Microsoft Launches 'Secure Future Initiative' Amid Cyber Threats
May 4, 2024
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has launched the Secure Future Initiative to revamp the company's security practices after recent cyber attacks.
The initiative focuses on six areas: identity and secret protection, tenant and system security, network defense, engineering system integrity, threat monitoring/detection, and rapid response/remediation.
Charlie Bell, Microsoft's Executive Vice President for Security, emphasized that security is now Microsoft's top priority.
Early outcomes include enforcing multifactor authentication for over a million users and removing 730,000 non-compliant apps.
Microsoft introduces passkey support for consumer accounts, enhancing security measures.
Microsoft's security overhaul demonstrates its commitment to combatting cyber threats and ensuring global digital safety.
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