Security and governance
Explore how we’re protecting people, data, devices, and workloads across Microsoft through security, identity, compliance, and governance practices.
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Responsible AI: Why it matters and how we’re infusing it into our internal AI projects at Microsoft
Like the computer itself and electricity before it, AI is a transformational technology. It’s providing never-before-seen opportunities to reimagine productivity, address major social challenges, and…
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Deploying Microsoft Baseline Security Mode at Microsoft: Our virtuous learning cycle
The enterprise security frontier isn’t just evolving. It’s accelerating beyond the limits of traditional security models. AI acceleration, cloud adoption, and rapid growth of enterprise…
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Microsoft CISO advice: Read our four tips for securing your network
Geoff Belknap, CVP and operating CISO for Core and Enterprise, shares four key practices your business can use to be prepared for managing network security…
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Deploying the Employee Self‑Service Agent: Our blueprint for enterprise‑scale success
The case for AI in employee assistance The advent of generative AI tools and agents has been a game changer for the modern workplace at…
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Read our seven tips for shifting to a ‘cloud-native’ device management strategy
At Microsoft, we manage a large, diverse device estate, with more than 1 million devices in use by employees and teams across our global corporate…
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Hardening our digital defenses with Microsoft Baseline Security Mode
Security isn’t just a feature—it’s a foundation. As threats grow more varied, widespread, and sophisticated, enterprises need to rethink how they protect their environments. That’s…
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Transforming security and compliance at Microsoft with Windows Hotpatch
Security updates are essential, and every security admin knows that when it comes to applying these updates, faster is better to mitigate the risk. However,…
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Confidential by design: How we’re securing OneNote for the age of AI at Microsoft
Here at Microsoft and at workplaces around the world, OneNote is used for everything from record keeping and note-taking to collaborating across teams. And with…
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Securing the borderless enterprise: How we’re using AI to reinvent our network security
The modern enterprise network is complex, to say the least. Enterprises like ours are increasingly adopting hybrid infrastructures that span on-premises data centers, multiple cloud…
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Implementing a Zero Trust security model at Microsoft
At Microsoft, our shift to a Zero Trust security model—which began more than seven years ago—has helped us navigate many challenges. The increasing prevalence of…
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Boosting our Secure Future Initiative at Microsoft with a transformed approach to wired network security
If you asked Sean Adams, Justin Griffin, Sajith Balan, or Shyam Sunder Gogi to provide a one-word answer that describes their current focus, you’d get…
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Sensitivity labeling: A new layer of security for Microsoft Teams Premium meetings
Microsoft Teams is where collaboration and connection happen. The wide array of digital artifacts that come from our employees’ day-to-day meetings—things like recordings, transcripts, and…