Microsoft Purview Audit enables customers to centrally visualize cloud log data generated across their enterprise, thus helping them effectively respond to security events, forensic investigations, internal investigations, and compliance obligations.
Cloud Security Logs a Step in the Right Direction, Says CISA
There has been growing pressure from cybersecurity specialists and lawmakers for tech companies to stop charging for security tools, to enable more organizations to protect themselves.
All customers will gain access to Microsoft Purview over the coming months in a move to “increase the secure-by-default baseline” of its cloud platforms.
The tech firm has been working closely with the U.S. government department, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
“After working collaboratively for over a year, I am extremely pleased with Microsoft’s decision to make necessary log types available to the broader cybersecurity community at no additional cost. While we recognize this will take time to implement, this is truly a step in the right direction toward the adoption of Secure by Design principles by more companies.” – Jen Easterly, Director of CISA
Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at CISA released a separate blog on the matter yesterday where he applauded Microsoft for removing the cost of these tools. In the blog post, Goldstein makes reference to the recent Microsoft Exchange Online breach by Chinese hackers and explains how logging data helped to mitigate potential further damage in that situation.
