Aims to skill and certify 100,000 people in Asia by 2025 to close the cybersecurity skills gap and empower women who are aspiring towards a career in cybersecurity SINGAPORE, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ Microsoft is initiating new partnerships under its Ready4Cybersecurity program in Asia to improve access to cybersecurity skills and careers for the historically and systemically underrepresented with a focus on young women. Into its second year, Ready4Cybersecurity is committing to skill and certify 100,000 young women and underrepresented youths in cybersecurity by 2025, enhancing opportunities for employment in cybersecurity, filling the talent gap, and building a diverse cybersecurity workforce. According to Microsoft'sDigital Defense Report, the volume of password attacks has risen to an estimated 921 attacks every second in 2022 - a 74% increase in just one year. Cyberattacks often have devastating impacts - the average cost of a cyber breach has reached $4.35 million. This
Trained across security and networking disciplines and armed with trillions of data signals, Security Copilot dramatically increases the reach, speed and effectiveness of any security team SINGAPORE, March 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ Microsoft Corp. announced it is bringing the next generation of AI to cybersecurity with the launch of Microsoft Security Copilot, giving defenders a much-needed tool to quickly detect and respond to threats and better understand the threat landscape overall. Security Copilot will combine Microsoft's vast threat intelligence footprint with industry-leading expertise to augment the work of security professionals through an easy-to-use AI assistant. "Today the odds remain stacked against cybersecurity professionals. Too often, they fight an asymmetric battle against relentless and sophisticated attackers," said Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president, Microsoft Security. "With Security Copilot, we are shifting the balance of power into our favor
Harnessing the power of AI, Microsoft 365 Copilot turns your words into the most powerful productivity tool on the planet SINGAPORE, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ Microsoft today announced it is bringing the power of next-generation AI to its workplace productivity tools with Microsoft 365 Copilot. Currently in testing with select commercial customers, Copilot combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with business data and the Microsoft 365 apps, to unleash creativity, unlock productivity and uplevel skills. Customers will experience Microsoft 365 Copilot in two ways Microsoft 365 Copilot isn't just a better way of doing the same things. It's an entirely new way of working. Copilot will work alongside Microsoft 365 customers in two ways: First, it is embedded in the Microsoft 365 apps people use every day - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and more. The company also announced an entirely new experience: Business Chat. Business Chat works across the LLM, the Mic
The third edition of Cyber Signals analyzes risks to critical infrastructure gathered from Microsoft's 43 trillion daily security signals and 8,500 security experts The report includes new insights on these risks with practical recommendations for enterprises looking to defend against related cyberattacks SINGAPORE, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Microsoft has released its third edition of Cyber Signals, a regular cyberthreat intelligence brief spotlighting security trends and insights gathered from Microsoft's 43trillion daily security signals and 8,500 security experts. This edition highlights new insights on the wider risks that converging IT, Internet-of-Things (IoT), and Operational Technology (OT) systems pose to critical infrastructure, and how enterprises can defend against these attacks. OT is a combination of hardware and software across programmable systems or devices that interact with the physical environment (or manage devices that interact with the physical environ
Program to provide free access to 350 courses, six new Career Essentials Certificates, and 50,000 LinkedIn Learning Scholarships 14 million engaged learners in Asia to-date under Skills for Jobs program SINGAPORE, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Today, Microsoft and LinkedIn announced the next step in the Skills for Jobs program, providing free access to 350 courses and six new Career Essentials Certificates for six of the most in-demand jobs in the digital economy. Microsoft and LinkedIn will also be offering 50,000 LinkedIn Learning scholarships to help people get ahead in their skilling journey. By 2025, Microsoft will help train and certify 10 million people with skills for in demand jobs. Today's launch builds on the Global Skills Initiative, which helped 80 million jobseekers around the world access digital skilling resources. Microsoft has engaged 14 million learners in Asia via LinkedIn, Microsoft Learn and non-profit skilling efforts To date, Microsoft has engaged 14 million