Microsoft has revealed a new "world-first" AI-powered cloud security service which it says can provide much more thorough protection to businesses everywhere.Ahead of the RSA event next week, the company has revealed Microsoft Azure Sentinel, a new SIEM (security information and event management) platform to provide more intelligence to businesses to spot threats against corporate networks.The service looks to provide a single dashboard for security threats and attacks, cutting down on alert fatigue but providing much more in-depth insight into the latest risks.The platform will utilise the huge AI weight of Microsft Azure, meaning it can process and analyse huge amounts of data to spot upcoming threats quickly, saving manpower and improving efficiency of scanning for threats.Azure Sentinel can also analyse data from Office 365 and combine it with other data for analysis at no extra cost, hopefully helping stop phishing scams and document-based malware.Alongside the Azure Sentinel … [Read more...] about Microsoft Azure Sentinel brings major cloud security boost
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Microsoft Azure Sentinel SIEM Tool Uses Machine Learning to Fight Malware
Azure Sentinel dashboard Credit: MicrosoftMicrosoft has announced today two new cloud-based security solutions for its Azure public cloud service, called Microsoft Azure Sentinel and Microsoft Threat Experts. Azure Sentinel claims to be the first “cloud-native” Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool powered by machine learning, while Threat Experts is a new “managed hunting” service meant to extend the capability of in-house security teams during security crises. Microsoft Azure Sentinel Azure Sentinel is an anti-malware service that uses cloud telemetry to feed the machine learning algorithms that can detect and stop threats before they cause harm. According to the company, the service can drastically reduce “noise,” such as automated bot attacks, by up to 90 percent. Microsoft said it worked with customers to develop the Sentinel service in a way that best suits their needs. According to the company, early adopters claim the … [Read more...] about Microsoft Azure Sentinel SIEM Tool Uses Machine Learning to Fight Malware
Microsoft 365 gains two new offerings focused on security and compliance
Microsoft this week announced two new offerings to its Microsoft 365 repertoire for companies focused on beefing up protection against cybersecurity threats and ensuring compliance with regulations on sensitive data. Both offerings are set to become available on February 1. The first new option, dubbed "Identity & Threat Protection," includes the gamut of Microsoft's advanced threat protection services across Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility and Security (EMS). That includes Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), Windows Defender ATP, and Office 365 ATP including Threat Intelligence, along with Microsoft Cloud App Security and Azure Active Directory. The second option, called "Information Protection & Compliance," bundles together Office 365 Advance Compliance and Azure Information Protection. The offering is meant to help companies stay in compliance with regulations for handling sensitive data, such as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). … [Read more...] about Microsoft 365 gains two new offerings focused on security and compliance
NRI to Provide mPLAT, on Microsoft Azure and Azure Stack Marketplace in Collaboration with Dell EMC
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2018--Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI, TOKYO:4307), a leading provider of consulting services and system solutions, today announced it starts providing mPLAT Suite, NRI’s multi-cloud management platform, on Microsoft Azure and Azure Stack Marketplace. The offering will be available online both in the US and Japan in May, 2018.NRI’s mPLAT Suite is a group of IT management products to optimize the integrated management of multi-cloud environments. Microsoft Azure and Azure Stack Marketplace provide a collection of services, applications, and resources customized for Microsoft Azure to optimize the deployment and execution. By making mPLAT Suite available on Microsoft Azure and Azure Stack Marketplace, users can deploy solutions globally in a more swift and flexible manner- a key to stay ahead in this time of rapid digital transformation.In addition, mPLAT Suite reinforced its management functions and achieved seamless deployment to Dell … [Read more...] about NRI to Provide mPLAT, on Microsoft Azure and Azure Stack Marketplace in Collaboration with Dell EMC
Microsoft looks to fix multi-cloud mess with Azure Australia Central
Microsoft has announced the go-live of two new regions in Australia targeted towards government, financial services, and critical national infrastructure clients in Australia and New Zealand that are making the move to multi-cloud.The new offering, Azure Australia Central, has been designed for mission-critical workloads, and comes after Microsoft achieved official accreditation from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) in June, allowing the company to offer 50 services on the ASD Certified Cloud Services List across Azure and Office 365.Offered out of Canberra Data Centres (CDC), the two new Azure cloud regions will allow for the storing of unclassified and protected-level data.CDC built its facilities in advance as top secret, which allows Microsoft to offer services from within CDC, inheriting the characteristics already in place and thus complying with Australian government requirements.Read more: Microsoft partners with Canberra Data Centres to cash in on government IT spend … [Read more...] about Microsoft looks to fix multi-cloud mess with Azure Australia Central