5 ways to secure identity and access for 2024 | Microsoft Security Blog
Cyber threats are rising rapidly with 30 billion attempted password attacks per month, according to Microsoft. AI is helping attackers by launching and automating new and sophisticated cyberattacks.
The best defense is a comprehensive strategy that incorporates identity access management and Microsoft AI-powered CoPilot.
Read this Microsoft article to get advice for protecting your organization from cyberattacks in 2024
How can we secure access to AI applications?
Organizations should apply the same identity and access governance rules to AI applications as they do to other corporate resources. This includes enforcing least privilege access through an identity governance solution, which allows for the definition and rollout of granular access policies. By managing all sanctioned apps, including generative AI apps, with tools like Microsoft Entra ID Governance, organizations can ensure that only authorized users have the appropriate level of access.
What measures can we take against sophisticated cyberattacks?
To combat sophisticated attacks, organizations should implement phishing-resistant multifactor authentication methods, such as cryptographic or biometric solutions. Additionally, employing machine learning-powered identity protection tools can help detect unusual user behavior and respond to risk signals in real-time. Continuous access evaluation (CAE) should also be utilized to manage user access dynamically based on risk assessments.
How can we unify access policies across our security functions?
Adopting a Zero Trust security model can help unify access policies across identity, endpoint, and network security. By integrating these functions under a single policy engine, organizations can manage and enforce granular access policies more effectively, reducing operational complexity and minimizing gaps in policy coverage. Microsoft’s Security Service Edge (SSE) solution offers a way to bring together these security aspects for streamlined access management.
5 ways to secure identity and access for 2024 | Microsoft Security Blog
published by CX Consulting (Pty) Ltd
CX Consulting was established in 2020 by Pieter vd Walt. With the ever increasing threat of cyber attacks and cyber crime, organisations are often at a loss at what to do. New software vulnerabilities are found daily, web application attacks leave websites vulnerable and viruses become increasingly silent and stealthy. Often, the simplest things such as weak passwords and uneducated staff can be the cause of an entire company infrastructure being compromised. Our aim is to make your company or organisation as unattractive to cybercriminals as possible - and keeping your sensitive financial and client data safe. This is done in a variety of ways including attack and penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, user awareness campaigns, and keeping your company constantly safe with a month-to-month service level agreement. We also consult and provide managed IT services to support medium sized firms with their IT infrastructure. We are a premium IT service provider focused on medium sized businesses. We no longer focus on the break & fix model as our aim is to prevent and minimize downtime.
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