{"id":16831,"date":"2017-09-19T17:53:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T13:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/?p=16831"},"modified":"2017-09-19T17:53:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T13:53:10","slug":"microsoft-unveils-a-key-weapon-in-the-fight-against-hackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/2017\/09\/19\/microsoft-unveils-a-key-weapon-in-the-fight-against-hackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft unveils a key weapon in the fight against hackers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hackers will now find it even harder to steal customer information from companies after Microsoft<\/a> rolled out new security features in its UK data centres. <\/p>\n

The technology firm announced that Azure SQL Threat Detection<\/a> will send users an alert when their website is being attacked and suggest how to deal with the threat.<\/p>\n

The feature, one of several Microsoft unveiled in its UK data centres on Wednesday, tackles SQL Injection attacks<\/a>, which are some of the most common and dangerous known to online security experts. Hackers can use them to break into a website and steal or delete sensitive company and customer data.<\/p>\n

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Companies signed up to SQL Threat Detection will automatically receive an email in the event of a hack attempt. The email will provide information on the nature of the hack, the name of the database, server and application affected, and the time of the event. In addition, the email will recommend actions to take in order to investigate and mitigate threats.<\/p>\n

Justin Windhorst<\/a>, Head of IT North America at textile specialist Archroma, said using SQL Threat Detection has given his company\u2019s staff peace of mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith just a few clicks, we successfully enabled SQL Threat Detection. A few weeks later, we received an email alert that \u2018someone has logged on to our SQL server from an unusual location\u2019. The alert was triggered as a result of unusual access from a new network to our production database for testing purposes. Knowing that we have the power of Microsoft behind us that automatically brings to light anomalies such as these gives Archroma incredible peace of mind, and thus allows us to focus on delivering a better service.<\/p>\n

In September last year, Ciaran Martin, Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, said 65% of large UK companies had reported a breach of their online defences in the preceding 12 months.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe great majority of cyber attacks are not terribly sophisticated, they can be defended against. And even if they get through, their impact can be contained. However, far too many of these basic attacks are getting through. And they are doing far too much damage. They\u2019re damaging our major institutions,\u201d he told the Billington Cyber Security Summit in Washington DC.<\/p>\n

Microsoft also announced Managed Disks Storage Service Encryption, which safeguards data to meet a company\u2019s security and compliance needs.<\/p>\n

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In addition, Azure Container Service (ACS) will be available in Microsoft\u2019s two UK Azure regions, which will be the first in the world to feature Docker Swarm mode.<\/p>\n

ACS lets developers create and run programs in isolation from the rest of his or her computer, using open source tools. Docker Swarm mode allows developers to run their programs on these \u201cvirtual machines\u201d without having to do this manually.<\/p>\n

With Azure Stream Analytics, users can study data from devices, websites, apps, social media and more. The scale and speed of, from a few kilobytes to a gigabyte or more of events processed per second, can be selected in Microsoft\u2019s Azure portal.<\/p>\n