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So how's Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative going?

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STIX ID: report--a05fb8b8-dd46-5373-a869-82725f588828

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Date Published: 2024-09-23

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Jessica Lyons

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Microsoft’s first Secure Future Initiative (SFI) progress report outlines broad security upgrades across six engineering pillars, including HSM-backed key management for Entra ID/MSA, rollout of phishing-resistant credentials, decommissioning inactive tenants/apps, tighter network inventory/isolation, standardized build pipeline templates, centralized logging with two-year retention, and faster vulnerability mitigation. The company also established a Cybersecurity Governance Council, appointed 13 deputy CISOs, linked executive compensation and employee reviews to security, launched a Security Academy, and committed to publishing certain cloud issues as CVEs. While referencing past breaches, the report focuses on internal progress and governance rather than detailing new incidents or technical IOCs.

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