Google takes shots at Microsoft for shoddy security record with enterprise apps

Google released a white paper arguing its Workspace is a more secure alternative to Microsoft’s environment, heavily citing the US CSRB’s findings on the 2023 Exchange Online breach attributed to Storm‑0558 and CISA’s reporting on Midnight Blizzard, while touting Google’s key management practices and past lessons from Operation Aurora. Accompanying blog posts and a discount promotion target Microsoft’s public-sector customers, and Microsoft responded by pointing to its Secure Future Initiative and collaboration with the cybersecurity community.