Microsoft’s largest ever security transformation detailed in new report

Microsoft made security its No. 1 priority for every employee earlier this year, following years of security issues and a scathing report from the US Cyber Safety Review Board. Nearly six months after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told the entire company that security should be prioritized above all else, the software giant is providing a report on its progress.

Microsoft first kicked off its Secure Future Initiative (SFI) in November 2023, just months before the US Cyber Safety Review Board concluded that “Microsoft’s security culture was inadequate and requires an overhaul.” That blistering review really kicked Microsoft into gear, and the company is revealing today that it now has the equivalent of 34,000 full-time engineers working…

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