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Microsoft - New steps to protect customers from hacking

dcontesti — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:07:36 GMT

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/03/27/new-steps-to-protect-customers-from-hacking/

Now if they could just fix their own software....just saying.

Re: Microsoft - New steps to protect customers from hacking

Shannon — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 05:57:18 GMT

Phosphorus, Strontium --- I hope they aren't dedicated to targeting groups named after elements.

The hacks usually rely on the software having vulnerabilities, so they should fix those in parallel.

Re: Microsoft - New steps to protect customers from hacking

Caute_cautim — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 06:02:52 GMT

It does show a different perspective, that Microsoft is actually taking some responsibility from a corporate view and investing in protecting the consumers. This is a major turn around from previous years. Trust is a very large factor these days - but given the very large discounts they give to Government accounts, and Education establishments they are on a very good wicket.

Regards

Caute_cautim

Re: Microsoft - New steps to protect customers from hacking

vt100 — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 12:51:00 GMT

While I wholeheartedly agree that the efforts by Microsoft concerning security are welcome, some of those are misguided.

I am talking about Office 365 ATP SafeLinks.

Whoever got the bright idea of rewriting URLs in the messages by pre-pending them with "na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com." and using actual URL as a query, probably did not think how it would affect other security solutions.

Re: Microsoft - New steps to protect customers from hacking

rslade — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 18:57:39 GMT

> Caute_cautim (Community Champion) posted a new reply in Tech Talk on 07-20-2019

> It does show a different perspective, that Microsoft is actually taking some
> responsibility from a corporate view and investing in protecting the consumers.

Q: So, given the current spate of security problems, you think Microsoft is
responsible?
A: Heaven, no! I think Microsoft is terribly *ir*responsible ...

(With apologies to "Beyond the Fringe" ...)

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