Sovereignty vs. security: Microsoft’s Roger Halbheer says you’re asking the wrong question In this interview with Help Net Security, Roger Halbheer, Customer Security Officer at Microsoft, argues that digital sovereignty is a security question first. He explains why organizations underestimate speed, the time it takes to detect and stop an attacker, and why the cost curve turns steep once workloads move on premises. Halbheer says boards ask for independence but end up buying a location and an assurance statement. Instead, he urges risk decisions per workload. He also points out that governments can compel providers almost everywhere, including in Europe, and that a compromised environment is never sovereign. Sovereignty costs money, people and speed. Which of the three do organizations…