Microsoft leaks 38TB of private data via unsecured Azure storage::The Microsoft AI research division accidentally leaked dozens of terabytes of sensitive data starting in July 2020 while contributing open-source AI learning models to a public GitHub repository.

  • TattersEnglish
    142·
    1 year ago

    I am not sure. This was mostly a case of human error in not properly securing urls/storage accounts. The lack of centralised control of SAS tokens that the article highlights was a contributing factor, but not the root cause, which was human error.

    If I leave my front door unlocked and someone walks in and robs my house, who is to blame? Me, for not locking the door? Or the house builder, for not providing a sensor so I can remotely check whether the door is locked?

    • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      If I leave my front door unlocked and someone walks in and robs my house, who is to blame?

      In a private environment, one person’s mistake can happen, period.

      A corporate environment absolutely needs robust procedures in place to prevent the company and all their clients from such huge impact of one person’s mistake.

      But that’s a looong tradition at M$ - not having it, I mean.

    • Sethayy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      if you live in an apartment and the landlord doesnt replace the front door locks when they break is a better analogy