Security

TH12 Surviving Ransomware Attacks with Microsoft 365 Defender

August 11th, 2022

1:30pm - 2:45pm

Level: Introductory Intermediate

John O'Neill, Sr.

Chief Technologist

AWS Solutions

Ransomware is the nuclear bomb of malware. Annoying popups and single file deletion problems pale in comparison to the organization-level crippling most ransomware attacks produce. Not to mention the public relation nightmares! Microsoft brings to bear formidable defenses with their Microsoft 365 Defender line of products. Leveraging Microsoft 365 Defender, organizations attacked by ransomware minimize their damage and downtime.

You will learn:

  • Overview of the Microsoft 365 Defender protection architecture
  • Turn ransomware thunder into a squeak
  • Key settings to turn on; and a few to leave off