WASHINGTON—Today, NetChoice launched MicrosoftVulnerabilityTracker.com, a comprehensive online resource cataloging major cybersecurity vulnerabilities associated with Microsoft products over the past two years.
This new resource provides important information to policymakers and the public about the potential risks tied to America’s overreliance on Microsoft software in government systems. The launch comes in the wake of recent high-profile incidents, including the Crowdstrike glitch that caused a global Microsoft outage, affecting numerous companies and costing an estimated $5.4 billion.
“Given the U.S. government’s heavy dependency on Microsoft, it’s imperative that we have a clear understanding of their cybersecurity track record,” said Carl Szabo, Vice President and General Counsel for NetChoice. “MicrosoftVulnerabilityTracker.com serves as a vital resource for government officials, workers and lawmakers to assess the risks associated with the U.S. government relying so heavily on a single software provider.”
Szabo continued: “Our goal is to highlight how overreliance on a single provider like Microsoft raises significant cybersecurity threats to the U.S. government. Our new tracker demonstrates the urgent need to diversify the software used by government agencies to improve national cybersecurity.”
MicrosoftVulnerabilityTracker.com is designed to be a key resource for understanding vendor lock-in in government software procurement.
Visit the site at MicrosoftVulnerabilityTracker.com. Read more about Microsoft’s security vulnerabilities here and the costs of vendor-lock in software procurement here.
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