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Security Lessons From Microsoft Cyber Incident for Enterprises

Nov 08, 2000 •

Anthony Pell

1 min read

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After further review, security experts last week said enterprises can glean some new lessons from the Microsoft Corp. hacking saga. First and foremost, if you get hacked, don't do what Microsoft did. According to at least a dozen security experts contacted . . . After further review, security experts last week said enterprises can glean some new lessons from the Microsoft Corp. hacking saga. First and foremost, if you get hacked, don't do what Microsoft did. According to at least a dozen security experts contacted last week by eWeek, Microsoft, which thwarts most hack attempts, did not know how to react to a successful hack. The Redmond, Wash., company's response was flawed in how it disseminated information about the security breach to its customers and in how it handled the intrusion once the company's in-house security experts recognized it.

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