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Amazon Paused Rollout of Microsoft Office for a Year After Hacks
Thursday December 12, 2024. 04:24 PM , from Slashdot
Amazon has postponed implementing Microsoft's cloud-based Office suite for its workforce by one year, citing security concerns following a Russian cyber attack on Microsoft's systems. The delay affects a $1 billion, five-year contract signed last year to provide Microsoft 365 to Amazon's 1.5 million employees, making the e-commerce giant one of the largest customers of Microsoft's cloud productivity suite.
The decision came after Microsoft revealed that Midnight Blizzard, a Russia-linked hacking group, had breached several employee email accounts, including those of senior executives and cybersecurity staff. Amazon subsequently conducted its own security review and requested enhanced protection measures from Microsoft. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/12/12/1523248/amazon-paused-rollout-of-microsoft-office-for-a-year-...
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