SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat

Re:SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat by soarfourmore on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:37PM (#26845546)

> Risks in Microsoft’s foreign dealings also came into relief when the Biden administration imposed sanctions Thursday on a half-dozen Russian IT companies it said support Kremlin hacking. Most prominent was Positive Technologies, which was among more than 80 companies that Microsoft has supplied with early access to data on vulnerabilities detected in its products. Following the sanctions announcement, Microsoft said Positive Tech was no longer in the program and removed its name from a list of participants on its website.

What?! Microsoft gave vulnerability data to a Russian company that hacked the USA? Why was that company even in this program to begin with?

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Re:SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat by helsinkiandrew on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:50PM (#26845643)

It is a, presumably successful, billion dollar cyber security company, that did lots of legitimate work too.

As were talking about state intelligence agencies, I would guess several of the other 80 companies are also leaking information, either through the company or employees.

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Re:SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in hot seat by Hiopl on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:47PM (#26845619)

Isn't it obvious? Tech has a clear blind spot for geopolitics. Saying anything critical of China or Russia, even if well-founded, is a great way to get downvotes and be stamped as propaganda or parroting propaganda. It's representative for how these companies and their employees view these issues.

So it's funny and depressing to see a comment here questioning why a Russian company was allowed to join a program like this after a massive hack by Russian entities, when Russian efforts in this sphere are more than well-documented.

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