At Microsoft Ignite 2024, it’s incredible to reflect on the transformative journey we’ve had with Microsoft Power Platform. To date, nearly 600,000 organizations have used AI-powered capabilities like Copilot in Microsoft Power Platform, up 4x year over year. After a successful Early Access Program, we are also excited[…]
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In today’s rapidly changing cyberthreat landscape, influenced by global events and AI advancements, security must be top of mind. Over the past three years, password cyberattacks have surged from 579 to more than 7,000 per second, nearly doubling in the last year alone.¹ New cyberattack methods challenge our[…]
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Generative AI presents companies of all sizes with opportunities to increase efficiency and drive innovation. With this opportunity comes a new set of cybersecurity requirements particularly focused on data that has begun to reshape the responsibilities of data security teams. The 2024 Microsoft Data Security Index focuses on[…]
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In 2022, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) released its formal Zero Trust (ZT) Strategy with the goal of achieving enterprise-wide Target Level ZT implementation by September 30, 2027. A pioneer among these departments is the United States Navy, which recently launched Flank Speed—a large-scale zero trust[…]
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The technology landscape is undergoing a massive transformation, and AI is at the center of this change—posing both new opportunities as well as new threats. While AI can be used by adversaries to execute malicious activities, it also has the potential to be a game changer for organizations[…]
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Microsoft is on the front lines helping secure customers worldwide—analyzing and responding to cybersecurity threats, building security technologies, and partnering with organizations to effectively deploy these technologies for increased security. Many of you have been following as we’ve described our Secure Future Initiative, which is pushing the Zero Trust[…]
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Over the last year, the cybersecurity industry faced a significant surge in QR code phishing campaigns, with some attacks increasing at a growth rate of 270% per month.1 A QR code (short for “Quick Response code”) is a two-dimensional barcode that can be scanned using a smartphone or[…]
Read MoreWe’re excited and honored to be positioned in the Leaders Category in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SIEM (security information and event management) for Enterprise 2024 Vendor Assessment (doc #US51541324, September 2024)—our third major analyst report in SIEM to name Microsoft as a Leader. We were recognized in the[…]
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Since August 2023, Microsoft has observed intrusion activity targeting and successfully stealing credentials from multiple Microsoft customers that is enabled by highly evasive password spray attacks. Microsoft has linked the source of these password spray attacks to a network of compromised devices we track as CovertNetwork-1658, also known[…]
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As October draws to a close, marking 21 years of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, cyberattacks continue to be a challenge for businesses of all sizes, however, small and medium businesses (SMBs) face distinct challenges when it comes to cybersecurity. Although SMBs face heightened cybersecurity threats, unlike large enterprises, they[…]
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