Microsoft Adopted an 'Aggressive' Strategy for ...
"A lot of the way it [the role] has changed is in the face of ever-increasing complexity and impact," says Rob Lefferts, corporate vice president for Microsoft 365 Security in Security and Compliance. Microsoft faced this precise challenge a few months ago, following the major supply chain attack that initially targeted SolarWinds and distributed a backdoor Trojan to some 18,000 organizations via infected software updates. Microsoft was one of thousands affected by the tainted updates; using their access, the attackers were able to view some of its source code. The company took steps to remed...