As attack surfaces continue to grow across IT infrastructures, the complexities of security increase exponentially. However, as Robert Wood, CISO and Acceleration Economy Cybersecurity Analyst, in his recent post noted, “The answer can’t be to consistently throw more and more resources at the problem.”
So, how can we secure these complex environments, but keep the administration and management easy?
The answer to this question is what Microsoft tackled with its recent announcement to expand its multi-cloud security. This is in recognition of two key factors:
- 92% of companies around the world rely on multi-cloud infrastructures
- A majority of companies rely on Microsoft, AWS, and Google Cloud Platforms for their multi-cloud needs.
Further, this move by Microsoft is a strategic one as Microsoft Defender for Cloud now includes the top 3 companies on the Cloud Wars Top 10.
In this latest Acceleration Economy Lightning Strike, Bob Evans, John Siefert, and Aaron Back analyze:
- What this means for Microsoft.
- How this strengthens Microsoft’s 5 Identity Priorities from 2021.
- The ever-increasing importance of cybersecurity in light of recent global events.
Highlights
0:07 – Big announcement from Microsoft’s cybersecurity division regarding Microsoft Defender, CloudKnox, and Microsoft Sentinel.
1:18 – Microsoft expanded its multi-cloud security posture management platform to include Gloud Cloud. This is on top of its Microsoft Ignite announcement in November 2021 to include AWS.
2:20 – Security is the defining opportunity and challenge of our time according to Bob Evans, Founder of Cloud Wars. And, Microsoft is addressing this challenge by “playing nice” with the competition.
3:37 – Aaron Back said that this move by Microsoft bolstered their position on the 5 Identity Priorities from 2021. Specifically, the priority of “Break Collaboration Boundaries”. This is being done with a strong focus on AI and machine learning for anomaly detection with CloudKnox.
5:38 – All eyes have been on the importance of cybersecurity with the events in foreign lands as John Siefert called out. Additionally, he noted the Microsoft Sentinel provides the needed insights into the high-severity and low-visibility threats.
7:03 – This announcement by Microsoft is a bold move from being in a defensive posture to an offensive one. Further, Microsoft’s has a $15 billion security business that continue to grow at an incredible rate.
8:14 – Data is never stagnant. It’s moving, living in multiple places, and is many times unstructured. This leads to two important points that Microsoft Sentinel can help with:
- Anomaly patterns that happened in past can help detect future threats.
- Access to insights across any time frame is needed to get a better picture of threat patterns.
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