Security

TT11 Surviving a Ransomware Attack with Microsoft Defender 365

August 6th, 2024

3:00pm - 4:15pm

Level: Introductory Intermediate

Dave Kawula

Principal Consultant

TriCon Elite Consulting

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
  • How to turn ransomware thunder into a squeak
  • The key settings to turn on; and a few to leave off