{"id":3100,"date":"2021-09-13T09:48:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T14:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/?p=3100"},"modified":"2025-02-25T14:10:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:10:41","slug":"microsoft-pledges-20-billion-in-spending-in-cybersecurity-over-the-next-5-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/?p=3100","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft pledges $20 billion in spending in cybersecurity over the next 5 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce\">\n.flex_column.av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-85bp3-f856194ef33e7bc72ec0d3bf98278fce av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_button  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0pon615-114d01afa1a8988881100bbf49ddc8fc '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><h1>Microsoft pledges $20 billion in spending in cybersecurity over the next 5 years<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k0pop9td-bbcbe599b29853166e54fa81e9bef78a '  ><div class='avia_textblock' ><p>The constant flood of ransomware attacks that have taken place over the past year has emphasized the need for big tech companies and the federal government to join forces to help prevent future attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Following an August 25 meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House, Microsoft announced that it is quadrupling its cybersecurity investment to $20 billion over the next five years. After the meeting, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced on Twitter that $150 million will go towards increasing the capacity of Microsoft\u2019s training network. This will reach more government agencies and help them boost digital security more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft wasn\u2019t the only tech giant who pledged to make a difference. A media release from the White House broke down pledges from other companies.<\/p>\n<p>Google announced it will invest $10 billion over the next five years to expand zero-trust programs, help secure the software supply chain, and enhance open-source security.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon announced it will make available to the public at no charge the security awareness training it offers its employees, while IBM announced it will train 150,000 people in cybersecurity skills over the next three years and will partner with more than 20 Historically Black Colleges &amp; Universities to establish Cybersecurity Leadership Centers to grow a more diverse cyber workforce.<\/p>\n<p>If your business would like a free cybersecurity assessment, click the link below to schedule a complimentary phone with one of our technicians.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-k0bbodk1-2a721490b561aecf00d28a9ca9d3cfa4-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last '><a href='https:\/\/lg-staging.lougcloud.com\/?page_id=23'  class='avia-button av-k0bbodk1-2a721490b561aecf00d28a9ca9d3cfa4 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-yes-right-icon avia-size-large avia-position-left av-icon-on-hover avia-color-theme-color'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  aria-label=\"Schedule a Phone Call\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Schedule a Phone Call<\/span><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_right avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue897' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,12],"tags":[24,25],"class_list":["post-3100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity-news","category-microsoft","tag-microsoft","tag-ransomware"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Microsoft Pledges $20 Billion to Cybersecurity to Combat Ransomware<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Microsoft commits $20 billion to cybersecurity over five years to fight ransomware. 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