- Microsoft offers a new European security program to governments
- The initiative is free and offers a new investment and collaboration.
- Microsoft expects to increase response times against AI threats
Microsoft is expanding its security umbrella to cover European governments in an attempt to reduce the threats raised by AI and attacks sponsored by the state of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.
Computer pirates sponsored by the Russian State have been pointing to European governments using zero -day vulnerabilities, China has been hiding their espionage activities using open source VPN, and North Korea has infiltrated Western organizations through work interviews, to name just some recent campaigns.
The new European Security Program will provide an additional intelligence exchange of additional threats, especially for AI threats, together with additional investment and associations of additional cybernetics, provided to European governments for free.
Free cybersecurity for Europe
Microsoft says that the program will provide rapid information of AI and AI analysis in cyber threats, helping governments defend themselves faster and more effectively against attacks sponsored by the State.
The exchange of additional intelligence and collaboration between governments and Microsoft will also help improve response rates and coordination in responding to threats that are directed to multiple nations at the same time.
Microsoft will also advise governments on the latest vulnerabilities and exploded zero days through initiatives that include the Microsoft Microsoft security update guide, the vulnerability report process and Microsoft Defender vulnerability management.
The Microsoft threat analysis center (MTC) will also provide information on foreign influence and misinformation campaigns, especially those that use AI, with an additional approach to the tactics used in each campaign and its distribution methods.
The program will be available for all EU member states, as well as the EU adhesion countries, members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), in addition to the United Kingdom, Monaco and the Vatican.
“This new program expands the geographical scope of our existing work and adds new elements that will be critical for the protection of Europe. It puts the center of our work as a tool to protect traditional cyber security needs and strengthens our protection of digital and AI infrastructure,” Microsoft explained in a statement.
“Together, these efforts reflect Microsoft’s long -term commitment to defend Europe’s digital ecosystem, which achieves that, it doesn’t matter how the landscape of threats evolves, we will continue to be a reliable and firm partner in Europe to ensure its digital future,” Microsoft said.
