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Google says Microsoft can’t be trusted after email security blunders

Google has fired a broadside at Microsoft amid concerns over the tech giant's repeated security blunders

Google also pointed to another cyber incident that occurred just a few months later, in which a Russian-linked threat group – Midnight Blizzard – compromised a series of Microsoft's corporate email accounts including those of senior leaders, as well as their security and legal teams. It highlighted the fact that Microsoft stated the attack was still ongoing five months after the initial breach, citing the tech firm’s own security update that failed to give a timeline for the incident to be resolved. (Image credit: IBM)The tech giant launched its Secure Alternative Program alongside this paper on 20 May 2024, which will offer organizations who make the switch discounted rates on its Google Workspace Enterprise Plus package and on its Mandiant incident response service.

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