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Modernize financial services to mitigate challenges in risk
Risk comes in many forms. And companies in the financial services sector face it to a higher degree—and on more fronts—than the average business, whether they’re making investment decisions, complying with regulations, thwarting cyberattacks, or preventing fraud.
How cybersecurity is evolving to protect essential services
There is no doubt that the cybersecurity systems of 2050 will be far more sophisticated than the solutions in use today. In an era when cyber threats continue to evolve, it’s difficult to imagine what new innovations will arise in the next decades.Â
Prioritizing cybersecurity to better serve customers
Technology has an important role to play in the fight against cybercrime, but so does culture. With the global cost of cybercrime expected to surpass $10 trillion annually by 2025, that is reason for companies to protect their assets through both technological and cultural change.
Addressing cybersecurity proactively to support hybrid learning
After detecting a potential cybersecurity threat, Fulton County Schools knew that it needed to investigate and come up with a diagnosis. Although its IT team found that the detected ransomware didn’t affect the school’s data, the district wanted to take a more proactive approach to cybersecurity moving forward.Â
Advancing medical and healthcare research through Microsoft technologies
In 2019, medical researchers at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, were searching for a way to accelerate the development of cancer drugs. They faced a unique challenge.
TIBCO creates a fraud detection breakthrough on Azure
When it comes to preventing fraud, banks and other financial institutions have their work cut out for them. Not only is financial fraud on the rise, but it’s also getting harder and more expensive to stop as the payments industry continues to diversify by embracing real-time transactions.
New regulatory requirements put digital communications apps under closer scrutiny
Customer protection and modernization are at the top of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) agenda for 2022 and beyond. With the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on remote work, a new emphasis on compliance for digital communications will affect every financial services firm and bank.
Microsoft launches Modern Log Management Program to help federal agencies accelerate Cyber EO compliance
The Biden Administration released guidance in August 2021 requiring federal government customers to rapidly move towards standardized and comprehensive log event management to improve the ability to detect, investigate and remediate cyber threats. Known as M-21-31, the memorandum both sets forth a federal logging maturity model and provides a new standard that is broadly applicable
Beyond the pharma supply chain crisis: Action and impact
Supply chain disruptions have become commonplace: natural disasters, international trade tensions, cyberattacks, and global pandemics are just a few of the shocks that can immobilize pharma companies.1 With cargo ships waiting to unload in the largest ports around the world, energy prices driving inflation, and shortages of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and essential chemicals, there
Advancing cloud capabilities to meet national security missions
National security mission leaders need the latest tools to deliver on critical mission objectives. At a recent Microsoft Classified Mission Clouds event, I met with customers and partners across the national security community to understand their mission needs and explore how Microsoft capabilities can help them serve their missions and solve their most pressing challenges.
Microsoft expands on cybersecurity commitments for U.S. government agencies
Fostering U.S. economic growth and prosperity hinges on our collective ability to create a safer world. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently met with President Biden, cabinet officials, educational institutions, and top executives from some of the largest tech, financial services, insurance, and energy companies to address the critical challenge of cybersecurity. As the White House
Uncovering new unknowns: How to approach EDR & logging Cyber EO milestones
Our ongoing series on the Biden Administration’s Cybersecurity Executive Order (EO) has covered considerable ground to date — from demystifying the Zero Trust journey to providing strategies for securing critical software and classifying agency data — but there is still work to be done as we look ahead to the next wave of approaching milestones.