Microsoft’s Brad Smith should prepare for ‘ritual punishment’ before House hearing

The article covers an upcoming House Homeland Security Committee hearing examining a DHS Cyber Safety Review Board finding that a Chinese operation exploited Microsoft security failures—stealing a signing key to snoop on senior US officials—and mentions separate Russian-linked access to Microsoft source code; the piece highlights concerns about Microsoft’s security posture, the risks of a software monoculture in government, and calls for stronger deterrence and accountability.