Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2020: Cyber Threat Sophistication on the Rise
Today, Microsoft is releasing a new annual report, called the Digital Defense Report, covering cybersecurity trends from the past year. This report makes it clear that threat actors have rapidly increased in sophistication over the past year, using techniques that ... continue reading

Real-time data intelligence and security at the edge with Azure SQL Edge
Today we introduce the availability of Azure SQL Edge, a real-time data engine, optimized for IoT workloads and backed by the security and performance of the same engine that powers SQL Server and Azure SQL.Azure SQL Edge is a small-footprint ... continue reading

Microsoft delivers unified SIEM and XDR to modernize security operations
The threat landscape continues to increase in both complexity and the level of sophistication of the attacks we observe. Attackers target the most vulnerable resources in an organization and then traverse laterally to target high-value assets. No longer can you ... continue reading

Better outcomes with AI: Frost & Sullivan names Microsoft the leading AI platform for healthcare IT
In early 2020, Frost & Sullivan recognized Microsoft as the “undisputed leader” in global Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms for the Healthcare IT (HCIT) sector on the Frost Radar™. In a field of more than 200 global industry participants, Frost & ... continue reading
Troubleshooting Windows 10 Update for Business by Using Azure Update Compliance and Log Analytics
TROUBLESHOOTING WINDOWS 10 UPDATE for BUSINESS With AZURE UPDATE COMPLIANCE ... continue reading
Rethinking IoT/OT Security to Mitigate Cyberthreats
We live in an exciting time. We’re in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution—first steam, followed by electricity, then computers, and, now, the Internet of Things. A few years ago, IoT seemed like a futuristic concept that was on ... continue reading

Share big data at scale with Azure Data Share in-place sharing for Azure Data Explorer
This post was co-authored by Jie Feng Principal Program Manager, and Sumi Venkitaraman Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Azure. Microsoft Azure Data Share is an open, easy, and secure way to share data at scale by enabling organizations to share data ... continue reading
Afternoon Cyber Tea: Revisiting social engineering: The human threat to cybersecurity
Most of us know ‘Improv’ through film, theatre, music or even live comedy. It may surprise you to learn that the skills required for improvisational performance art, can also make you a good hacker? In cybersecurity, while quite a bit ... continue reading

Build safer, more resilient workplaces with IoT solutions
We are coming together as a global community, looking for opportunities to act or perform small steps that drive change for the better. Many parts of the world are still in the first stage of responding, actively working through the ... continue reading
Azure SQL and IoT | Data Exposed
IoT is almost always associated with NoSQL database. This is quite understandable as its flexibility and specialization are great for ingesting IoT data. But what if that flexibility and performance are also available in Azure SQL? That would make Azure ... continue reading