d0d63Mar 18
ProPublica

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.
---

A federal program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive data.
https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-cloud-fedramp-cybersecurity-government?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Microsoft #Cybersecurity #Government #Technology #Tech #Cloud

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.

A federal program created to protect the government against cyber threats authorized a sprawling Microsoft cloud product, despite the company’s inability to fully explain how it protects sensitive data.

ProPublica
Mar 18 at 1:30pmWeb
Show threadJimTheWhyGuy ❌👑Mar 18
@ProPublica Absolutely nothing frightening to think about here at all! It's not like the USA is currently at war with a country of 90M relatively-well-educated and tech-savvy peop ... oh wait 😱
Show threadRandall LeeMar 18
@ProPublica Libertarian brain rot controls government agencies. Using incompetent, private sector vendors to maintain the ideology of capitalism over public interest is a dereliction of duty.
Show threadAnthony StevensMar 18
@ProPublica They had to approve it if they wanted to keep their jobs.
Show threadottoMar 18
@ProPublica Here is the exact mindset from which such a self destructive dereliction of duty derives: https://www.forbes.com/sites/duenablomstrom1/2018/11/30/nobody-gets-fired-for-buying-ibm-but-they-should/
"Nobody Gets Fired For Buying IBM". But They Should.

This is not about a certain brand, but about an attitude that is damaging to every industry where it happens, be it by the harm it does to the organization where it occurs or by how damaging it is to the competitors who were robbed of an opportunity.

Forbes
Show threadBongolianMar 18

@ProPublica The simple answer for how this happened is that #Microsoft bribed #tRump.

#corruption
https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-min-release-new-details-on-trump-ballroom-donations-by-giant-corporations-with-business-in-front-of-trump-admin

Warren, Min Release New Details on Trump Ballroom Donations by Giant Corporations With Business in Front of Trump Admin | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

Show threadRawyerMar 18

@ProPublica
Feds have their own separate cloud at MS. Even the guy responsible for the implementation of PRISM at MS had zero access. Makes sense since PRISM was pointed at a constantly growing (~7000 American targets eight years ago) list none of which were Feds.

There was an article recently about the gov't cloud escorts recently who did have access. I don't remember the details, but I do remember it was essentially fear mongering click bait.

Show threadKerplunkMar 18

@ProPublica

Federal Cyber Experts Thought Microsoft’s Cloud Was “a Pile of Shit.” They Approved It Anyway.

Well the us government is a pile of shit so it only added a small extra pile on top.

Remember dirty t or Krasnov as Putin calls his agent tells russia everything he knows anyway.

Show threadTravis ScottMar 18
@ProPublica corporate America is the very worst of humanity. They run the government not the other way around.
Show threadwtrabexMar 18

@ProPublica

Really makes me wonder what deals were struck and what favors were traded

Show threadTheNovemberFella ✊🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦☸️🛰️🚀Mar 18
@ProPublica #Microslop strikes again 😂
Show threadgovinda hari dasaMar 19

@ProPublica

Deliberately.

No bribes needed, and not specific to current regime or "dems"/"reps" illusion.