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- Career Essentials in Cybersecurity by Microsoft and LinkedIn
Career Essentials in Cybersecurity by Microsoft and LinkedIn
Discover the skills needed for a career in cybersecurity. Gain a solid understanding of commonly used cybersecurity terms. Explore the current threat landscape and learn the core concepts of cybersecurity.
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Digital Skills Compass
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English French Portuguese - Microsoft’s Generative AI Cyber Defense Program for Public Sector
Microsoft’s Generative AI Cyber Defense Program for Public Sector
How Microsoft is partnering with public sector entities to implement an AI-centric cyber defense program that can protect their digital ecosystem and enable digital transformation.
Read the article - Learning Resources for Security Operations Analyst
Learning Resources for Security Operations Analyst
A security operations analyst works with others to secure information technology systems for their organization to protect, detect and defend against cyber-attacks. Explore this Learning Pathway that brings together resources for starting or advancing your skilling journey as a security operations analyst.
Watch the training video - Public Sector Future Podcast | Episode 60: Leveling the Cybersecurity Playing Field with AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud
Episode 60: Leveling the Cybersecurity Playing Field with AI, Machine Learning and Cloud
Using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud to address cybersecurity challenges in the Public Sector.
- Public Sector Future Podcast | Episode 59: Modernizing National Approaches to Cybersecurity
Episode 59: Modernizing National Approaches to Cybersecurity
Sami Khoury is the Head of the Canadian Government’s Centre for Cyber Security. As Canada’s technical authority on cyber security, the team use their expertise to keep safe the information and systems that Canadians rely on, to protect and defend the country’s cyber assets and to lead Canada’s federal response to cybersecurity events.
- Public Sector Future Podcast | Episode 58: Cybersecurity in an AI-Driven Landscape
Episode 58: Cybersecurity in an AI-Driven Landscape
Cybersecurity stands at the forefront of global concerns, and recent advancements in generative AI have opened new avenues for both progress and peril. Guest host Alvaro Vitta and Tom Burt, Corporate Vice President of Customer Security and Trust at Microsoft, delve into the insights from the 2023 Microsoft Digital Defense Report.
- How to Modernize Your Public Sector Security Operations Center
How to Modernize Your Public Sector Security Operations Center
Take the training and learn about the importance of modernizing security operations centers (SOC) in public sector organizations and the steps involved in SOC modernization.
Take the training - Protect Your Government Organization from Cyber Threats
Protect Your Government Organization from Cyber Threats
As governments expand their digital ecosystem and cyber threats increase and attacks become more sophisticated, it’s never been more important than it is right now to do everything in your power to protect your digital estate and that starts with having the ability to detect threats early.
Read the article - Secure to the Core – Helping Public Safety & Justice agencies to address cybersecurity
Secure to the Core – Helping Public Safety & Justice agencies to address cybersecurity
Watch this webinar to learn about important actions public safety & justice organizations need to take to counter cybercrime.
Watch the webinar - Securing the Future of Education
Securing the Future of Education
Read the blog by Microsoft’s Worldwide Cybersecurity Lead for the Public Sector and Global CTO for Education and learn more about how important it is that as our schools adopt more technology, and cyber threats increase, it’s vital to implement critical safeguards to ensure our schools don’t fall victim to cyberattacks.
Read more - Welcome to the Future of Infrastructure
Welcome to the Future of Infrastructure
This year, The Future of Infrastructure is setting off on its own as a standalone podcast hosted on Microsoft’s Public Sector Center of Expertise. Learn more about this new podcast.
Read more - Cybersecurity and Student Safety in K12
Cybersecurity and Student Safety in K12
Watch this webinar as technology leaders share their strategies for maintaining an effective balance of student safety, data privacy and cybersecurity in schools.
Watch the webinar - The Responsible Public Cloud
The Responsible Public Cloud
Read about Microsoft’s vision of the four fundamental building blocks of a responsible public cloud – inclusive economic opportunity, earning trust, protecting fundamental rights and building a sustainable future.
Read the briefing - Microsoft for Defense and Intelligence: Secure the digital defense ecosystem and improve interoperability
Microsoft for Defense and Intelligence: Secure the digital defense ecosystem and improve interoperability
Learn more about how to achieve the necessary level of interoperability while ensuring that your data is secure.
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- Driving a cloud-enabled defense posture
Driving a cloud-enabled defense posture
Join this webinar to learn how cloud technology can help empower militaries to innovate at speed, improve operations, and enhance national security.
Watch the webinar - Modernizing Cybersecurity in Public Finance Organizations
Modernizing Cybersecurity in Public Finance Organizations
There are two major forces driving cyberattacks against Public Finance organizations – money and socio-political disruption. This blog details the potential effects of an attack on a Public Finance organization and what organizations can do now to protect themselves.
Read more - Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2023
Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2023
The 2023 Microsoft Digital Defense Report shares unique insights on how the digital threat landscape is evolving and what crucial actions can be taken now.
Read the report - Cyber Resiliency in Government: Key Actionable Insights from the 2022 Microsoft Digital Defense Report
Cyber Resiliency in Government: Key Actionable Insights from the 2022 Microsoft Digital Defense Report
Worldwide Public Sector Security Lead Alvaro Vitta breaks down the 2022 Microsoft Digital Defense Report as it relates to cyber resiliency and outlines four core pillars and actions that governments must take action now on to protect their digital ecosystems.
Read more - Public Sector Future Podcast | Episode 38: Cybersecurity, Compliance and Cloud: Lessons from Singapore
Episode 38: Cybersecurity, Compliance and Cloud: Lessons from Singapore
Yeo Beng Huay leads the Governance Planning and Policy Division in GovTech, Singapore. Her team plans and formulates policies, standards, and guidance for government ICT and smart systems, and provides data driven management of compliance and risks.
- Public Sector Future Podcast | Episode 37: Military Lessons on Cyberdefense
Episode 37: Military Lessons on Cyberdefense
Dr. Marcus Thompson is a retired Major General and former Head of Information Warfare for the Australian Defense Force. On the second episode of our cybersecurity mini-series, Dr. Thompson talks with Alvaro Vitta about best practices for protecting sensitive data and why making risk-based decisions is so important.
- Accelerating Security Innovation for Governments with the Intelligent Cloud
Accelerating Security Innovation for Governments with the Intelligent Cloud
Watch this Microsoft Ignite session and learn more about the needs and challenges in securing hybrid workspaces across government and how to enable secure collaboration across hybrid workspaces.
Read more - City of Saint John triumphs over ransomware attack with Bulletproof and Microsoft Security solutions
City of Saint John triumphs over ransomware attack with Bulletproof and Microsoft Security solutions
Learn how the City of Saint John in Canada came back stronger than ever before from a crippling ransomware attack with the help of a host of Microsoft Security solutions.
Read the success story - Defending Your Data
Defending Your Data
Learn how Microsoft responds to data protection, privacy, and residency requirements. Through a collection of learning modules, webpages and articles you will learn about: data protection and privacy, data classification, data residency, data governance and compliance, how to optimize government operations with Azure, and how Microsoft secures our own datacenters.
View the collection - Secure Identities and Access
Secure Identities and Access
Learn about the important role that digital identity plays within your digital transformation journey. Through a collection of learning modules, webpages, articles, videos, and blogs you will learn about: secure identities, identity and access management, permissions management and decentralized identity.
View the collection - Learn How to Implement Zero Trust in Your Public Sector Organization
Learn How to Implement Zero Trust in Your Public Sector Organization
As public sector entities continue to embark on their digital transformation and cyber threats continue to increase, having a Zero Trust security strategy is now more essential than ever before. In this collection, learn more about the importance of a Zero Trust strategy and how to implement it.
View the collection - Defending Ukraine: Early Lessons from the Cyber War
Defending Ukraine: Early Lessons from the Cyber War
This Microsoft report outlines five early lessons we can learn from the war in Ukraine and steps we need to take to ensure protection of democracy’s future.
Read the report - RapidDeploy drives innovation in public safety with cloud-native mapping and analytics using Azure for US Government and Power BI
RapidDeploy drives innovation in public safety with cloud-native mapping and analytics using Azure for US Government and Power BI
Learn how RapidDeploy partnered with Microsoft to build its cloud-native emergency response platform with high availability and cybersecurity in mind.
Read the success story - Finnish Tax Administration builds citizens’ trust with a more secure cloud platform
Finnish Tax Administration builds citizens’ trust with a more secure cloud platform
Learn how the Finnish Tax Administration is protecting the data of millions of citizens by implementing a new security strategy and promoting an organization-wide cultural shift away from the traditional security models.
Read the success story - Government of Nunavut comes back stronger after ransomware attack with Microsoft security solutions
Government of Nunavut comes back stronger after ransomware attack with Microsoft security solutions
Read how Microsoft’s elite cybersecurity DART team quickly helped the Government of Nunavut, Canada when a ransomware attack shut down computer systems.
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- Cyber security with Microsoft Sentinel at the forefront of regional ambition
Cyber security with Microsoft Sentinel at the forefront of regional ambition
Read how Salford City Council is keeping its digital infrastructure safe by creating a commercial security operations centre built on a public-sector-operated platform and Microsoft Sentinel.
Read the success story - Helping state and local government agencies address cyber security
Helping state and local government agencies address cyber security
Cyber-attacks against state and local governments are increasing and with the workforce moving to remote work, vulnerabilities that may have been more fully protected by corporate networks are more easily exploited. Learn how you can ensure quality service delivery, safeguard your data, protect your digital infrastructure, and ensure privacy and regulatory compliance.
Read the blog - Public Sector Future Podcast | Episode 36: Cyber Resilience in Government
Episode 36: Cyber Resilience in Government
Tom Burt is the Corporate Vice President of Customer Security and Trust at Microsoft. On the first episode of our Cybersecurity mini-series, Tom tells Alvaro Vitta about the trends he’s seeing, working with the government in Ukraine on cyber defense, and how public sector organizations can be better prepared for future attacks.
- Public Sector Future Podcast | Episode 30: Restricted data in the cloud
Episode 30: Restricted data in the cloud
Rear Admiral António Gameiro Marques is the Director General of the Portuguese National Security Authority, which includes the National Cybersecurity Center.
- Public Sector Future Podcast | Episode 21: Cybersecurity – Protecting a global research university
Episode 21: Cybersecurity – Protecting a global research university
Mary Ann Blair is the Chief Information Security Officer at Carnegie Mellon University. She is responsible for information security engineering and operations; incident prevention, detection, and response; policy and compliance; training and awareness; and identity and access management services.
- Public Sector Future Podcast: Episode 12 | Taking defense and intelligence to the cloud edge
Episode 12: Taking defense and intelligence to the cloud edge
Mike Schrock is the Vice President of Global Alliances at Thales, leading work on technology initiatives involving the intersection between cloud technology, data security, public trust, digital payments, and society.
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