Microsoft proud to have blocked nearly 71 billion cyberattacks in 2021 but is also worried

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Microsoft today unveiled Cyber Signals, a new online cybersecurity magazine, sort of, that will contain the latest Microsoft research and data regarding various current cyber threats. The magazine will be released quarterly and in its announcement blog post, the firm has touted that it was able to prevent billions of cybersecurity threats last year using its solutions.

In total, Microsoft says it blocked nearly 71 billion cyberattacks in 2021 using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, and Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AD). The breakdown is given below:

Microsoft proud to have blocked nearly 71 billion cyberattacks in 2021 but is also worried

Microsoft blocked close to 71 billion cybersecurity attacks last year using its various security solutions like Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Office 365. However, the firm is also worried.

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[wat0114]

Big deal. As long as a strong password is used (14 characters?), then multifactor or passwordless solutions are not really essential.

 

[Kongo]

Big deal. As long as a strong password is used (14 characters?), then multifactor or passwordless solutions are not really essential.

There is still a chance of a compromised system. Then even a password with 200 characters wouldn't help as the hacker will have access to the password no matter how strong the password is. Multi-factor-authentication is essential nowadays imo. Even if the hacker knows your password, he has no real chance to access your account without the associated PIN.

 

[wat0114]

There is still a chance of a compromised system. Then even a password with 200 characters wouldn't help as the hacker will have access to the password no matter how strong the password is. Multi-factor-authentication is essential nowadays imo. Even if the hacker knows your password, he has no real chance to access your account without the associated PIN.

Yes, I understand fully if the system is compromised with malware, then of course the password could be siphoned from the victim's device. In my case, and this could be considered as overconfidence or arrogance, I take measures to prevent compromise of my device from ever happening. I use 2FA where mandated, otherwise I'd rather not be bothered, instead relying on good old fashioned strong passwords.

 

[Kongo]

New thread posted by @Gandalf_The_Grey :

Security Alert - Enabling 2-step verification led to a 50% decrease in Google accounts being compromised