March is a meaningful month for me personally as we honor Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. Some of the most powerful role models in my own life are the women who raised me and the community of women who’ve provided the support and encouragement that continues to[…]
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The software developers and systems engineers at Microsoft work with large-scale, complex systems, requiring collaboration among diverse and global teams, all while navigating the demands of rapid technological advancement, and today we’re sharing how they’re tackling security challenges in the white paper: “Building the next generation of the[…]
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At Microsoft, we’re continually evolving our cybersecurity strategy to stay ahead of threats targeting our products and customers. As part of our efforts to prioritize transparency and accountability, we’re launching a regular series on milestones and progress of the Secure Future Initiative (SFI)—a multi-year commitment advancing the way[…]
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This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association guest blog series. Learn more about MISA. Software as a service (SaaS) adoption has accelerated at a lightning speed, enabling collaboration, automation, and innovation for businesses large and small across every industry vertical—from government, education, financial service[…]
Read MoreAs the most influential technology of our lifetime, AI has the power to reshape how organizations secure their environments. AI’s impact on cybersecurity and the efforts of Microsoft to bring generative AI to organizations worldwide will be a major topic at the Microsoft Secure digital event on March[…]
Read MoreToday we are releasing an open automation framework, PyRIT (Python Risk Identification Toolkit for generative AI), to empower security professionals and machine learning engineers to proactively find risks in their generative AI systems. At Microsoft, we believe that security practices and generative AI responsibilities need to be a[…]
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The process of writing, refining, and optimizing inputs—or “prompts”—to encourage generative AI systems to create specific, high-quality outputs is called prompt engineering. It helps generative AI models organize better responses to a wide range of queries—from the simple to the highly technical. The basic rule is that good[…]
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The Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS2) is a continuation and expansion of the previous European Union (EU) cybersecurity directive introduced back in 2016. With NIS2, the EU expands the original baseline of cybersecurity risk management measures and reporting obligations to include more sectors and critical organizations.[…]
Read MoreOver the last year, the speed, scale, and sophistication of attacks has increased alongside the rapid development and adoption of AI. Defenders are only beginning to recognize and apply the power of generative AI to shift the cybersecurity balance in their favor and keep ahead of adversaries. At[…]
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The world of cybersecurity is undergoing a massive transformation. AI is at the forefront of this change, and has the potential to empower organizations to defeat cyberattacks at machine speed, address the cyber talent shortage, and drive innovation and efficiency in cybersecurity. However, adversaries can use AI as[…]
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