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A German state is ditching Windows and Microsoft Office for Linux and LibreOffice on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions (www.theregister.com)
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Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's most northern state, is starting its switch from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice, and is planning to move from Windows to Linux on the 30,000 PCs it uses for local government functions.

Concerns over data security are also front and center in the Minister-President's statement, especially data that may make its way to other countries. Back in 2021, when the transition plans were first being drawn up, the hardware requirements for Windows 11 were also mentioned as a reason to move away from Microsoft.

Saunders noted that "the reasons for switching to Linux and LibreOffice are different today. Back when LiMux started, it was mostly seen as a way to save money. Now the focus is far more on data protection, privacy and security. Consider that the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) recently found that the European Commission's use of Microsoft 365 breaches data protection law for EU institutions and bodies."

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[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 5 points 11 months ago

This is because enterprise manages security properly - layered, minimum perms to perform a task, etc.

Apparently Microsoft itself isn't Enterprise?

I’ve never seen a virus or malware on a machine in enterprise...

Change Healthcare - https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/change-healthcare-hack-what-you-need-to-know/ar-BB1kvg2t

MGM Grand - https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/05/business/mgm-100-million-hit-data-breach/index.html

HP Enterprise - https://apnews.com/article/russian-hackers-hewlett-packard-enterprise-microsoft-sec-breach-cozy-bear-d4e88ded0a47d010216e11f41132f72c

Here's 12 more - https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/ransowmare-attacks-in-2023/50634/

Users simply lack permissions to change stuff, so malware lacks it too.

Oh something is lacking in your world and I'm not talking about permissions.