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Becoming resilient by understanding cybersecurity risks: Part 3—a security pro’s perspective

Get insights on how to work with business leaders to manage risk and defend against sophisticated cyber threats.
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Afternoon Cyber Tea: Evaluating individual and organizational cyber risk in a pandemic

The pandemic is exposing weaknesses in cybersecurity—learn why an integrated security solution can help combat emerging cyber threats.
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Why threat protection is critical to your Zero Trust security strategy

The corporate network perimeter has been completely redefined. Many IT leaders are adopting a Zero Trust security model where identities play a critical role in helping act as the foundation of their modern cybersecurity strategy. As a result, cybercriminals have shifted their focus and identities are increasingly under attack.
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Afternoon Cyber Tea: Privacy, the pandemic, and protecting our cyber future

Get insights on how cyber operatives manipulate social media users, and how you can protect yourself from social engineering and other cyber threats.
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Why operational resilience will be key in 2021, and how this impacts cybersecurity

The lessons we have learned during the past 12 months have demonstrated that the ability to respond to, and bounce back from adversity in general, can impact the short-and long-term success of any organization. It can even dictate the leaders and laggards in any industry.
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Microsoft surpasses $10 billion in security business revenue, more than 40 percent year-over-year growth

Microsoft empowers defenders to secure across platforms and clouds to make the world a safer place.
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How companies are securing devices with Zero Trust practices

Organizations are seeing a substantial increase in the diversity of devices accessing their networks. With employees using personal devices and accessing corporate resources from new locations in record numbers, IT leaders are seeing an increase in their attack surface area. They’re turning to Zero Trust security models to ensure they have the visibility they need,…
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How IT leaders are securing identities with Zero Trust

The past twelve months have been a remarkable time of digital transformation as organizations, and especially digital security teams, adapt to working remotely and shifting business operations. IT leaders everywhere turned to Zero Trust approaches to alleviate the challenges of enabling and securing remote work. Using Zero Trust to secure users, data, and devices (wherever they may be) has changed…
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Siemens USA CISO: 3 essentials to look for in a cloud provider

Learn why Kurt John of Siemens USA sees continued migration to the cloud as inevitable across industries.
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Understanding influences shaping the cybersecurity landscape, enabling digital transformation, and helping to protect our planet

The accelerated rate of digital transformation we have seen this past year presents both challenges and endless opportunities for individuals, organizations, businesses, and governments around the world. Cybersecurity is the underpinning of helping protect these opportunities. By examining the influences that are shaping the cyber landscape, and hearing from security experts, industry thought leaders, our…
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Enable secure remote work, address regulations and uncover new risks with Microsoft Compliance

A recent Microsoft poll of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) revealed that providing secure remote access to resources, apps, and data is their top concern.
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Microsoft Security: Use baseline default tools to accelerate your security career

As you build your cybersecurity career, take advantage of important new and proactive security configuration and management capabilities that will help your organization ‘move left’ on understanding and reducing risk.
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