Microsoft critics accuse the firm of ‘negligence’ in latest breach

[rbc]

For the second time in six months, Microsoft has disclosed that spies affiliated with a foreign intelligence service breached the company’s systems and accessed the emails of senior company executives. And for the second time in as many months, officials in Washington along with security researchers and executives are arguing that the company simply isn’t doing enough to secure its systems.

“This is yet another wholly avoidable hack that was caused by Microsoft’s negligence,” Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in a statement to CyberScoop.

Wyden is one of a growing number of Microsoft critics who argue that a series of breaches at the company raise questions about whether it is prioritizing and making sufficient investments in security. With Microsoft providing key computing infrastructure to the U.S. government, critics like Wyden argue that the company needs to be prodded to place security at the center of its work. “The U.S. government needs to reevaluate its dependence on Microsoft,” Wyden said.
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Microsoft critics accuse the firm of ‘negligence’ in latest breach