Google at least has been investing very heavily into cloud security. They acquired Mandiant ($5.4 billion) and Wiz ($32 billion). Many people felt those were very expensive acquisitions at the time, but maybe it seems like a wise move now.
replyThose are standalone products and professional services, not internals they use
replyA problem is some people and teams are world class at a big company... But not everyone, everywhere. For a fun time, read about the rollout and internals of Azure.
This sounds really interesting — have any links you wouldn't mind sharing?
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replyI mean, Microsoft and Security, those two words have never really been associated with each other in a serious conversation.
replyThey're quite famous for being lax in security - mostly because they're a massive corporation, but also because they're high profile
That's why the comment said "outside Microsoft".
replyBut keep in mind Google got hacked by the Chinese in 2009 or so.
Apologies - I did misread
reply“besides Microsoft”
replySure. But that's not the words they used.
replyBack when APTs were getting numbers, the joke was that Microsoft was "APT -1". The presence of windows/excel/outlook in your network was more of a threat than Anonymous, China and the DPRK put together.
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