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Microsoft ignored warnings on the SolarWinds hack

2024-06-13 23:45:54.041503+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Starting to see what happened with the SolarWinds hack: ProPublica: Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says

They saw it differently, Harris said. The federal government was preparing to make a massive investment in cloud computing, and Microsoft wanted the business. Acknowledging this security flaw could jeopardize the company’s chances, Harris recalled one product leader telling him. The financial consequences were enormous. Not only could Microsoft lose a multibillion-dollar deal, but it could also lose the race to dominate the market for cloud computing.

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