UBS Prepares Cloud Move to Secret Microsoft Data Centers
This is a great partnership with UBS and we are looking forward (I am looking forward) to continue the work with UBS:
A verified identity for B2C? Microsoft and Mastercard join forces
A problem still to be solved: As soon as companies enter the B2C market, they need a way to verify the identity of the customer. Depending on the business you are in, this is more or less complex. Therefore, I think the announcement that Mastercard and Microsoft join forces to address this challenge: Mastercard, Microsoft…
Cloud Computing and the Swiss Cloud
There is a lot of discussion currently going on in Switzerland about Swiss clouds. Local providers are trying to secure their market share through leveraging “Swissness” and local data storage. While this seems to be interesting in the first moment, it starts to fall apart as soon as cost gets involved or the innovation power…
Microsoft is going Password-Less
The feature for Live has been there for a while but certain announcements on out side now really caught track. I use my Microsoft Account without passwords since quite a while and it is really cool. The same comes for the business with FIDO 2.0. So you should see the news: CNBC: Microsoft announces it…
An important step toward peace and security in the digital world
I think we are all in agreement that the internet as it is today is a great achievement but there needs to be a certain level of agreement between the different players what should be done and what not. On November 12th, Microsoft and other technology providers like Google, Facebook, Intel, Ericsson, Samsung, Accenture, Fujitsu,…
The Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella visiting the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Satya was visiting Switzerland this week. During his trip he obviously met with our customers and with the Microsoft Switzerland team but he took the time to have a chat at the ETH, the Federal Institute of Technology as well (which is my Alma Mater and one of the best universities globally). In my opinion…
Microsoft and Amazon to partner against Google?
This is an interesting view on what could happen after the EU ruling against Google. Definitely worth reading:
How Amazon and Microsoft will oust Google to become our next Android overlords
Encryption in Use – Confidential Computing in Azure
If you have not read, yet about Confidential Computing, you definitely should. This can be a real game-changer in how to deal with sensitive data in the cloud.
Mark Russinovich held a Microsoft Mechanics session at Ignite on that – 15 minutes well spent. Watch yourself:
6 Reason for People to Resist
We had a meeting today between a customer and our CISO, Bret Arsenault. As always Bret was giving a lot of insights into his world and he was talking about our cloud transformation. Obviously, there was a time, where our migration stalled, and they were trying to figure out, why. He then learned from somebody,…
Good Washington Post Article: Microsoft welcomes scrutiny of tech industry
Interesting how the title turned out: Microsoft welcomes scrutiny of tech industry that has roiled its competition this year, says CEO Nadella. Easy for him to say. Kind of true as Microsoft was not in the focus of all the troubles this year but on the other hand, one could say that we learned our…
Does AI solve it all?
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning hold a lot of promises in security. They will help us address the problems around false positives and detecting anomalies. There is a lot of hope and a lot of promises by the vendors in that space. Microsoft invests in this technology as well and I would say we are…
Security in the Supply Chain
Supply chain security is a very complex and difficult topic. The industry started to focus more and more on it and different approaches start to materialize. Mainly, security becomes part of the contract negotiation and part of the responsibilities of the supplier. In some cases, certifications like ISO 27001 are requested and the certificate must…
Do we really need a CSO?
I was just reading an article called Does Facebook even need a CSO? – initially my reaction was (as most of yours I guess): “What a stupid question, for sure we need a CSO”. However, is this true? Do we really need a CSO? Are there other models which would work as well? What is…
Confidential Computing – A Silver Bullet for the Cloud?
When it comes to encryption and data we solved different problems. Since the invention of algorithms like DES, 3DESand/or AES symmetric encryption is something we understand and can solve. With RSA and Diffie-Helman key management and key exchange can be implemented with reasonable management overhead. This led to solid and trusted implementations of encryption at…
Microsoft is acquiring GitHub
Wow, this is surprising and very good news: Microsoft + GitHub = Empowering Developers – a great post from our CEO, Satya Nadella
Microsoft Intune adds support for Knox Mobile Enrollment on company-owned Samsung devices
This is really cool: Microsoft Intune adds support for Knox Mobile Enrollment on company-owned Samsung devices
It once more proves that we deliver solutions for complex environments.
Eight Essentials for Hybrid Identity
It is not new, that identity will become your new perimeter, your next control pane. Still I see a lot of companies struggle with the concept and with the feeling to have the identity in the Cloud. Often, I hear the statement that they “lose control” once the identity is (at least partly) managed in…
IoT and Hardware Security – How Bad Will It Get?
It is obviously not new that the security of hardware devices, especially the ones in the IoT space, is not the best. Typically, these devices were not designed with security in mind – much more with functionality and ease of use. With Spectre and Meltdown last year we have seen a new challenge showing up:…
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report v23 available!
I still remember the first one and now we reach version 23… It has a lot of insights into the malware and cybercrime landscape with really actionable recommendations. The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report can be accessed in different ways: Infographic – https://aka.ms/SIRv23Info Full Report – https://aka.ms/SIRv23 Webinar (April 10th at 10 am PDT) – https://aka.ms/SIRv23webcast…
Microsoft expands the Cloud – including Swiss Datacenters
The growing customer demand lets us expand our cloud services in new ways. Besides other exciting news, we just announced to open a Swiss region with two data centers in the Cantons Geneva and Zurich. Microsoft plans to offer enterprise cloud services for businesses, government, and NGOs from datacenter locations in the cantons of Geneva…