Microsoft Notifies Cloud Customers of Breach

This ain’t gonna make anyone feel better about cloud services. Microsoft had to admit to users of one if its cloud services that due to a configuration error, their data was exposed for some two to three hours.

Not to worry, they said, “only a limited number of improper downloads took place.” Yes, and only a limited number of sperm get to the egg, too, but the consequences show up, sooner or later. See this Eweek article, but don’t show it to your boss if you’ve been talking cloud lately:

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Microsoft-Notifies-BPOS-Cloud-Customers-of-Breach-374778/?kc=rss