Microsoft acquires security start-up CloudKnox
Summary
Microsoft Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, looks on during the Future Decoded Tech Summit in Bangalore on February 25, 2020. Microsoft said Wednesday its acquiring CloudKnox, a start-up whose software helps companies reduce the amount of access they provide to their cloud resources. Microsoft corporate vice president Joy Chik explained in a blog post that as unmonitored cloud services (like virtual machines) proliferate, its harder for organizations to keep a tight control over whos allowed to do what with them. "High-profile breaches demonstrate how quickly bad actors can move laterally by exploiting misappropriated privileged credentials." WATCH: Microsofts lead director says CEO Satya Nadella earned the right to be chairman
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