This blog was co-authored by Alex Weinert, VP Identity Security and Ramya Chitrakar, CVP Apps and Identity.
Chances are you’ve heard the phrase “attackers don’t break in, they log in.” Identities have evolved to be the most targeted asset, because they enable cyber criminals to move and operate across environments to achieve their goals. In 2023, identity-based attacks reached a record-high with 30 billion attempted password attacks each month, as cyber-criminals capitalize on the smallest misconfigurations and gaps in your identity protection.
As customers have applied MFA, device compliance, and other Zero Trust core principles to their identity environments, attackers have shifted to attacking the identity infrastructure itself. While it is critical to protect all identities – identifying, preventing, detecting and responding to attacks on the Identity admins, apps, and services that provide the foundation of your Zero Trust platform is more critical than ever. That’s why it’s critical for organizations to build a holistic approach to defend their identity estate across both - on-prem infrastructure and cloud identities - by making Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) a cornerstone of their defense strategy. KuppingerCole defines ITDR as a class of security solutions designed to proactively detect, investigate, and respond to identity-related threats and vulnerabilities in an organization's IT environment.
Today we are thrilled to announce that Microsoft has been recognized as an overall leader in the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass Identity Threat Detection and Response: IAM Meets the SOC. The report calls out our strengths across key capabilities ranging from identity posture to remediation, while further highlighting Microsoft’s commitment to protecting all organizations. VP KuppingerCole US and Global Head of Research Strategy Mike Neuenschwander states that “Microsoft’s approach to ITDR is refreshingly open, including integration with other cloud identity platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Okta.”.
Streamline your identity protection with ITDR and generative AI
At Microsoft, we look at ITDR as a set of capabilities at the intersection of Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR). Designed to break down organizational silos and optimize collaboration and effectiveness of identity and SOC teams, we built a seamless integration between Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Defender XDR that empowers organizations to reinforce their security boundary with complete protection across their hybrid identity landscape. Further, generative AI in the form of Microsoft Copilot for Security is embedded across all touchpoints, helping security and IT professionals respond to cyber threats, process signals, and assess risk exposure at the speed and scale of AI.
As organizations begin to implement their ITDR strategies, they should consider 4 key areas:
As the sophistication and prevalence of identity-based attacks continue to grow, ITDR is becoming increasingly critical to modern cybersecurity and we are excited to see KuppingerCole highlight this in their latest report. Looking forward, we will continue to integrate our industry-leading solution and AI capabilities to help our customers future-proof their defenses and stay resilient against evolving cyberthreats in the workforce identity space.
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