Former AWS veteran Charlie Bell to head cybersecurity ops at Microsoft


FILE PHOTO A Microsoft logo is seen in Los Angeles California U.S. June 14 2016. REUTERSLucy NicholsonFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

(Reuters) - Former Amazon.com Inc cloud executive Charlie Bell said he has joined Microsoft Corp to lead a newly formed role overseeing cybersecurity operations.

Bell, who will start as an executive vice president, indicated in a LinkedIn post that his role will include dealing with digital fraud, ransomware attacks and with public exposure of private data.

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