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Microsoft expands Windows security and announces new proactive defense measures at Ignite 2024
- At the Microsoft Ignite Conference in Chicago, the technology giant revealed its latest advancements in security aimed at protecting its system. The company is improving Windows security and updates through the general availability of Microsoft’s Security Exposure Management platform and the launch of a new Zero Day Quest initiative for artificial intelligence and cloud security. Features include the Windows Resiliency Initiative, Quick Machine Recovery, Zero Trust DNS and safer programming languages such as Rust. Microsoft also revealed a new platform called Security Exposure Management, designed to continuously help firms identify, prioritise and mitigate risks through a holistic view of their digital attack surface.
- Key capabilities of the platform include attack surface management that offers a real-time view of assets, with high-risk pathways that could lead to critical asset branches. Unified exposure insights additionally provide actionable metrics to guide decision-making. Microsoft is also offering its Zero Day Quest bug bounty initiative aimed at strengthening the security of AI and cloud platforms with up to $4m in potential awards. Researchers will have the opportunity to collaborate directly with Microsoft’s AI engineers and the AI Red Team to enhance their skills and contribute to secure AI development.
- Microsoft today introduced a set of new security features to enhance protection in Windows 11, including Quick Machine Recovery that allows admin to apply targeted fixes through Windows Update without the device needing physical access, Windows Hello which now has support for passkeys, aimed at providing an improved defence against credential-based attacks. Zero Trust DNS enables control of network traffic, minimising the need for regular restarting.
- The company now aims for a shift to Zero Trust to control network traffic and improve hot patching for Windows 11. Microsoft has now shifted to safer programming languages, notably functions that from C++ to Rust, to reduce vulnerabilities related to unsafe code. Security Exposure Management aims at providing a holistic view of the digital attack surface.
- Microsoft has introduced several new features to boost security in Windows 11, including the Windows Resiliency Initiative, enhancing protection from chip to cloud and learning from past incidents. Quick Machine Recovery aims at reducing downtime by allowing quicker recovery from system issues. Expanded protection is being given through a new feature that reduces security risks by allowing users to perform admin-level tasks securely using Windows Hello, with support for passkeys providing improved defence.
- Credential security is being addressed with Windows Hello, now having support for passkeys, providing improved protection against credential-based attacks. Windows 11 aims to enhance protection from chip to cloud, with improved system reliability, learning from past events and enhanced protection capabilities.
- Microsoft has announced a set of new security features aimed at enhancing protection in Windows 11, with Quick Machine Recovery reducing downtime with targeted fixes. Credential security is being targeted by Windows Hello which now includes support for passkeys. The tech giant aims for a shift to Zero Trust DNS to control network traffic and improve hot patching. It has also shifted to safer programming languages such as Rust. Microsoft additionally launched the Security Exposure Management platform, which offers attack surface management that highlights critical areas that are vulnerable to attack, providing a real-time view of assets.
- The Security Exposure Management platform is aimed at helping organisations understand interdependencies across their entire digital estate. The final product contains improvements in attack path analysis and exposure mapping capabilities based on feedback from the public preview. Finally, Microsoft revealed a new bug bounty programme called Zero Day Quest aimed at strengthening the security of AI and cloud platforms with up to $4m potential rewards.
- Zero Day Quest is aimed at strengthening the security of AI and cloud platforms. The initiative will see up to a $4m rewards pool offered, dramatically up from the $1.5m previously offered.
- Microsoft introduces a range of new features to enhance protection in Windows 11, with updates to Quick Machine Recovery, expanding protection through Windows Hello, the biometric authentication system in Windows which uses facial recognition, fingerprints or PINs for secure and password-free sign-ins. Microsoft's shift to Zero Trust significantly reduces the need for restarts and helps maintain a secure environment with minimal disruption. Microsoft announced the general availability of its Security Exposure Management platform, providing a holistic view of organisations' digital attack surface, and launched a new bug bounty initiative, Zero Day Quest to strengthen AI and cloud security.
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