“How much does my CEO earn?” – Avoid Data Security Pitfalls in the Era of AI
AI poses data security, compliance, and privacy challenges for organisations that, if not addressed properly, can slow down adoption of the technology. Due to a lack of visibility and controls to protect data in AI, organisations are pausing or in some instances even banning the use of AI out of abundance of caution. To prevent business-critical data being compromised and to safeguard their competitive edge, reputation, and customer loyalty, organisations need integrated data security and compliance solutions to safely and confidently adopt AI technologies and keep their most important asset – their data – safe. Michael and Umberto are excited to share how Microsoft significantly invests into cybersecurity and help empower customers to protect and govern their data. We approach data protection in various ways, and Microsoft Purview plays a key role that provides a set of comprehensive, innovation-driving solutions – addressing data security, compliance, and privacy.
AI Summary
Key facts
- Microsoft collects 78 trillion signals a day to monitor cybersecurity threats.
- Microsoft has significantly invested in security, appointing 34,000 security engineers and spending $20 billion on security over five years.
- Microsoft Purview offers tools for data inventory, classification, and protection, supporting multicloud and multiplatform environments.
Ideas
- The ease of accessing sensitive information like a CEO's salary highlights the broader issue of data protection in the AI era.
- Microsoft's shift towards making security a top priority across the organization, including embedding security goals into every employee's objectives.
- The introduction of Microsoft Purview as a comprehensive toolset for data governance, risk management, and compliance, aimed at securing data in the context of AI use.
Keywords
- Data Security
- AI
- Microsoft
- Data Governance
- Cybersecurity
Quotes
- “security is job number one”
- “we switched off 730,000 non-compliant apps within Microsoft”
- “co-pilot acts as your agent so the Access Control won't sort out itself of course but it's respected by co-pilot in this case”
Recommendations
- Organizations should prioritize security and data governance to safely leverage AI technologies.
- Companies need to adopt comprehensive toolsets like Microsoft Purview for effective data governance and protection in the AI era.
Resources
- Microsoft Purview — Tool
- Microsoft's yearly Threat Intelligence Report — Report
