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Satya Nadella (pictured) today revealed Microsoft Relevant Products/Services's plans to enhance enterprise security and help its customers have stronger protection Relevant Products/Services for what he referred to as the "mobile-first, cloud Relevant Products/Services-first world."
Addressing the Microsoft Government Cloud Forum in Washington, D.C., Nadella said that Microsoft already invests $1 billion in security research and development each year, but despite that the company is creating a new Cyber Defense Operations Center. Nadella said that center will be a state-of-the-art facility that contains a staff of security response experts charged with detecting and responding to cyber threats in real time.
It's all part of what Nadella called Microsoft's new approach to security: being hyper-vigilant while addressing the cybersecurity problems it and other companies routinely face, including malware, phishing attacks and accidental data Relevant Products/Services loss.
Eyes on the Cloud
The new center will work around the clock, and Microsoft said it will have direct access to thousands of security specialists across the company and elsewhere to monitor security threats. Nadella didn't say when the center, which will run out of Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., wiil open.
Meanwhile, Bret Arsenault, Microsoft's chief information security officer, took to the company's blog to point out that while there will always be new threats, new attacks and new technologies, companies can take action now to address security concerns and improve their security.
"It is critical for companies to strengthen their core security hygiene (across things like monitoring, antivirus, patch and operating systems), adopt modern platforms and comprehensive identity, security and management solutions, and leverage features offered within cloud services," Arsenault said.
