Microsoft is repositioning its security business around the industry and launching a host of new solutions around what it calls an “operational security posture,” according to CEO Satya Nadella, who said security is the “most pressing issue of our time.”
The security challenge is bigger than ever, Nadella said on stage Tuesday at the Microsoft Government Cloud Forum in Washington, D.C. As there has been a continuing stream of massive data breaches, together with growing attacker sophistication and a more connected world that is expanding the surface for attack, Nadella said, Microsoft has a responsibility to help its customers and partners secure themselves against this challenge in order to stay true to its mission.
“Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more — [that] is what drives all of our technology innovation agenda, how we interact with our customers and partner with our ecosystem,” Nadella said. “Trust is at the core of this.
