Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative

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Build a security-first organization with up-to-date cybersecurity skills

Like others around the globe, your organization is likely dealing with an ever-increasing number of cyberthreats and you need skilled team members to help address them. According to the World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2023, cybersecurity is near the top of the list of the fastest-growing job roles. There’s an increasing need for professionals with cybersecurity skills—a need that will continue to grow in the future. In the world of business today, every member of every team must be ready to address cyberthreats.

At Microsoft, one of the ways that we help counter these threats is to promote a security-first culture—security above all else. We continuously apply what we’ve learned from security incidents to improve our methods and practices. To that end, we’ve created the Microsoft Secure Future Initiative (SFI), our commitment to advance the way we design, build, test, and operate our technology so our solutions can meet the highest possible security standards.

Empower your workforce to counter cyberthreats

Strengthening your organization’s cybersecurity posture and supporting a security-first culture involves upskilling across all roles to handle cyberthreats. Get started on Microsoft Learn for Organizations, where you can find the latest team training resources and opportunities, including cybersecurity training to build skills that your teams can put to work right away. Check out the self-paced, on-demand, Microsoft Official Plans highlighted there, including:

• Learning for Microsoft cybersecurity architects


• Learning for Microsoft data security administrators


• Learning for Microsoft identity and access administrators


• Learning for Microsoft security operations analysts


• Microsoft Security for business leaders and CISOs

Plus, Microsoft Learn for Organizations offers a variety of practical insights, inspiring success stories, and additional resources for teams that are skilling up to keep pace with fast-evolving technologies and close the skills gap.

Join us for an important cybersecurity skills webinar

Jump-start a skill-building plan to help your organization address threats to your data, assets, systems, and more. Join us online for the Microsoft Secure Future Initiative Master Class: Red vs. blue skills to counter cyberthreats, on September 25, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Pacific Time, a webinar that focuses on monitoring and detecting threats and accelerating remediation—all part of the SFI pillars. In this important webinar, you can:

• Learn from experts. Hear from Microsoft Security experts, along with Microsoft Certified Trainers from our Training Services Partner NetCom Learning.


• Experience a red versus blue team demonstration. See Microsoft Security solutions, like Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and Defender XDR in action through real-world cyberattack scenarios.


• Discover skills to help secure your organization. Explore learning paths to upskill your team and protect against evolving cyberthreats.


• Join a live Q&A with experts. Get answers to your security training questions from some of the best in the industry.

Reserve your spot for this webinar, and let’s build a more secure future together!

Brought to you by Dr. Ware, Microsoft Office 365 Silver Partner, Charleston SC.