Microsoft acquires CyberX to accelerate and secure customers’ IoT deployments

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Today we are excited to share that Microsoft is acquiring CyberX to help solve these challenges. CyberX will complement the existing capabilities, and extends to existing devices including those used in industrial IoT, Operational Technology  Http //Support.Microsoft.Com/Help and infrastructure scenarios. With CyberX, customers can discover their existing IoT assets, and both manage and improve  Microsoft Support Phone Number the security posture of those devices. With CyberX, customers can see a digital map of thousands of devices  Microsoft Support Phone Number across a factory floor or within a building and gather information about their asset profile and vulnerabilities. Gaining this visibility is not   Microsoft Customer Service only critical for Support.Microsoft.Com/Help understanding where security risks may exist Support.Microsoft.Com/Help and then mitigating Http //Support.Microsoft.Com/Help  those risks, but it is also a fundamental step to securely enable smart manufacturing, smart grid and other digitization use cases across production facilities and the supply chain.

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