{"id":6702,"date":"2021-08-03T18:32:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T18:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/industry\/blog\/?p=6702"},"modified":"2021-08-10T20:04:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:04:01","slug":"driving-security-innovation-in-defence-and-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-ca\/industry\/blog\/government\/2021\/08\/03\/driving-security-innovation-in-defence-and-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving security innovation in defence and intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Canada\u2019s defence and intelligence agencies are undergoing an important cultural shift. They are increasingly embracing the idea of exploiting the full potential of technology in support of their mission. There is a clear recognition that technology-based innovation is vital to staying one step ahead of potential threats to our national security and we\u2019re seeing more government and military organizations put cloud, AI and machine learning technologies at the core of their defence strategy.<\/p>\n

The evolving landscape of global threats<\/h3>\n

Defending against cyber threats is a complex, ever evolving and never-ending challenge. This past September, we released the Microsoft Digital Defense Report<\/a> illustrating how threat actors are increasingly sophisticated in their techniques and what organizations and agencies can do to defend against them.<\/p>\n

Looking at the data and signals from the cross-company teams, one area that came into sharp focus was nation state threats. Defined as cyber threat activity that originates in a particular country with the apparent intent of furthering national interests, nation state attacks represent some of the most advanced and persistent threat activity Microsoft tracks. These threat actors seek to collect trade secrets and intellectual property for a number of reasons, which can include accelerating the growth of their own domestic industries, advancing a military program, or determining how advanced an adversarial nation\u2019s weapons or technology capabilities are. Government organizations are among the top targeted industry sectors with threat actors specifically focusing on military institutions, foreign ministries and national legislatures.<\/p>\n

An ally to the defence and intelligence community<\/h3>\n

At Microsoft, we are focused on delivering world-class capability and digital transformation to the Canadian and international allied defence community. It is our goal to advance their mission, and we do this by helping to keep critical data safe and ensuring compliance while delivering capabilities through a secure hybrid cloud infrastructure. When thinking about how an agency may want to deliver trusted and secure infrastructure and services, it can take several different shapes. This includes:<\/p>\n