It only takes one compromised employee account to give criminals wide-ranging access to company databases, customer information, and internal networks. For a business of any size, that could mean massive financial losses and a damaged reputation among consumers and clients.<
Breaches of this kind often occur when private information is shared too widely and given to third parties that may not uphold standards of best practice. Just because Microsoft maintains high levels of security doesn’t mean the hundreds of third-party companies they share data with will do the same.