Microsoft has ceased using Chinese engineers to protect sensitive U.S. defense systems amidst concerns over espionage and sabotage. Multiple organizations, including Louis Vuitton and European hospitals, face increasing cybersecurity threats due to data breaches and vulnerabilities. #Microsoft #LouisVuitton #CyberThreats
Keypoints
- Microsoft has stopped using China-based engineers to assist with U.S. Department of Defense systems.
- Organizations are experiencing a 27% increase in exposed ports and doubling vulnerabilities in public-facing systems.
- Airportr suffered from vulnerabilities that exposed user travel data, though patched without evidence of exploitation.
- The House hearing highlighted ongoing threats to critical infrastructure and funding issues for threat analysis programs.
- A vulnerability in Google Cloud Build was exploited, earning a researcher a $30,000 bounty for discovering the flaw.