security

September 16, 2024

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Lukas Velush

Harnessing first-party patching technology to drive innovation at Microsoft

We live in a world where network security is a foundational concern for large enterprises like ours that are trusted with sensitive customer data. This creates an environment where we all need to ensure that we have high patching compliance…
September 7, 2024

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Lukas Velush

Empowering employees after the call: Enabling and securing Microsoft Teams meeting data retention at Microsoft

Microsoft Teams meetings help our globally distributed and digitally connected employees create meaningful hybrid work experiences. When those meetings are recorded and transcribed or their data becomes available to AI-powered digital assistants, their impact increases. Although these features have proven…
September 6, 2024

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Inside Track staff

Verifying device health at Microsoft with Zero Trust

Here at Microsoft, we’re using our Zero Trust security model to help us transform the way we verify device health across all devices that access company resources. Zero Trust supplies an integrated security philosophy and end-to-end strategy that informs how…
August 29, 2024

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Alex Fleck

Finding and fixing network outages in minutes—not hours—with real-time telemetry at Microsoft

With more than 600 physical worksites around the world, Microsoft has one of the largest network infrastructure footprints on the planet. Managing the thousands of devices that keep those locations connected demands constant attention from a global team of network…
August 28, 2024

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Lukas Velush

Hardware-backed Windows 11 empowers Microsoft with secure-by-default baseline

Windows 11 makes secure-by-default viable thanks to a combination of modern hardware and software. This ready out-of-the-box protection enables us to create a new baseline internally across Microsoft, one that level sets our enterprise to be more secure for a…
June 28, 2024

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Lukas Velush

Boosting employee device procurement at Microsoft with better forecasting

Device forecasting at Microsoft has allowed the company to plan for new hires, replace out-of-warranty devices for existing employees, and respond to major events, like the release of Windows 11. As a result, we’ve been able to strategically acquire equipment…
June 19, 2024

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Josh Krenz

Building an anti-ransomware program at Microsoft focused on an Optimal Ransomware Resiliency State

Microsoft strives to deliver the productivity tools and services the world depends on. With this comes the responsibility of ensuring protection, continuity, and resilience from cyberattacks of all sorts—including emerging threats. Highlighted in the third edition of the Microsoft Digital…
June 6, 2024

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Inside Track bot

Creating a manageable Microsoft Azure subscription model

Editor’s note: This story was written by a bot powered by Microsoft Azure OpenAI. The bot interviews subject matter experts in Microsoft Digital to generate new stories quickly. We have humans in the loop to ensure the accuracy and completeness…
May 8, 2024

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Sean O’Neill

Modernizing our Network Access Control Infrastructure with Azure

“How do I get on the Wi-Fi?” It’s often one of the first questions visitors ask when arriving at a new location, and here at Microsoft, it happens every day. Our guest Wi-Fi network is typically one of the first…
April 19, 2024

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Summer Frederickson

Start reducing your organization’s Shadow IT risk in 3 steps

You’ve heard a lot about Shadow IT risk, but what is it and what should you do about it? Shadow IT is the set of applications, services, and infrastructure that are developed and managed outside of defined engineering standards. Experts…
April 3, 2024

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Lukas Velush

Empowering employee self-service with guardrails: How we’re using sensitivity labels to make Microsoft more secure

At Microsoft, empowering our employees to do their best work means trusting them with self-determination. But to do that safely, we need clear data loss prevention systems in place. We describe it as self-service with guardrails. Giving employees that level…
March 15, 2024

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Lukas Velush

Looking back at deployment of Windows 11 at Microsoft

[Editor’s note: This content was written to highlight a particular event or moment in time. Although that moment has passed, we’re republishing it here so you can see what our thinking and experience was like at the time.] Windows 11,…

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