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Publication Date: 2026-02-13 12:00:00
Microsoft Forgoes Its Secure Future
For a brief time, Microsoft appeared to be making security a priority. As with all good things, though, it appears that period has come to an end with personnel changes at the organization signaling a shift in priorities. We fear Microsoft’s goal now is not to make secure products, so much as to sell security products.
Last week, CEO Satya Nadella announced that Microsoft Executive Vice President of Security Charlie Bell had been replaced by Hayete Gallot, who was most recently president of customer experience at Google Cloud. Bell is stepping back from leading Microsoft’s security organization to become an individual contributor engineer.
Now that Bell has gone, it appears the guise of “security first” has been tossed aside, and we fear the company may slip back into being a security disaster.
Bell has a great reputation and joined Microsoft to make a positive impact on its security. Despite this, a potted history of his…
