Microsoft's chief executive faces harsh criticism for failing to stop several major cyberattacks Satya Nadella On Friday, it sent a frank message to its employees, urging them to make cybersecurity a top priority.
“When faced with the trade-off between security and other priorities, the answer is clear: do security,” Nadella wrote in a company-wide memo. “In some cases, this means prioritizing security over other things we do, such as releasing new features or providing continued support for legacy systems.”
Nadella's memo announces a series of new anti-hacking initiatives as Microsoft bases a portion of senior executives' pay on achieving cybersecurity milestones and adds a cyber chief to product groups It was announced when.
Microsoft has faced increasing scrutiny over its role in a number of high-profile hacking incidents, with a government committee last month saying the company's security culture was inadequate and in need of urgent reform. Ta. Microsoft announced in November its most significant security plan since co-founder Bill Gates halted Windows development in 2002 and ordered engineers to prioritize product safety over new features. Announcing an initiative.
But some rivals, government officials and customers have questioned whether the latest review has gone far enough and are calling on Nadella to issue a memorandum modeled on Gates' letter.
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