In late 2024, the federal governments cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsofts biggest cloud computing offerings. The tech giants “lack of proper detailed security documentation” left reviewers with a “lack of confidence in assessing the systems overall security posture,” according to an internal government report reviewed by ProPublica. Or, as one member of the team put it: “The package is a pile of shit.” For years, reviewers said, Microsoft had tried and...
