Secure Solutions: Microsoft’s Trusted Cloud

Microsoft® solutions run critical services and applications in almost every business around the world. Providing secure products that meet or exceed industry or government compliance is Microsoft’s top priority. Companies can confidently leverage Microsoft’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Infrastructure-as a-Service (IaaS), Platformas-a-Service (PaaS), and supporting services knowing that Microsoft built them with a trusted security-by-design approach.

MICROSOFT AZURE SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

Microsoft partners with Coalfire – a leading cybersecurity advisory firm – on security and compliance initiatives, including validations, certifications, and authorizations. Coalfire’s work helps Microsoft provide secure, compliant services to customers. Additionally, Coalfire proactively helps advise and educate Microsoft partners, customers, and prospects on leveraging Microsoft security and compliance investments and increasing their security posture.

MICROSOFT SECURITY IN THE CLOUD

With Microsoft security enablement built into Microsoft software, customers no longer need to question cloud security. Microsoft is also developing security tools to help customers increase their own security postures. Microsoft’s shared responsibility means customers can only leverage Microsoft to a point – through control inheritance – before they must implement their own security programs to ensure their businesses meet security and compliance requirements.

LEVERAGE MICROSOFT’S SECURITY INVESTMENTS

Businesses looking to migrate or build new applications in the cloud can leverage Microsoft’s work in PCI DSS, HIPAA/HITRUST, ISO, SOC, Department of Defense (DoD), FedRAMP, and penetration testing for their own initiatives. Microsoft’s efforts to protect the cloud enable customers to focus on securing the data they put into the cloud for their business needs.

With its architectural understanding of Microsoft’s IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS environments; broad security; and regulatory compliance, Coalfire develops and provides reference architectures for Microsoft partners in a variety of industries. Referenceable architectures can help ensure that migration or deployment on Microsoft’s platforms meets industry or multi-industry compliance best practices and efficiently enable customers to run in a secure, compliant manner.

EVALUATING MICROSOFT’S SECURITY POSTURE

Since 2010, Coalfire has provided Microsoft with advisory or assessment services to meet government compliance standards or industry requirements.