Microsoft Security Chief Cuts Roles, Pivots to AI
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- Hayete Gallot, who became Microsoft's security chief in February, has prioritized AI tools and cut several hundred roles as part of an overhaul of the company's cybersecurity business.
- Microsoft, described in the report as the world's largest cybersecurity software seller, is restructuring its security division and replacing senior executives to capture more corporate demand.
Why it matters: Gallot's cuts of several hundred security roles — paired with a pivot to AI tools — reallocate resources within the world's largest cybersecurity software business, where Microsoft is already the dominant vendor by market position.
