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   this.ven (thisven@digitalcourage.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 17:44:19 JST this.ven

   From https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/microsoft-security-debt-crashing-down/714685/

   > Microsoft has the government locked in as a customer, so the government’s options for forcing change at Microsoft are limited, at least in the short term.

   This applies to the states of the 🇪🇺 #EU and many other countries as well. But the bigger problem is: Nobody seems to care. Many times people just shrug and say that we can't change that anyway. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

   To me it's the same situation as with the 🌡️ #ClimateCrisis. You can make the change. Switch to #FreeSoftware such as a :linux: #GNU / #Linux system, support #OpenSource projects through contribution and donation, and never trust the cloud (other people's computers).

   No #AI or "genius" at #Microsoft or other #BigTech company will save the world or protect you from #Cybercrime. It's up to you and it's your responsibility to make the change. 🛡️ #ITSec is a process that begins with your #Commitment to it, and the #Internet is no sandpit (anymore).

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     this.ven (thisven@digitalcourage.social)'s status on Wednesday, 01-May-2024 21:12:00 JST this.ven

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     And if you realize the dependency of #PublicServices on #BigTech's opaque #ProprietarySoftware with unfixed #SecurityIssues it's no news that the 🇬🇧 #UKGoverment falls victim to #Ransomware by https://www.ransomlook.io/group/Snatch

     However, this incident clearly shows that ⌛ #TimeIsUp and putting people's data at risk can no longer be accepted. If I was a #UK citizen, I would advice the #CISO and #DataProtectionOfficer to start taking #CyberSecurity seriously.

     I appreciate the current discussion in the 🇩🇪 German #DatenschutzKonferenz about fines against the public sector. If this is the only way to make #ITSecurity a matter for the bosses, then this is a logical consequence to cope with neglected measures in the #Digitization.

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     this.ven (thisven@digitalcourage.social)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 00:19:22 JST this.ven

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     • abroad_octopus

     @abroad_octopus Yeah, that is true. But isn't it the same with #FossilFuels and #PowerSupply? I guess it will always be hard to switch for good and inconvenient to be the first acting as a good role model.

     However, can we risk not to try?

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     abroad_octopus (abroad_octopus@gnulinux.social)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 00:19:23 JST abroad_octopus

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     @thisven because of the Bureaucracy of government, it is extremely difficult to push such a massive change and anyone with the power to make the change is too old and techno inept that it's unlikely to be considered.