Microsoft has initiated the rollout of enhanced free logging features for all U.S. federal agencies, a move announced last July and now implemented six months after a cyberattack linked to China. This development comes after years of criticism over Microsoft's practice of charging extra for basic security features. In collaboration with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), Microsoft has released a playbook to aid agencies in utilizing these new capabilities through Microsoft Purview Audit. The expanded logging features aim to bolster cybersecurity across federal agencies. However, Senator Ron Wyden criticized the move as 'too little too late,' likening Microsoft to 'an arsonist selling firefighting services' due to profiting from vulnerabilities in its products.
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Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities to all U.S. federal agencies using Purview Audit in response to a China-linked cyberattack. Learn more: https://t.co/Q33mHULtCT #cybersecurity #informationsecurity
With @OMBPress, @ONCD and @Microsoft, we are rolling out expanded logging to all fed agencies using Microsoft Purview Audit regardless of license tier. A step forward in #SecurebyDesign. https://t.co/rYoOp5J3hp https://t.co/6Uug2CzPgc
.@RonWyden says Microsoft making expanded logging available to federal agencies is too little too late: βLike an arsonist selling firefighting services, Microsoft has profited from the vulnerabilities in its own products." https://t.co/nwq0v9ZXif
Microsoft rolls out expanded logging six months after Chinese breach, https://t.co/SlemilwrkC
Microsoft is finally rolling out the enhanced free logging features that it announced last July after years of intense govt pressure to stop upcharging for basic security features. https://t.co/TNXVIHkOin MSFT and CISA are publishing a playbook to help agencies use the features. https://t.co/cQCbY8coiQ