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Cybersecurity isn’t just about firewalls, endpoint protection, and zero-trust architectures—it starts at the foundation: the code itself. 

For decades, memory safety vulnerabilities have been a primary source of security exploits, particularly in everyday common applications built on systems programming languages, now dated. Finally, the industry is shifting toward safer programming languages that significantly reduce these risks. 

Microsoft, known to us all for it’s office productivity suite and common place business applications is leading the charge by integrating the modern safer programming language; Rust. This move is helping to harden Windows and Azure environments, minimising vulnerabilities before they even reach production. For those with a keen technical eye, check out this deep dive on how Microsoft is making security-first coding a priority: Watch here. 

This isn’t just an internal initiative—CISA has been advocating for memory-safe programming since 2023 (read more). The push for Rust, Java, and Python over traditional memory-unsafe languages is transforming how secure applications are built. 

Why This Matters for Microsoft 365 & Azure Security 

At Aryon, we specialise in network security and managed IT services, particularly within Microsoft 365 and Azure environments. By working with vendors and technologies that prioritise secure-by-design development, we ensure our clients benefit from robust, resilient, and future-proofed IT infrastructures. 

As security threats continue to evolve, programming languages that eliminate entire classes of vulnerabilities (rather than just patching them) will play a key role in strengthening cybersecurity. The future of security starts at the source code. 

What’s your take? Should more organisations push for memory-safe programming?