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Microsoft has marked a major success in the fight against cybercrime through its Defender for Endpoint platform, which has contained 120,000 compromised accounts and shielded over 180,000 devices from cyberattacks in just six months. This milestone comes at a time when ransomware incidents have surged by 275% over the past 18 months. Utilizing AI-driven detection and response systems, Microsoft processes more than 84 trillion signals daily, intercepting nearly 35,000 security incidents every month. The platform leverages insights from 10,000 security professionals to adapt quickly to evolving threats and prevent advanced attacks, including ransomware and identity-based intrusions. The surge in threats highlights the growing complexity and aggressiveness of modern cyberattacks. Microsoft’s Defender XDR uses cross-domain signals from endpoints, cloud services, email systems, and more to detect and isolate malicious activity with over 99.99% accuracy. Its automatic attack disruption feature can respond to real-time attacks within minutes, significantly reducing the risk of data encryption and lateral movement. A real-world case demonstrated this when Microsoft’s system thwarted a large-scale ransomware attack on a multinational firm’s devices, outperforming a competitor’s solution used on their servers. Organizations should adopt a proactive and layered cybersecurity strategy. Integrating AI-powered platforms like Microsoft Defender for Endpoint can dramatically improve threat detection and containment. Businesses should prioritize unified security tools that span devices, identities, and cloud services to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated attackers.