The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board launched an investigation into the security of cloud computing platforms, which follows the state-sponsored hack of Microsoft Exchange Online in July that led to the theft of emails from the U.S. State Department and other government agencies.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the review on Friday, which will examine the attack against Microsoft attributed to China-linked hackers.
The probe will also examine whether there are potential steps available from federal authorities, private industry or the major cloud service providers to strengthen cloud-based authentication and identity management.
