Microsoft’s security services grew by $10 billion in 2020, as more companies began utilizing their cloud-based security services. Microsoft released the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021 earnings this week and beat consensus estimates by 7.36%. Most of this growth is attributed to Azure and Xbox, but security services are becoming a larger part of their revenue stream. Microsoft states they can ingest eight trillion security signals every 24 hours and use machine algorithms and artificial intelligence to find new malware campaigns and active threats.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-8-trillion-daily-signals-power-our-cybersecurity-services/