Cyber defence firm Vectra AI said it has expanded its artificial intelligence platform to strengthen protection for Azure cloud environments amid surging attacks on Microsoft services.
The company unveiled more than 40 new AI-powered detection capabilities targeting suspicious behaviour in Azure environments, bringing its total detection tools to over 100 across Microsoft's ecosystem.
Recent data revealed Microsoft customers currently face more than 600 million cyber attacks daily from criminals and nation-state actors, ranging from ransomware to identity theft attempts.
"We consistently hear from CISOs that they want AI to help them identify real threats, connect the dots in real-time, and deliver accurate, integrated attack signal to the SOC," Hitesh Sheth, chief executive officer and founder of Vectra AI said.
Vectra's managed detection services identified a sixfold rise in attacks targeting Microsoft E5 customers between June and October 2024, highlighting growing vulnerabilities as organisations increasingly adopt hybrid cloud systems.
The platform's expanded coverage aims to help security teams tackle sophisticated hybrid attacks from threat actors like Midnight Blizzard and Scattered Spider, who exploit multiple entry points across cloud services.
"By expanding our coverage of the Microsoft ecosystem with AI detections for Azure and Copilot, we are demonstrating to SOC teams that our Attack Signal Intelligence is AI they can trust," Jeff Reed, chief product officer of Vectra AI said.
The company's technology uses patented AI-driven Attack Signal Intelligence to continuously monitor customer environments for suspicious behaviour across cloud and network infrastructure.
For the Australian and New Zealand markets, Netpoleon and Tech Data's Orca Tech distribute Vectra AI's offerings.
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