Microsoft wants to play a part in ensuring U.S. elections go smoothly. Its latest strategic partnership is a step forward for its democracy-minded initiative.
The White House
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in national security positions.
Frank Kendall, Nominee for Secretary of the Air Force, Department of Defense
Thomas A. Monheim, Nominee for Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
Gina Ortiz Jones, Nominee for Under Secretary of the Air Force, Department of Defense
Meredith Berger, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Department of Defense
Michael Connor, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Department of Defense
Ed Gonzalez, Nominee for Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security
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Expanding AccountGuard protections for high-risk customers in 31 democracies
Today, we’re announcing the expansion of Microsoft’s enterprise-grade identity and access management protections to all AccountGuard members in 31 democracies at no additional cost. The addition of new features to AccountGuard provides new ways to protect online accounts for political parties, candidates and their staff, health care workers, human rights defenders, journalists and certain other customers who are at greatest risk from nation-state hackers.
Last year, we announced availability of these identity and access management features to political campaigns and parties ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. These identity protection offerings help ensure only authorized people can log on to an organization’s systems and make it more difficult for hackers to impersonate legitimate staff. Our pilot showed that organizations taking advantage of these tools saw an 18% improvement in their Mic