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🚨 Microsoft Build 2024 - feedback about Microsoft vision ( Security-first mindset) 📣 Microsoft provides robust security solutions tailored for applications utilizing AI, focusing on three key areas. 🎯 The message and vision : Secure Future initiative ==> Secure By Design - Secure by Default - Secure operations 🛡 Data Governance with Microsoft Purview : ➡ Data Protection: Ensuring the safeguarding of sensitive information. ➡Data Classification: Categorizing data to manage and protect it effectively. ➡Data Quality: Maintaining high data standards for reliable AI outcomes. AI Safety DuoKey Nagib A. 🛡Azure Safety : ➡Securing the content generated and utilized by AI. Safeguarding the prompts and interactions with AI models to prevent misuse and ensure compliance. 🛡 Defender for Cloud: ➡Providing guidelines and tools to secure AI systems. Alerts for AI Generative Activities. Monitoring and alerting on suspicious activities or attacks targeting AI systems. ➡Unified Alert Management via Microsoft XDR Portal: Integrating all alerts, including those from generative AI, into a single, unified portal for streamlined incident management and response. By leveraging these integrated security solutions, organizations can effectively protect their AI applications, ensuring both data integrity and operational security. ✅ I have prepared this vision for you in one slide : Stay tuned for the next Webinar and Podcast :) #AI #MSBuild #MSSecurity #RDBuzz #MVPBuzz

Microsoft is enhancing its Copilot AI tool with enterprise-grade data protection features tailored for Entra users, set to roll out next month. This update underscores Microsoft's commitment to safeguarding data by ensuring that information processed by Copilot is not used to train AI models and adheres strictly to organizational access controls. Additionally, Copilot will soon offer an ad-free interface designed for educational and professional environments, reflecting a focused approach to user experience and security. These enhancements aim to empower businesses to leverage AI while maintaining compliance and data privacy. Microsoft's move demonstrates a strong focus on providing advanced AI tools that align with the stringent data protection needs of enterprises. As AI continues to evolve, integrating such features will be crucial for businesses looking to stay competitive while ensuring their data remains secure. #Microsoft365 #EnterpriseAI #DataPrivacy #AIFuture #ChangeYourPassword Read more: https://lnkd.in/gNDdyvwR

🚀 Exciting Updates Coming to Microsoft Copilot! 🚀 Next month, Microsoft is rolling out updates to the free Microsoft Copilot (web) service for users with a Microsoft Entra account. These updates will enhance data security, privacy, and compliance, and simplify the user experience. 🔒 Enterprise Data Protection (EDP): Microsoft secures your data: Encryption at rest and in transit, rigorous physical security controls, and data isolation between tenants. Your data is private: Microsoft only uses your data as you instruct, with commitments to GDPR, ISO/IEC 27018, and the Data Protection Addendum. Your access controls and policies apply: Prompts and responses are logged, retained, and available for audit, eDiscovery, and advanced Microsoft Purview capabilities. You are protected against AI security risks: Safeguards against harmful content and prompt injections. Your data isn’t used to train foundation models: Prompts and responses are not used to train foundation models. 🎨 Simplified Experience: Microsoft is introducing a new simplified, ad-free Copilot user interface designed for work and education, with prompt examples relevant to these scenarios. Starting in mid-September, you can experience Microsoft Copilot at Microsoft.com/copilot and in the Microsoft 365 app. It will also be coming soon to Microsoft Teams and Outlook. Enable in-app access today via the Microsoft 365 admin center (Global Admin permissions required). To learn more about these updates, head to our FAQ. Stay tuned for more announcements and updates! #MicrosoftCopilot #DataProtection #Privacy #Compliance #UserExperience #EnterpriseDataProtection Westcoast Cloud https://lnkd.in/ezCFDHFV

Unlocking the Power of Data with Microsoft Fabric for Gen AI. Gen AI is reshaping how we interact with data, offering solutions to analyse, summarise, translate, and problem-solve unstructured information. However, for GenAI to truly excel, it needs access to relevant, reliable, and secure data. Enter Microsoft Fabric: designed to align seamlessly with Gen AI initiatives, offering solutions to address data challenges and optimise business outcomes. Here's how Microsoft Fabric can supercharge your GenAI journey: Facilitate Data Access: Fabric's data lake simplifies access to diverse data sets, ensuring Gen AI can leverage information effectively without costly migrations. Standardising Data: Fabric organises and standardises data, ensuring compatibility for AI applications and enabling seamless integration with Gen AI tools. Improving Trust and Governance: With Fabric, data is protected, governed, and optimised, enhancing trust and compliance while bolstering cybersecurity measures. Read on for more: https://lnkd.in/e5R8weWE #MicrosoftFabric #GenAI #DataAnalytics #AIIntegration #DigitalTransformation #FutureOfData

Data Security as a Foundation for Secure AI Adoption. Discover common AI-related risks and find out how to prepare your data for getting the most out of AI capabilities by reading this white paper from the Microsoft Security team. - Top challenges like data oversharing, noncompliant usage, and data leakage. - Prepping your data for cleanup, protection, and loss prevention. - Using intelligent controls to safeguard your organization’s sensitive data. - Maintaining regulatory compliance with strong data governance. To learn more: https://lnkd.in/gbvaaNtp #Microsoft #Healthcare #AI #DataSecurity

🚨 Microsoft Build 2024: Feedback about Microsoft vision ( Security-first mindset) 📣 Microsoft provides robust security solutions tailored for AI applications, focusing on three key areas. 🎯 The message and vision: Secure Future initiative ==> Secure By Design - Secure by Default - Secure operations 🛡 Data Governance with Microsoft Purview : ➡ Data Protection: Ensuring the safeguarding of sensitive information. ➡Data Classification: Categorizing data to manage and protect it effectively. ➡Data Quality: Maintaining high data standards for reliable AI outcomes. AI Safety DuoKey Nagib A. 🛡Azure Safety : ➡Securing the content generated and utilized by AI. Safeguarding the prompts and interactions with AI models to prevent misuse and ensure compliance. 🛡 Defender for Cloud: ➡Providing guidelines and tools to secure AI systems. Alerts for AI Generative Activities. Monitoring and alerting on suspicious activities or attacks targeting AI systems. ➡Unified Alert Management via Microsoft XDR Portal: Integrating all alerts, including those from generative AI, into a single, unified portal for streamlined incident management and response. By leveraging these integrated security solutions, organizations can effectively protect their AI applications, ensuring data integrity and operational security. #AI #MSBuild #MSSecurity

Always good way to kick off #RSAC week with Microsoft Pre-Day event. Looking forward to hearing how security and AI must work hand in hand, and how Microsoft is approaching this critical requirement. “Without security transformation you can’t have AI transformation.” #IdentitySecurity

AI is revolutionizing the way businesses operate, but many organizations hesitate to adopt tools like Microsoft Copilot due to concerns about data security: 🔒 Will my sensitive business data stay secure with AI tools? 📊 How can I ensure compliance with industry regulations while leveraging AI? With Microsoft 365 and Copilot, you don’t have to choose between innovation and security. These tools are built on enterprise-grade protections, ensuring your data stays private, compliant, and secure—all while unlocking new productivity and efficiency. 💡 Let’s discuss how your business can safely embrace AI to achieve more. Get in touch to learn how we can protect your data while transforming your operations at https://lnkd.in/gyKerpmG #Microsoft365 #Copilot #DataSecurity #ModernWorkplace #AIInnovation

The rapid integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into organizational processes marks a significant shift toward efficiency and innovation. This advancement, however, necessitates a rigorous approach to the governance and security of data, the cornerstone of AI's potential. I recently explored a compelling article published on March 13, 2024, offering insights into securing and governing AI in the workplace. The discussion, part of the Microsoft Secure online event, provides valuable strategies for managing AI technologies responsibly. 🔗 link to this great article: https://lnkd.in/g4cCYW-8 #Generative AI, or #GenAI, is revolutionizing #productivity and #creativity across industries worldwide. Despite its benefits, concerns about data #integrity, #bias, and #security risks are prominent, highlighting the critical need for effective governance measures. The article presents striking research findings: 93% of businesses are either in the process of adopting AI strategies or planning to do so. Yet, a similar percentage of #risk leaders feel inadequately prepared to address the associated risks. This tension underscores the necessity for greater control and oversight over organizational data. Microsoft's security ecosystem, including #Microsoft #Defender, #Entra, #Purview, and #Intune, offers a robust set of tools for #safeguarding AI interactions and data. These solutions enable a proactive stance on risk detection, user access governance, and data protection, allowing organizations to leverage AI #confidently without compromising #security. Moreover, the article highlights #Copilot for #Microsoft #365's built-in controls, exemplifying #Microsoft's dedication to secure and responsible AI usage. These controls are designed to mitigate risks of bias, privacy breaches, and security threats, ensuring AI #applications are enterprise ready. Navigating the complexities of #AI adoption presents #challenges but also opens doors to transformative growth. By prioritizing security and #governance, organizations can stride toward AI integration with assurance and responsibility. As the Microsoft Dicker Data team, we stand at the ready to empower our valued partners with cutting-edge, #innovative solutions, committed to ensuring these ventures are secured at every step. 🤝 Together, we can drive innovation with the confidence that comes from solid security backing. Sarah Loiterton, Paul, Daniel Janicki, Darren Bennett, Mikki Chopra, Aasha Bhattacharya, ☁️ Kimberley Chandler ☁️

Are you prepared with a solid data base to leverage Copilot within Microsoft 365 effectively? Don't miss our upcoming webinar on August 22nd, where Brendan Haskins and Callum Noad will guide you through the essential steps to ensure Copilot readiness: Data preparation, securing access & permissions, and enhancing your Microsoft 365 setup. Sign up today! 👉 avpt.co/3AdIDXm #Microsoft365 #AI #DataSecurity #AVPT