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Secure Future Initiative will heavily employ AI to fight cyberattacks.
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Published onNovember 2, 2023
published onNovember 2, 2023
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Microsoft announced the Secure Future Initiative, a new division that will focus on strengthening cybersecurity and pursuing new ways to deal with threats all around the world, according to the company’slatest blog post.
Secure Future Initiative will be based on three pillars that will cover all cybersecurity threats as best as possible, and it is launching on November 2, 2023, across the company, says Microsoft.
Therefore, we’re launching today across the company a new initiative to pursue our next generation of cybersecurity protection – what we’re calling our Secure Future Initiative (SFI). This new initiative will bring together every part of Microsoft to advance cybersecurity protection. It will have three pillars, focused on AI-based cyber defenses, advances in fundamental software engineering, and advocacy for stronger application of international norms to protect civilians from cyber threats.
It’s worth mentioning that Microsoft has been having issues with security over the years, and even if AI promised a new era for cybersecurity, the company is heavily targeted by threat actors. For example, Microsoft Teams is proneto modern malware, according to security experts, and just last year,80% of the Microsoft 365 accountswere attacked by hackers.
Earlier this year, Tenable’s CEO accused Microsoft of not addressing a critical vulnerability in time, which sparked a backslash on the Redmond-based tech company. The vulnerability was eventually addressed in its entirety, and Microsoft vowed to come back with stronger solutions.
Secure Future Initiative: A new way to envision cybersecurity
Microsoft envisions 3 pillars with Secure Future Initiative. These pillars are meant to strengthen security all around by using AI, developing new ways to protect people from malware and other attacks, and educating them on the effects of cyberattacks and protection against them.
In other words, according to Microsoft, these are the three pillars Secure Future Initiative is based on:
What do you think about the new Secure Future Initiative?
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Flavius Floare
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!
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