Performance | Microsoft CPO tells staff: Prioritize security or risk losing promotions & pay raises

Microsoft has told its staff they must show how they have prioritized security during performance reviews or face missing out on promotions and salary increases.

According to a memo from Kathleen Hogan, Chief People Officer at Microsoft, every staff member will now have security as a “Core Priority.”

Channeling her inner Uncle Ben, Hogan began: “At Microsoft, we deliver mission-critical infrastructure that the world depends on to achieve more. With that trust in us comes a great responsibility: to protect our customers, our company, and our world from cyber threats.”

CEO Satya Nadella previously kicked off the fiscal year 2025 by reiterating that security would be Microsoft's top priority.