Despite data breach, consumers still trust Microsoft
Earlier this month, 'WannaCry' targeted at least 100,000 organizations in 150 countries by exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
Earlier this month, 'WannaCry' targeted at least 100,000 organizations in 150 countries by exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
Earlier this month, 'WannaCry' targeted at least 100,000 organizations in 150 countries by exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
Microsoft devotees still trust the technology brand, despite a massive wave of cyberattacks that seized control of computers .
"WannaCry" targeted at least 100,000 organizations in 150 countries by exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, making it one of the largest and most damaging online assaults in history.
Still, 39 percent of people say they're likely to purchase Microsoft products in the future, while 83 percent of people viewed the brand positively a week after the incident, according to a poll of more than 2,000 adults from
Twenty-four percent of people surveyed consider themselves "very concerned" over the "WannaCry" breach, but only nine percent say they are "much less likely" to purchase Microsoft products in the future.
Though the Redmond, Washington-based company's reputation remains largely unscathed by the incident, other companies haven't had the same luck. In March, Yahoo's favorability after it disclosed its third security breach.