The Chertoff Group

Podcast with our partner Virtru: Lessons Learned from the Microsoft Outlook Breach

In this podcast hosted by Virtru’s Rob Mc Donald, experts, including Chertoff Group’s David London and Michael Wilkes, discuss the Chinese hack on Microsoft’s cloud-based Outlook email systems. The breach resulted in unauthorized access to multiple Microsoft customer accounts, including government agencies. The attack raises concerns about relying solely on centralized cloud systems for cyber protection. This sobering cybersecurity event emphasizes the importance of embracing incremental data-centric security controls. This way, if bad guys gain unauthorized access to systems, they won’t automatically have access to the most sensitive.

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