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ylai@lemmy.ml to cybersecurity@infosec.pubEnglish · 1 year ago

Microsoft is a national security threat, says ex-White House cyber policy director

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Microsoft is a national security threat, says ex-White House cyber policy director

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Why Microsoft is a national security threat
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With little competition at the goverment level, Windows giant has no incentive to make its systems safer
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    They are if they have shitty security practices and never set up good security software

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      If it’s the user’s responsibility to secure the operating systems they use then isn’t it both illogical and immoral for Microsoft to keep the source code secret?

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        I agree with that, force microsoft to make windows open source.

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