A senior congressman has raised concerns over the military's decision to rely more and more on Microsoft for cybersecurity tools as well as other software.
into dependence on a single IT provider that cannot match its competitors' performance and will become more and more expensive over time.
"The Department acknowledged that a too-broad enterprise license agreement could lock out better cyber solutions and commits to a fair and open procurement process – and that could include adding acquisition-related language in upcoming legislation,"Pentagon hacking fears fueled by Microsoft's monopoly on military ITRuppersberger's letter had been prompted by concerns raised by the cybersecurity community in his district of Maryland, which prides itself on being the Cyber...
Zero Trust was adopted after the Solar Winds hack by Russian intelligence operatives in 2020. Although aimed only at civilian agencies,In an interview with Newsweek, DOD Deputy CIO David McKeown defended the decision to give Microsoft an increasing role and said the Pentagon could meet most if not all the requirements of Zero Trust by deploying its MDE solution right away. He rejected the idea that it was better to buy multiple cyber tools from different providers.
with its built-in automation. He said there was still room for some smaller suppliers to serve the needs of the Defense Department by partnering with one of the large companies that provide cloud services to DOD.
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