Women in Cybersecurity Month 2025 Grand Finale Live Replay

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This is a special, full-day episode of the Microsoft Security Insights Show dedicated to Women in Cybersecurity Month.

Here's a summary of what was covered:

Introductions & AI Discussion with Dona Sarkar (0:00-2:19):

• The hosts introduced themselves and the show's purpose, highlighting its focus on empowering women in the cybersecurity field.

• They discussed the growing role of AI in cybersecurity and the importance of good software engineering practices in AI development.

• The first guest, Dona Sarkar, shared her journey from a traditional dev space into cybersecurity and her passion for educating others.

Break & Second Guest Introduction (2:19-2:58):

• A short break was followed by the introduction of Heike Ritter, another expert in generative AI at Microsoft.

Heike Ritter's Interview (2:58-4:07):

• Heike shared her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated industry and her work in building and promoting the "Virtual Ninja" training series.

• She discussed her role as a product manager and her various responsibilities, including mentoring, content creation, and community engagement.

Break & Third Guest Introduction (4:07-4:59):

• After a break, the final guest, Renuka Iyer, joined the show.

Renuka's Interview (4:59-4:29):

• Reuka shared her extensive career at Microsoft (over 20 years!), highlighting her diverse roles, including software development and her current focus on empowering women in security through employee resource groups.

• She emphasized the importance of a holistic approach to security and Microsoft's unique position in the industry.

Wrap-up & Future Shows (4:29-4:19):

• The hosts summarized the day's event and discussed upcoming shows, including a tech-heavy month in April and a focus on agentic AI in May.

This video celebrates the achievements of women in cybersecurity, emphasizes the importance of their expertise in the face of evolving technology, and promotes inclusivity in the field.

Show Links:

Just good old plain security stuff:

https://sentinel.blog/

General:

• Blog Series: Charting Your Path to Cyber Resiliency

• AI innovation requires AI security: Hear what’s new at Microsoft Secure

• Transforming public sector security operations in the AI era

• Securing generative AI models on Azure AI Foundry

• Microsoft's Zero Trust approach

Threat Intelligence:

• Analyzing open-source bootloaders: Finding vulnerabilities faster with AI

• StilachiRAT analysis: From system reconnaissance to cryptocurrency theft

Azure Security:

• Secure containers software supply chain across the SDLC

• Microsoft Defender for Cloud Customer Newsletter

• Integrating Security into DevOps Workflows with Microsoft Defender CSPM

Defender for Cloud:

• Public Preview: Key Attestation for Azure Managed HSM

• New innovations to protect custom AI applications with Defender for Cloud

• Enhance AI security and governance across multi-model and multi-cloud environments

Sentinel News:

• New capabilities coming to Microsoft Sentinel this Spring

• Microsoft Sentinel - Custom ASIM Parser for Solarwind Data source

Microsoft Entra:

• ADSS TSync vs Entra Cross-Tenant Sync: A Comprehensive Comparison

• Introducing Microsoft Entra Health alerts: An enhancement to tenant health monitoring

• Exploring the Extensibility of Active Directory Migration Service (ADMS)

• Tell us what you think: The Microsoft Entra blog team wants to hear from you!

• New innovations in Microsoft Entra to strengthen AI security and identity protection

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

• ​​Built-in report button is available in Microsoft Outlook across platforms

• Monthly news - March 2025

• Defending Against OAuth-Based Attacks with Automatic Attack Disruption

• 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

Security Copilot:

• Get started with Microsoft Security Copilot | Microsoft Learn

• Empowering Security Copilot with NL2KQL: Transforming Natural Language into Insightful KQL queries

• Advancing Security Copilot with MAGIC: Automating Self-Correction in NL2KQL and Beyond

Microsoft Purview:

• Advanced Hunting for DLP incident with Microsoft Purview

• Series: Security for AI w/ Purview

  Learn Live: Security for AI w/ Microsoft Purview & Defender for Cloud

  Join Us for a Four-Part Series!

  Learn Live: Security for AI w/ Microsoft Purview & Defender for Cloud

  • Format: Livestream

  • Topic: AI Security and Data Governance

  • Language: English

  • Events in this Series: 4

  As organizations use and develop AI applications, they need to address new and amplified security risks Protect sensitive data in AI with auto-classification, encryption, and risk-adaptive controls. Prepare your environment for secure AI adoption to safeguard your data and identify threats to your AI. During this series, you will learn how Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Defender for Cloud work to secure and govern your generative AI.

  • Manage AI Data Security Challenges with Microsoft Purview
    April 15 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (UTC-05:00)

  • Manage compliance with Microsoft Purview with Microsoft 365 Copilot
    April 22 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (UTC-05:00)

  • Identify and Mitigate AI Data Security Risks
    April 29 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (UTC-05:00)

  • Enable advanced threat protection for AI workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    May 13 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (UTC-05:00)

  See all details and full series here!

Microsoft Security and AI Learning:

• Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Ninja Training

• AI Skills Fest | Home

• Microsoft Security Immersion Experience: Shadow Hunter

• Microsoft Cloud Security Public Webinars

• Microsoft Learning Paths

• Azure-Security-Engineer-Learning-Pathway.pdf

• Security hub - Security | Microsoft Learn

• Home - Microsoft Cloud Learning Pathways

• Azure-Sentinel/Playbooks at master · Azure/Azure-Sentinel

• Azure-Security-Engineer-Learning-Pathway.pdf

• Microsoft-Security-Operations-Analyst.pdf

• Microsoft-Sentinel-Learning-Companion.pdf

• https://w365community.azurewebsites.net/category/newsletter

Tips and Notes from the field:

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