Beset by hacks, Microsoft copes with cybersecurity
Financial Express Mumbai|April 16, 2024
THE WORLD'S LARGEST seller of cybersecurity products has a problem with its own cybersecurity. In recent years, Microsoft has been hit with a series of embarrassing hacks that have exposed corporate and government customers.
ANDREW MARTIN & DINA BASS

Earlier this month, the US Cyber Safety Review Board issued a scathing report documenting the company's inability to stop hackers tied to the Chinese government from pilfering the email boxes of US officials. The report's authors called on Microsoft to institute urgent reforms.

Amid the mounting criticism, the company has pledged its most ambitious security overhaul in two decades.Among other steps, Microsoft says it will move faster to address cloud vulnerabilities, make it harder for hackers to steal credentials and automatically enforce multifactor authentication for employees.

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