Cybercriminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their techniques, and Microsoft security director Vasu Jakkal said in an interview on Monday (November 27) that this is an "unprecedented threat landscape." In this regard, Jakkal pointed out,Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is critical to the company's cybersecurity business.

“We now have tremendous capabilities in generative artificial intelligence that will help us defend at the speed and scale of machines, especially as there is a shortage of cybersecurity talent,” she said.

At the same time, she also emphasized, "We must also ensure that we use artificial intelligence to do real good, because it has the ability to enhance human potential and it will help us solve our most serious challenges."

At a time when cybercrime is becoming more and more rampant, Microsoft encounters 4,000 password attacks every second, Jakkal revealed.

There are two main types of current cybersecurity threats: espionage related to geopolitics and financial cybercrime, and Jakkal said,Microsoft can use the data to train its artificial intelligence models to understand these threats.

In addition, Jakkal also pointed out thatCooperation across the entire cybersecurity ecosystem is also critical to combating cybercrime. She revealed that Microsoft is currently working with 15,000 companies and organizations, and 300 security vendors are developing on the company's platform.

"We need deep collaborations and partnerships... No one company can do this without the others."

In the first half of this year, Microsoft launched a new tool "SecurityCopilot" positioned in the field of network security at its first "Microsoft Secure" conference, specifically used to detect and analyze intelligence threats. SecurityCopilot empowers cybersecurity professionals with an easy-to-use AI assistant, giving defenders much-needed tools to quickly detect and respond to threats.

At the Microsoft Ignite global technology conference earlier this month, Microsoft released a demo of SecurityCopilot.

Microsoft's cybersecurity arm has grown rapidly and is currently valued at more than $20 billion alone.

On Monday, the company's stock price hit an all-time high, closing at $378.61, giving the company a market value of $2.8 trillion.