Ignite, Microsoft’s annual conference for IT professionals and developers, showcases many updates and information about the most popular MS applications. Some updates include new features added to Windows 365 and updates to Teams.
The biggest news, however, centered around Microsoft security updates, which focused on how AI is shaping cybercrime. Other updates include cloud-based security solutions, mobile device management, and data protection improvements.
In addition to these highlights, the tech company announced enhanced endpoint management, XDR, SIEM consolidation, and some cost reductions. We’ll discuss a few of these to provide better insight into how the Microsoft Security Portfolio can enhance your security stack.
AI Innovations for Your Cybersecurity Posture
Cyberthreats continue to grow in complexity; Microsoft Security Solutions leverages artificial intelligence to detect threats and strengthen your overall security posture. The Microsoft Security Stack, including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Sentinel, and Defender for Cloud, utilizes intelligent security analytics to proactively investigate advanced threats, detect suspicious activities, and respond to security incidents across multi-cloud environments.
Microsoft Security Copilot, powered by generative AI, is transforming security teams' efficiency, helping them reduce response times by 30% through automated investigation and real-time insights. Azure Security Center and Microsoft Entra also boost access management for secure access to cloud resources while minimizing compromised identities.
Microsoft Security Portfolio
Ransomware attacks have been on the rise and are a top threat — attacks increased over 140% in Q3 of 2021 alone. This trend continues into 2023, with Rackspace falling victim to a ransomware attack, which resulted in a widespread outage and data loss. As users file lawsuits, Rackspace faces a significant loss of revenue for its $30 million Hosted Exchange business.
The growth of sophisticated malicious forces like ransomware as a service (RaaS) means that mission-critical software for businesses and individual users must be top-notch. There cannot be any room for error.
Microsoft Security Portfolio’s anti-malware solutions, according to Microsoft, offer “a unified pre- and post-breach enterprise defense suite that natively coordinates detection, prevention, investigation, and response across endpoints, identities, email, and applications to provide integrated protection against sophisticated attacks.”
Microsoft Defender for DevOps
Microsoft Defender for DevOps is now public and can be accessed on the Microsoft website. This unified security management system for development environments will help prevent any security issues from reaching production environments.
This protection happens by strengthening cloud resource configurations in code and integrating both comprehensive code-to-cloud context and security intelligence for quicker remediation. Microsoft notes that it will enable “a single pane of glass to surface DevOps security posture insights across multiple DevOps platforms.”
Microsoft Entra Identity Governance
Entra Identity Governance has extended earlier converged identity governance and access management investments by delivering a comprehensive identity product for both cloud-based and on-premises user directors. Additionally, Lifestyle Workflows is a new capability that helps safeguard against compliance issues by applying a duty separation in entitlements management and automating repetitive tasks.
This feature will benefit your business’ security stack by better supporting regulatory requirements, consolidating multiple identity point solutions, and simplifying overall operations.
SIEM and XDR
Microsoft has enhanced SIEM and XDR capabilities by integrating Microsoft Sentinel with Microsoft Defender XDR, providing a unified SecOps platform. E5 license holders now have access to automatic attack disruption in Microsoft 365 Defender, which isolates compromised assets upon detecting in-progress threats.
This combination of real-time detection, threat correlation, and automated response strengthens Zero Trust security while streamlining incident investigation and remediation.
Endpoint Management
Intune, Microsoft’s new endpoint security management product offerings, creates a unified console and security stack. This security stack includes Defender, Priva, Azure Active Directory, and more. Intune will allow:
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Remote help
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Automated app patching
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Intelligent automation and data insights
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Endpoint privilege management
How These Features Boost Security
Microsoft’s latest security innovations strengthen enterprise security by integrating AI-powered threat detection, automated remediation, and unified identity management. The seamless connection between SIEM, XDR, and endpoint security solutions helps businesses more efficiently prevent, detect, and respond to threats.
By consolidating security tools under the Microsoft Security Portfolio, you can support your Zero Trust architecture without impacting operational efficiency. Cybercrime may be on the rise, but you can remain protected in the face of emerging threats.
Improve Your Security with Microsoft Security Solutions from Trusted Tech Team
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