Microsoft’s anatomy of a modern attack surface

As the world becomes more connected and digital, cybersecurity is becoming more complex. Organisations are moving more infrastructure, data, and apps to the cloud, supporting remote work, and engaging with third-party ecosystems.
Consequently, what security teams must now defend is a broader, more dynamic environment and an expanded set of attack surfaces.

In the report, Microsoft discusses threat trends and challenges related to six main attack surfaces in an organisation: email, identity, endpoint, IoT, cloud, and external.