{"id":116754,"date":"2022-06-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/?p=116754"},"modified":"2023-06-19T10:35:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T17:35:11","slug":"microsoft-at-rsa-2022-envisioning-the-future-of-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2022\/06\/29\/microsoft-at-rsa-2022-envisioning-the-future-of-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft at RSA 2022: Envisioning the future of security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Like most of you, I was glad to see the 2022 RSA Conference return to its in-person roots after a two-year digital hiatus. This year\u2019s event was a great success, drawing 26,000 attendees to three days of cutting-edge security sessions, tutorials, seminars, and special events at Moscone Center in San Francisco. The conference included more than 600 speakers and 400-plus exhibitors, along with hundreds of media representatives. Microsoft Security<\/a> was on the ground, interacting with customers and security professionals at Microsoft\u2019s 20-plus earned sessions<\/strong>, as well as showcasing new solutions like Microsoft Entra<\/strong><\/a> that help realize our goal of comprehensive security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I was honored to give a keynote address<\/a> (video courtesy of RSA Conference<\/a>) on the future of cybersecurity, including a look at where technology and human expertise are headed, as well as why creating a more inclusive and diverse security workforce will be critical in our defense against evolving threats. Also addressing a subject that\u2019s become more urgent with the growth of the decentralized enterprise, my colleague Bret Arsenault, Microsoft Corporate Vice President (CVP) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), gave a special presentation on managing Shadow IT. All in all, it was a fun, collegial, and productive five days. Let\u2019s look at some of the highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 1. Vasu Jakkal gives the keynote address\u2014Innovation, Ingenuity, and Inclusivity: The Future of Security is Now.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to our guests and some hard work by our onsite team, the Microsoft pre-day event<\/strong> was a huge hit. We registered 430 attendees<\/strong> for this all-day event held on June 5, 2022, at Bespoke Event Center. Attendees were able to partake in Q&As with security experts<\/strong> about Zero Trust, threat intelligence, multicloud protection, risk management, and how Microsoft is re-envisioning the future of identity and access with Microsoft Entra<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I hosted Bret Arsenault<\/strong> in a fireside chat about navigating today\u2019s security challenges and my colleague Joy Chik, CVP of Identity and Access<\/strong>, made a special presentation on Microsoft Entra and the trust fabric of identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 2. CVP of Identity and Access Joy Chik speaks at the 2022 RSA Conference.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Attendees also enjoyed our immersive walkthrough art experience<\/strong> (and of course, the custom swag bar). Many guests took advantage of the reception to network with other security professionals and reconnect with old friends. It was great to see some familiar faces and share new insights with defenders across our community\u2014a big thank you to everyone who joined us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 3. Attendes network at the Microsoft Security Hub.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft had a booth at the North Expo of RSA which showcased Microsoft comprehensive security solutions across our six product families: Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Endpoint Manager, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Purview, and Microsoft Priva. More than 7,300 people visited the Microsoft booth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 4. Microsoft Security booth at RSA Conference 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft speakers appeared in more than 20 earned sessions at this year\u2019s RSA, addressing everything from supply chain attacks to ransomware, botnets, and ways to protect our democracy. We also hosted 40 sessions in our booth. Some of our most popular sessions included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shadow IT<\/a> can be broadly defined as a \u201cset of applications, services, and infrastructure that are developed and managed outside of defined company standards.\u201d These kinds of ad-hoc systems can pose a compliance risk, especially for security, privacy, data governance, and accessibility. Like any organization, Microsoft has not been immune to the proliferation of Shadow IT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Figure 5. Vasu Jakkal and Bret Arsenault speak at the Microsoft pre-day event.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In keeping with our commitment to security for all<\/a>, Microsoft<\/strong> CVP and CISO Bret Arsenault<\/strong> gave a special presentation on June 8, 2022, addressing Microsoft\u2019s approach to managing Shadow IT. Bret discussed how Microsoft\u2019s security team is enabling engineers and developers to build and operate security capabilities in the cloud, as well as Microsoft\u2019s three primary principles <\/strong>for managing and addressing Shadow IT. For attendees wanting to learn more, we followed up the event with a free white paper on managing Shadow IT<\/a>. We\u2019ve also made Bret\u2019s presentation slides<\/a> available to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Microsoft Security Excellence Awards<\/strong> (formerly Microsoft Security 20\/20 Awards) recognize Microsoft Intelligent Security Association<\/a> (MISA) members\u2019 success during the past 12 months. This year\u2019s 10 award categories were carefully selected to recognize the unique ways MISA members support their customers and help improve Microsoft security products. Our cross-functional panel carefully examined hundreds of nominations, narrowing the field to just three finalists for each category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the spirit of collaboration, Microsoft and MISA members alike voted on the winners. After dinner and cocktails, the awards were handed out at the San Francisco Design Center by Microsoft executives Phil Montgomery, Andrew Conway, Alym Rayani, Irina Nechaeva, Desmond Forbes, Sue Bohn, Mandana Javaheri, Madhu Prasha, Scott Woodgate, and myself. MISA members are a critical part of our approach to comprehensive security. We\u2019re grateful for their vision and dedication to our shared mission of helping customers do more, safely. To all of this year\u2019s finalists and winners<\/a>\u2014congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft now protects 785,000 customers around the world, including our own digital estate. Our goal is to provide comprehensive security<\/a> for our customers while enabling greater security for our shared online world. Microsoft\u2019s best-in-breed protection, built-in intelligence, and simplified management integrates more than 50 product categories in six product families, allowing you to be fearless in the pursuit of your vision. Our newest product family, Microsoft Entra<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> helps fulfill that mission by creating a secure entry point for end-to-end security. Entra provides a unified admin center for Azure Active Directory<\/a> (Azure AD), Entra Permissions Management<\/a>, and Entra Verified ID<\/a> where your organization can quickly verify and secure every identity or access request\u2014all in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our commitment to comprehensive security also means providing the latest research and first-hand knowledge to help keep your organization secure. You can learn more at Cyber Signals<\/a>, a cyberthreat intelligence brief drawn from the latest Microsoft data and research. If you attended RSA and engaged with Microsoft, please take a few minutes to respond to our RSAC 2022 survey<\/a> so we can continue to improve your experience. My thanks to everyone who attended, and we\u2019ll see you next year! <\/p>\n\n\n\n To learn more about Microsoft Security solutions, visit our website<\/a>. Bookmark the Security blog<\/a> to keep up with our expert coverage on security matters. Also, follow us at @MSFTSecurity<\/a> for the latest news and updates on cybersecurity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2022 RSA Conference was a great success, drawing 26,000 attendees to three days of cutting-edge security sessions, tutorials, seminars, and special events at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Microsoft Security was on the ground, interacting with customers and security professionals at Microsoft\u2019s 20-plus earned sessions, as well as showcasing new solutions like Microsoft Entra that help realize our goal of comprehensive security. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":116787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ms_queue_id":[],"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","footnotes":""},"content-type":[3660],"topic":[3667,3685],"products":[3690,3702,3726],"threat-intelligence":[],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2400],"class_list":["post-116754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","content-type-events","topic-cloud-security","topic-siem-and-xdr","products-microsoft-defender","products-microsoft-entra","products-microsoft-sentinel"],"yoast_head":"\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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