Tag: cybersecurity

Europe’s Risk-Based Security Regulations: Strategic Implications for Critical Infrastructure

The regulatory landscape in Europe is shifting rapidly, particularly as it relates to the security of critical infrastructure. I have observed a marked evolution from prescriptive compliance towards risk-based frameworks, with the introduction of NIS2 and DORA setting new expectations for technology leaders and CISOs. Freddy Dezeure’s recent analysis highlights the strategic challenges facing organisations... Continue Reading →

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Shadow AI, Soaring Costs, and the Governance Gap: What the 2025 Data Breach Report Tells Us

I’ve just finished reading the latest IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report for 2025, and I’ll be honest—it’s one of the most eye-opening editions I’ve seen in years. Not just because the global average cost of a breach has finally dipped (down to $4.44M), but because of what’s driving that change—and what’s threatening to... Continue Reading →

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Microsoft Sentinel Data Lake: Transforming Security Operations for the Future

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, staying ahead of threats requires constant innovation and adaptation. Microsoft has once again demonstrated its commitment to empowering security operations teams with the introduction of a groundbreaking update to its cloud-native Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform, Microsoft Sentinel. Announced in July 2025, the new Microsoft Sentinel data... Continue Reading →

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Is the future of public cloud sovereign?

Brad Smith from Microsoft recently shared a blog post titled 'Microsoft's New European Digital Commitments (https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/04/30/european-digital-commitments/). This broad whitepaper covered a range of topics, including data centre expansion to provide scale for AI services and announcements around digital resiliency, security, encryption, and data and privacy commitments. However, two key points caught my attention: First, Microsoft... Continue Reading →

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Microsoft EU Strategy, Intune & Defender Updates, MCRA & SharePoint 2019 End of Life

Welcome to the latest instalment of Cloudy with a Chance of Insights, a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to exploring developments in the Microsoft cloud ecosystem and related technologies. In this episode, hosts Richard Hogan, David Rowley, and Cyrus Irandoust examine key topics shaping Microsoft’s technological landscape.

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