The Microsoft Security Insights Show Episode 250 - Laura Buska

Women In Cyber

Join us as we talk with Laura Buska. Laura is a Cloud Solution Architect Director at Microsoft. Laura's focus is on AI Solutions and security.

Laura Buska led the establishment of an AI practice at Microsoft, managing a team of architects who guide Microsoft customers in adopting Copilot AI with security top of mind. With 17 years at Microsoft and a career spanning app development, infrastructure, security, and now AI, she's seen firsthand the transformative power of technology. Her journey in cybersecurity has been pivotal, especially when she started a Microsoft security practice from scratch. Today, she blends her passion for AI and cybersecurity, fostering a culture of making powerful offers and building trust. She's excited to share insights on how we bring care and innovation to Microsoft's customers through security and AI.

Show Links:

General:

• Applying Zero Trust principles to the cloud-native journey

• Microsoft Security in Action: Zero Trust Deployment Essentials for Digital Security

Threat Intelligence:

• Storm-2372 conducts device code phishing campaign

• The BadPilot campaign: Seashell Blizzard subgroup conducts multiyear global access operation

Azure Security:

• General Availability: Monitoring and Logging for Azure Managed HSM in Azure Portal

• Protecting Azure AI Workloads using Threat Protection for AI in Defender for Cloud

Defender for Cloud:

• Microsoft Defender for Cloud Customer Newsletter

• The security benefits of structuring your Azure OpenAI calls – The System Role

• What's new in Defender for Cloud features

Sentinel News:

• What's new in Microsoft Sentinel

• What's new in Microsoft's unified security operations platform

Microsoft Entra:

• Microsoft Security in Action: Deploying and Maximizing Advanced Identity Protection

• New webinar series: How to secure access for your employees with the Microsoft Entra Suite

• What's new in Entra ID

Device Management:

• Your guide to Intune at Microsoft Technical Takeoff 2025

M365 Defender (MDO, MDE, MDI, MDCA):

• What's new in Microsoft Defender XDR

• What's new in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

• What's new in Microsoft Defender for Office 365

• What's new in Microsoft Defender for Identity

• What's new in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Defender Experts for XDR:

• Why security teams rely on Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR for managed detection and response

Security Copilot:

• Exciting updates to the Copilot (AI) Bounty Program: Enhancing security and incentivizing innovation

Microsoft Purview:

• General Availability: Dynamic watermarking for sensitivity labels in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Microsoft Security Learning:

• https://learning-pathways.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Microsoft-Sentinel-Learning-Companion.pdf

Tips and Notes from the field:

Protect enterprise solutions with new Microsoft Power Platform security features - Microsoft Power Platform Blog

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