Microsoft monitors and updates to take on Ransom threat

Malware

Khabar Bureau

For Office 365 users, Microsoft says it is monitoring and updating to protect itself against threats including Ransom: Win32/WannaCrypt. Phillip Misner, principal security group manager, Microsoft Security Response Center, says more information on the malware itself is available from the Microsoft Malware Protection Center on the Windows Security blog.

For those new to the Microsoft Malware Protection Center, this is a technical discussion focused on providing the IT Security Professional with information to help further protect systems.