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Microsoft

Microsoft

Microsoft develops and licenses software products, devices, and services. The company's core offerings include the Windows operating system, Office productivity suite, Azure cloud computing platform, and Xbox gaming consoles. UpGuard continuously monitors the security posture of Microsoft using open-source, commercial, and proprietary threat intelligence feeds. Our analysis is centered on objective, externally verifiable information.
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Microsoft Security Rating

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Microsoft
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Microsoft
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Redmond, WA, United States.
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Satya Nadella
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Microsoft Vendor Risk Report

This vendor risk report is based on UpGuard’s continuous monitoring of Microsoft's security posture using open-source, commercial, and proprietary threat intelligence feeds. The results are summarized into a security rating based on the analysis of hundreds of individual checks across five risk categories: website security, email security, phishing & malware, brand & reputation risk, and network security.

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Microsoft Data Breaches, Cybersecurity Incidents and News

Security incidents, news, and data leaks relating to Microsoft.
Thousands of Microsoft Customers Exposed Through Critical Cosmos Database Flaw

Thousands of Microsoft Customers Exposed Through Critical Cosmos Database Flaw

The cybersecurity spotlight hasn’t shifted from Microsoft for most of 2021. The latest in a string of critical security issues is a vulnerability in Microsoft Azure’s flagship Cosmos DB Database.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
August 30, 2021
Nobelium targets Microsoft customers

Nobelium targets Microsoft customers

Nobelium, the Russian hacking group believed to be responsible for the Solarwinds supply chain attack, has launched new attacks targeting Microsoft customers.
Edward Kost
Edward Kost
June 28, 2021
The Hacker News • Oct 21, 2022

Microsoft Confirms Server Misconfiguration Led to 65,000+ Companies' Data Leak

Microsoft this week confirmed that it inadvertently exposed information related to thousands of customers following a security lapse that left an endpoint publicly accessible over the internet sans any authentication.
Reuters • Oct 17, 2017

Microsoft responded quietly after detecting secret database hack in 2013

Microsoft Corp’s secret internal database for tracking bugs in its own software was broken into by a highly sophisticated hacking group more than four years ago, according to five former employees, in only the second known breach of such a corporate database.
Data Breach Today • Feb 01, 2014

Microsoft Confirms E-Mail Breach

Microsoft has confirmed unauthorized access to certain employees' e-mail accounts following targeted phishing attacks against staff members, which also hit their social media accounts.

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