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Decoding AI: Part 2, From anomalies to action
Sep 26, 2023
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Decoding AI: Part 2, From anomalies to action

Miri Rodriguez Siddhartha Chaturvedi
Miri,
Siddhartha

Welcome to Part 2 of our Decoding AI: A Government Perspective learning series. In the previous module, we embarked on a fascinating journey into the world of generative AI. As we progress, our aim is to delve deeper into the ways AI can shape the future of federal processes and governance. Today, we will shed light on the indispensable role of learning patterns and anomalies, and their significance in the world of AI. – Miri Rodriguez, Siddhartha Chaturvedi How does AI think? Artificial intelligence finds patterns in a way similar to human cognition. In essence, AI learns from data by guessing the chances and...

Decoding AI: Part 1, Introduction to generative AI
Sep 12, 2023
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Decoding AI: Part 1, Introduction to generative AI

Jason Payne Steven Truitt Miri Rodriguez
Jason,
Steven,
Miri

Welcome to Part 1 of our Decoding AI: A government perspective learning series, where over the course of eight modules, you will learn about the emerging field of generative AI and what this technology can mean for government. This series will not only help you understand how generative AI can help increase your organization’s productivity, but also how it can be used to supercharge innovation in incredible new ways. Over the course of this series, we’ll be dissecting complex themes like AI education, public discourse, sensory perception & robotics, AI governance and more. And we’ll be interacting with you th...

Microsoft Azure OpenAI Approved as a Service within the FedRAMP High Authorization for Azure Commercial
Aug 1, 2023
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Microsoft Azure OpenAI Approved as a Service within the FedRAMP High Authorization for Azure Commercial

William Chappell
William Chappell

Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI service is now included within the US Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High Authorization for Azure Commercial. This Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) within the existing FedRAMP High Azure Commercial environment was approved by the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board (JAB). This milestone follows our previously announced solution enabling Azure Government customers to access Azure OpenAI Service in the commercial environment. With this latest update, agencies requiring FedRAMP High can directly access Azure OpenAI from Azure commercial. Sign up here...

Azure Data Transfer authorized for Azure Government Secret and generally available for critical mission data types
May 17, 2023
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Azure Data Transfer authorized for Azure Government Secret and generally available for critical mission data types

Amanda Foster
Amanda Foster

Today, we are announcing the Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 6 (IL6) provisional authorization (PA) for Microsoft’s cross domain solution service, Azure Data Transfer. The IL6 PA provides authorization file transfer of software artifacts, associated files, and other restricted use data types, as well as Microsoft 365 documents and images. Microsoft is the first cloud service provider to obtain this authorization while meeting National Cross Domain Strategy & Management Office’s Raise the Bar compliance requirements. Azure Data Transfer’s capability to move software artifacts and restricted use ...

Azure Virtual Desktop is now generally available in Azure Government Secret
Jul 19, 2022
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Azure Virtual Desktop is now generally available in Azure Government Secret

Steve Downs
Steve Downs

Today we’re announcing that Azure Virtual Desktop received Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 6 (IL6) accreditation and is now available to all customers in Azure Government Secret. Azure Virtual Desktop enables government agencies to host secure, compliant, mission-critical workloads in Azure. Whether a government agency requires a mission-focused desktop or an enterprise-wide desktop environment, Azure Virtual Desktop provides a scalable solution that integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 and other Microsoft offerings. About Azure Virtual Desktop Azure Virtual Desktop provides secure, remote d...

How to use Azure-SSIS integration runtime to run SSIS packages in Azure and Azure Government
Jun 29, 2022
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How to use Azure-SSIS integration runtime to run SSIS packages in Azure and Azure Government

Aarti Riley
Aarti Riley

Integration runtime for Azure-SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) makes it possible to simply run SSIS packages in Azure and Azure Government. The feature provides similar functionality and behavior to when you schedule SSIS packages by using SQL Server Agent in your on-prem environment. Azure Data Factory provides the engine to execute packages instead of SQL Server Integration Services. With this feature, you can run SSIS packages that are stored in SSISDB in a SQL Managed Instance, or a file system like Azure Files. The two additional components that are required for this feature along with Azure SQL Man...

Azure Government Secret expands DoD IL6 services, receives highest level information categorization
Jun 27, 2022
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Azure Government Secret expands DoD IL6 services, receives highest level information categorization

Brian Eshenbrenner
Brian Eshenbrenner

In our previous blog post, we shared that Azure Government Secret achieved Provisional Authorization (PA) at Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 6 (IL6) in addition to Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503 Authorization to Operate (ATO) with facilities accredited at ICD 705. Today, we’re announcing that Azure Government Secret DoD IL6 PA was expanded to include more than 60 cloud services in authorization scope and highest level information categorization as High Confidentiality, High Integrity, and Customer-determined Availability (H-H-x). Azure Government Secret is the first and only classified cloud ...

Defending Federal Systems with the Microsoft Sentinel Threat Analysis & Response Solution
Jun 2, 2022
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Defending Federal Systems with the Microsoft Sentinel Threat Analysis & Response Solution

TJ Banasik
TJ Banasik

This blog is jointly authored by Lili Davoudian, Senior Product Manager, Cloud & AI Security; Ashwin Patil, Senior Security Researcher, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center; and Ron Marsiano, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Sentinel. With the growing need for federal agencies to evaluate coverage of respective threat detection capabilities along with the need for adaptive solutions to evaluate and recommend analytics coverage within the MITRE ATT&CK® framework – Microsoft now offers a singular place to manage your security coverage with the MITRE ATT&CK® blade. Threat hunting programs also req...

Announcing the Microsoft Sentinel: NIST SP 800-53 Solution
May 17, 2022
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Announcing the Microsoft Sentinel: NIST SP 800-53 Solution

Lili Davoudian TJ Banasik
Lili,
TJ

Today, we’re announcing the Microsoft Sentinel: NIST SP 800-53 Solution which enables compliance teams, architects, SecOps analysts, and consultants to understand their cloud security posture related to Special Publication (SP) 800-53 guidance issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This workbook is designed to augment staffing through automation, visibility, assessment, monitoring, and remediation. Content features includes an intuitive user interface, policy-based assessments, control cards for guiding alignment with control requirements, alerting rules to monitor configuration d...