Microsoft Events shares actionable insights from the 2025 Digital Defense Report, exploring the evolving role of AI in cyber threats and defenses. Speakers include Sherrod DeGrippo, Crane Hassold, and Chloé Messdaghi.

Digital Defense 2025: Key Takeaways on AI and Security Threats

Microsoft Events presents highlights from the 2025 Microsoft Digital Defense Report. The session covers:

AI as a New Interface for Data Interaction and Threat Exploitation

  • How AI tools are used by threat actors for data exploitation and social engineering
  • Impact of AI on both automated and manual attack methods

Business Email Compromise (BEC) & Social Engineering

  • Defining BEC as a form of social engineering
  • How AI enables more sophisticated BEC attacks
  • Emerging tactics such as ‘click-fix’ and information stealers

Regional Threat Analysis

  • U.S., U.K., Germany, and Israel identified as top targeted regions
  • Overview of threat tactics unique to these areas
  • Evolving compliance requirements affecting security strategies
  • Insights into practical risk management in complex landscapes

Leveraging Microsoft’s Scale for Security Insights

  • Utilizing Microsoft Defender and threat intelligence at scale
  • Strategies for strengthening team resilience and readiness

Actionable Recommendations

  • Improving cross-team incident response
  • Adopting unified platforms for modern security operations

Speakers: Sherrod DeGrippo, Crane Hassold, Chloé Messdaghi

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This session was presented as a foundational (100-level) breakout at Microsoft Ignite 2025 (#MSIgnite, #ModernizeSecOpswithaunifiedplatform).