Microsoft Promises To Defend World Chess Champion From Russian Hackers (telegraph.co.uk)

"World chess champion Magnus Carlsen has asked Microsoft to protect him against Russian hackers, as he expects to become the target of cyber attacks launched before the match with grandmaster Sergey Karjakin next week," reports Softpedia. An anonymous reader shares more details from The Telegraph: The man dubbed the 'Mozart of chess' has spent months using high-powered chess computers to meticulously prepare moves for his grueling 12-game match against challenger Sergey Karjakin. But any leak of his analysis would hand a significant advantage to Crimean-born Karjakin, the fiercely-patriotic darling of Russian president Vladimir Putin... "The element of surprise is vitally important in chess," explained the Vibeke Hansen, from Microsoft Norway... She said Microsoft Norway will "ensure that he has a safe training environment and secure communication and collaboration tools".

Comments

He asked Microsoft for help?

[Anonymous Coward]

HAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAAHAHA!!!

Re: The blue screen of death company...

[Anonymous Coward]

Not quite true. One of our main investors is a former Microsoft EVP so we have to use their garbage. Servers crashing has protected us several times against hackers. If you Windows server crashes, no one can hack into it.

It's not just Microsoft

[Trailer Trash]

He's reached out to a number of companies for help in various areas besides Microsoft. He's asked Yahoo to help him put together a profitable long-term business strategy, along with Twitter in case the Yahoo deal falls through. He's also asking Exxon to help with a clean-energy plan. And he's reached out to the DNC for help securing his email server.

With all his corporate partners he's set up for success!