Is the US government lenient on Microsoft's "cascade of security failures" because of an overreliance on its systems?

[Windows Central]

Microsoft recently suffered two major security breaches by hackers, allowing them to access confidential information. The US government's silence leads security experts to believe the institution is too dependent on the firm's services.

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[ChipBoundary]

There is no major company that hasn't had numerous breaches. Stopping them is impossible. All you can do is put forward reasonable efforts to mitigate the damage or catch the perpetrators after the fact. No security system can ever be invented to keep people out completely. If a bad actor wants in, they're getting in.