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> Attacks like these will spur proactive security measures at many companies, for example increasing employee training, upgrading email security to an E5 level, adopting the use of audit logs and increasing the use of encryption during file transfers, Stella said. E5 is considered the premium tier for Microsoft 365 customers, offering enhanced security and other services, he said.

What incentive does Microsoft have to change when the customer response to security breaches is to buy more expensive licenses from them? There's not much leverage in criticizing Microsoft, as is hinted in the article: the leverage is in criticizing orgs that continue to give MS more money.



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This is basically their stategy. And, with the outsourcing of IT to the cloud and to external companies, their success is assured.


Implicating some of their cheaper products don't offer enough security. I don't understand what goes through the head of people working at Microsoft today but the results are quite lacking.


> I don't understand what goes through the head of people working at Microsoft today but the results are quite lacking

This is nothing new. Microsoft and security was always a problem mariage.




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