Overview Microsoft’s long-standing Executive, Bret Arsenault, Corporate Vice President and Chief Cybersecurity advisor at Microsoft, detailed Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI) - their strategic approach to addressing emerging cyber threats and managing secure software development. With decades of experience at Microsoft, what Arsenault described as “...five different careers at the same company.”, Arsenault itemised the three core pillars of SFI: secure by design, secure by default, and secure in operations. These principles enable Microsoft’s platforms and services to prioritise security from inception, rather than as an afterthought. A Changing Face Shifts in technology platforms, from ...