” feature, the feature has been disabled starting in build 18351.
  • We fixed an issue where the mouse pointer color might be incorrectly switched to white after signing out and signing back in.

Of course, there are still some known issues. Here’s what’s still broken:

  • Launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bugcheck (GSOD).
  • Creative X-Fi sound cards are not functioning properly. We are partnering with Creative to resolve this issue.
  • While this flight contains some night light improvements, we’re continuing to investigate reported issues in this space.
  • Some Realtek SD card readers are not functioning properly. We are investigating the issue.
  • We’re investigating reports of the Chinese version of multiple games not working.
  • We’re investigating an issue where region settings are being reset on upgrade for some Insiders.
  • We’re investigating an issue preventing VMware from being able to install or update Windows Insider Preview builds. Hyper-V is a viable alternative if available to you.
  • If you install any of the recent builds from the Fast ring and switch to the Slow ring, optional content such as enabling developer mode will fail. You will have to remain in the Fast ring to add/install/enable optional content. This is because optional content will only install on builds approved for specific rings.

Once Windows 10 version 1903 ships next month, Insiders on the Fast ring will start seeing builds from the 19H2 development branch. Currently, Skip Ahead is already testing 20H1, which is slated for release in the first half of 2020.

As always, you can install today’s build by heading over to Settings -> Update & security -> Windows Update -> Check for updates. If you’re not on the Fast ring and you want to enroll, head to the Windows Insider Program tab.

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