Security Insider Conversations

When looking at the far reaches of the current threat landscape, typically we articulate change through the by highlighting the most active threat actors, their tactics and techniques, and what role shifting technology plays. However, when applying this information to security strategy, resilience and operational maturity are the result. In a recent Security Insider Conversation with Capgemin...

Security transformation is measured in execution, not in policies. In November 2025, Microsoft published its latest Secure Future Initiative (SFI)  Progress Report , outlining measurable progress across engineering, governance, and cultural accountability. The report details 28 objectives, risk reduction efforts, and governance alignment across the company. In a recent Security Insider Conver...

As organizations move quickly to adopt AI, security leaders are facing a familiar challenge in a new form: how to innovate at speed without increasing risk. At Microsoft Ignite, we sat down with our partners at IBM to talk candidly about what Secure by Design looks like in practice, and why it’s becoming a foundational expectation beyond its previous buzzword status. This conversation&nb...

Every year, the  Microsoft Digital Defense Report  synthesizes signals, research, and frontline experience from across Microsoft’s global security ecosystem. Like years past, Microsoft Threat Intelligence identifies several themes that security teams should make themselves aware of, and more importantly, our recommendations on how to best address them. As part of the report we sat down w...