Microsoft announced the acquisition of Hexadite, a companys based in Boston and collaborating with researchers from Tel-Aviv, Israel. The company is specifically focused on developing automated incident response and system recovery solutions.
If at first reading your company's expertise sounds like a nuclear science degree, what Microsoft plans to do with this acquisition is improve Advanced Threat Protection in Windows Defender with automated investigation and remediation capabilities that use the artificial intelligence, powered by Hexadite.
Microsoft's ultimate goal is to provide enhanced security in Windows 10, enhance protection against zero-day attacks, ransomware and other cyberthreats in addition to malware, and whose detection is usually based on past tracking methods.
The entire Hexadite team will be hired by Microsoft and the company will be integrated into the Windows and Devices Group, which will mean emphasizing the improvement of security features in Windows 10.
"Our vision is to offer a new generation of security features to our customers to protect, detect and respond to the ever-evolving and ever-changing landscape of cyberthreats," said Terry Myerson, Executive Vice President of Windows and Microsoft Devices Group.
"Hexadite technology and talent will enhance our existing capabilities and enable us to add new tools and services to Microsoft's powerful business security solutions."
Now that they have seen the "strong security solutions" I personally don't know... maybe with the procase new technologies like the one we mentioned above that Windows users can enjoy a safer environment.
