As the Business Group Director for Cybersecurity at Microsoft Western Europe, I work with our customers to develop effective strategies to keep their organizations safe and their data secure. With 30 years of experience in the technology sector, my goal is to ensure our customers have the right tools and skills in place to prepared for whatever challenges tomorrow might bring.
New research: Getting NIS2 ready
New research: Getting NIS2 ready The European wide directive Network and Information Security 2 (NIS2) comes into effect on 17 October, with the aim of strengthening Europe’s ability to collectively defend against cyber-attacks and protect the region’s critical infrastructure. This new directive will impact upwards of 180,000 organizations, from healthcare and transport, to manufacturing and supply […]
Mike Hughes
Business Group Director, Security at Microsoft Western Europe
NIS2 is almost here. Are you ready?
NIS2 is Europe’s comprehensive blueprint for cybersecurity resilience for all organizations that support critical infrastructure across 18 sectors including energy, finance, healthcare, transportation, manufacturing and more. In just six months’ time, 180,000 organizations involved in this sector will need to ensure they comply, or face potentially stiff penalties and disruption to their operations. The […]
Mike Hughes
Business Group Director, Security at Microsoft Western Europe
Building cybersecurity resilience with generative AI
In the two or so minutes it will take you to read this post – there will be 480,000 attacks that Microsoft has blocked. That’s 4,000 attacks per second, and just represents one vector of attack via identity authentication. The finding is from our annual digital defense report which has shown the sophistication, speed and […]
Mike Hughes
Business Group Director, Security at Microsoft Western Europe
One year to go: Preparing for NIS2 isn’t a compliance exercise – it’s a business opportunity
I recently read an insight from IDC that suggests addressing cybersecurity threats is the top board priority worldwide. Further, CEOs of large firms say security is their most important expenditure. It was interesting to see the international consensus here. Certainly, in my work with Microsoft’s customers in Western Europe, I know cybersecurity is very much […]
Mike Hughes
Business Group Director, Security at Microsoft Western Europe
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