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Abstract

This talk addresses the "durability crisis" in enterprise security—the cycle of reactive remediation where security fixes are frequently undone by configuration drift or new, insecure deployments. The speakers detail the Secure Future Initiative (SFI) at Microsoft, focusing on a "Verify Green, Get Green, Stay Green" methodology. By implementing opinionated security standards, "paved paths" for developers, and automated policy enforcement (such as Azure Policy), Microsoft aims to move from reactive "whack-a-mole" security to a proactive, autonomous state where security regressions are architecturally prevented.