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The CyberPeace Institute is helping NGOs defend themselves—before it’s too late
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5 things you need to know about tracking today’s nation-state threats
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Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit helps the law move at the speed of cybercrime
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Unlocking data to advance European commerce and culture
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Cross-border collaboration to dismantle transnational scam network targeting older adults
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Microsoft launches new European Security Program
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Disrupting Lumma Stealer
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Microsoft proposes commitments to resolve European competition concerns about Teams
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​​How the Microsoft Secure Future Initiative brings Zero Trust to life
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Microsoft announces ARC Initiative to strengthen cybersecurity in Kenya
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How Microsoft is taking down AI hackers who create harmful images of celebrities and others
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Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance to fight cybercrime
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Microsoft announces new European digital commitments
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Why international alignment of cybersecurity regulations needs to be a priority 
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Microsoft Guide for Securing the AI-Powered Enterprise
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Protecting the public from abusive AI-generated content across the EU
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Enhancing cybersecurity for rural health resilience
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Disrupting a global cybercrime network abusing generative AI
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Taking legal action to protect the public from abusive AI-generated content
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Targeting the cybercrime supply chain
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Expanding AccountGuard to counter growing cyber threats in Africa
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Escalating cyber threats demand stronger global defense and cooperation
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Education under siege
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US healthcare at risk
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Fighting deepfakes with more transparency about AI
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Protecting democratic institutions from cyber threats
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Securing US Elections from Nation-State Adversaries
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Bold action against fraud: Disrupting Storm-1152
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Protecting the public from abusive AI-generated content
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Protecting users and reaffirming our commitment to combatting cyber mercenaries
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Combatting AI deepfakes
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Defend, attribute, punish
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Inside the growing risk of gift card fraud
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Bridging the cybersecurity gap
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Microsoft’s AI Access Principles
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Meeting the moment
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AI and the future of cybersecurity
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Microsoft, Amazon, and international law enforcement join forces to fight tech support fraud
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Inside the fight against hackers who disrupted hospitals and jeopardized lives  
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The world needs cybersecurity experts
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Protecting critical infrastructure from cyberattacks – nationally and internationally

Helping the law move at the speed of cybercrime

Nation-state actors are much more sophisticated and difficult to identify. They want to blend into traffic, and there are very few victims. We had to devise new investigative techniques, as well as adapt our legal techniques.

Richard Boscovich Assistant General Counsel,
Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit
on the DCU’s unique approach to disrupting malware threats
Richard Boscovich, Assistant General Counsel, DCU in conversation during a meeting.

The institute helping NGOs defend themselves
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300,000 computers

In May 2017, a ransomware attack hit 300,000 computers in 150 countries in six hours

155,993 cyberattacks

CPI identified 155,993 cyberattacks against nonprofits

Inside the high-security facility tackling digital threats

Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024
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$3 billion

$3 billion in cryptocurrency stolen by North Korea hackers since 2017

50%

Stolen funds reportedly finance over 50% of North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs

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