Microsoft Launches 'Secure Future Initiative' Amid Cyber Threats
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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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