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Microsoft Layoffs and Security Breaches

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 24, 2023,

updated Apr 24, 2023

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Microsoft layoffs impact A/NZ

↺ Microsoft layoffs impact A/NZ

> Microsoft appears to be making significant layoffs across Australia and New Zealand as the global economy heads south.

> A post this morning by Daniel Larsen, principal customer experience engineer at Microsoft's local FastTrack for Azure team based in New Zealand, said that entire team had been laid off.

> "After seven wonderful years at Microsoft I, along with the rest of the FastTrack for Azure NZ team, have been laid off as Microsoft cuts costs globally," Larsen wrote.

> "While this is disappointing, it’s also an opportunity to reset and try something new."

> Larsen described five other affected employees as "world class engineers experienced in deploying large and complex Azure workloads".

Cloud Profits May Be Slowing at Microsoft and Amazon

↺ Cloud Profits May Be Slowing at Microsoft and Amazon

Amazon and Microsoft’s AI Gains Mask Cloud Slowdown

↺ Amazon and Microsoft’s AI Gains Mask Cloud Slowdown

Microsoft's global layoffs land in NZ, Azure 'FastTrack' team nixed

↺ Microsoft's global layoffs land in NZ, Azure 'FastTrack' team nixed

Financial Times Claims CMA Will Approve Microsoft-Activision Deal [Ed: Way to change the subject and distract from Microsoft layoffs ahead of "results". They also quote a paid Microsoft lobbyist, Florian Mueller, who has a two-way conflict of interest (past employer).]

↺ Financial Times Claims CMA Will Approve Microsoft-Activision Deal

a paid Microsoft lobbyist, Florian Mueller, who has a two-way conflict of interest (past employer)

> This comes from an article called “Back To Life”, and it’s about the state of the world, and where the global economy sits as a result. In that regard, it also cites other expected and upcoming events. For example, it also claims that POTUS Biden will announce a second presidential run.

> [...]

> Now, as Florian Mueller notes in response to this quote, they are not claiming they have insider or advance knowledge of CMA’s decision.

Cyberattacks against Estonia's vital service providers are rising [iophk: Windows TCO]

↺ Cyberattacks against Estonia's vital service providers are rising

> Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, cybercriminals have turned their eyes towards Estonia, Friday's "Aktuaalne kaamera" reported.

> Hospitals, ministries, and the police have all been targeted.

> Einar Laagriküll, deputy director general of the Ministry of Interior's Information Technology and Development Center (SMIT), described this year as "intense".

Federal office probes Guam Memorial Hospital network breach [iophk: Window TCO]

↺ Federal office probes Guam Memorial Hospital network breach

> The whistleblower complaint, as described in the news report, raises a number of issues and questions. If entities take networks offline proactively at signs of what might be a cyberattack, isn’t that generally considered a smart move? There have been many entities that have taken their networks offline in response to what might be a cyberattack. Is there anything unique about the GMH situation that merits a whistleblower complaint? If so, it’s not obvious yet.

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