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Enhancing Security: Microsoft to Phase Out Default Outbound Access for Azure VMs

Microsoft is introducing a significant change to Azure that will impact how virtual machines (VMs) connect to the Internet. Starting in September 2025, default outbound access for new VMs will no longer include unrestricted Internet access. In Microsoft Azure, outbound Internet access is enabled by default for resources within a virtual network (VNet). This default…

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Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty Launches in Public Preview

Microsoft has announced the public preview of its Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty solution tailored specifically for the public sector. The new offering marks a significant step towards empowering government entities to navigate the complex landscape of data compliance and security requirements with confidence. Microsoft first unveiled Cloud for Sovereignty at its annual Inspire partner conference…

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Hackers Abuse SQL Server Flaw to Breach Azure Cloud VMs

Microsoft’s security experts have recently discovered a highly sophisticated attempt to target cloud environments. Hackers managed to exploit a compromised SQL Server instance to breach Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, indicating a concerning evolution in their tactics. According to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team, threat actors have previously used this method to target several cloud services,…

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Microsoft Patches Critical XSS Flaws in Azure HDInsight Analytics Service

Microsoft has recently patched eight cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities impacting Azure HDInsight. These vulnerabilities could have allowed unauthorized access, session hijacking, and the deployment of malicious code. Azure HDInsights is a fully managed service that lets organizations use open-source frameworks for big data analytics, management, and processing. They can use the frameworks to create optimized…

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Microsoft Unveils New Partnership to Bring Oracle Cloud Hardware to Azure Datacenters

Microsoft is expanding its existing partnership with Oracle, one that has the potential to reshape how businesses harness the power of data and artificial intelligence (AI). This move aims to provide enterprise customers with easier access to Oracle’s database services, hosted on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and deployed within Microsoft Azure data centers. Microsoft CEO…

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Microsoft Patches Critical Azure Flaw Following Criticism for ‘Irresponsible’ Security Practices

Microsoft has fixed a critical vulnerability that could let hackers gain unauthorized access to sensitive data and cross-tenant applications managed by Azure AD. The fix comes shortly after security researchers criticized Microsoft for its “grossly irresponsible” cybersecurity practices. In a post on LinkedIn, Amit Yoran, the CEO of the security firm Tenable, called out Microsoft…

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Microsoft Confirms Recent Cloud Outages Caused By Storm-1359 DDoS Attacks

Last Update: Aug 02, 2023

Earlier this month, Microsoft confirmed a major outage that affected Azure, Outlook, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services. The company has now acknowledged that the disruption to its services was caused by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. On June 5th, Microsoft tweeted about an outage that prevented thousands of users from accessing its…

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Splunk Announces New Partnership with Microsoft to Boost Digital Resilience

Splunk Inc. announced this week a new strategic partnership with Microsoft. The new deal will enable both companies to build Splunk’s enterprise security and observability solutions on Microsoft Azure. Splunk is a popular platform that enables customers to search, analyze, and visualize machine-generated data in real-time. It collects and processes data coming from a wide…

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Google Takes on Microsoft with New Antitrust Complaint Over Cloud Practices

Google has officially filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), according to a report from The Information. The company claimed that Microsoft abused its dominant position in the enterprise software market to push more customers toward its cloud services. In a letter to the FTC, Google explained that Microsoft used…

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Microsoft’s New Azure Managed Grafana Service Improves Data Visualizations

Last Update: Jun 16, 2023

Microsoft’s Azure Managed Grafana service that launched in preview back in April is now generally available for enterprise customers. The new data visualization solution brings together charts, alerts, and logs that enable IT admins to analyze application and infrastructure telemetry data in a single dashboard. Grafana is an open-source platform that lets organizations unify, collect,…

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