Security News

Microsoft Kills 18 Azure Accounts Tied to Nation-State Attacks
2020-09-25 15:26

An APT group has started heavily relying on cloud services like Azure Active Directory and OneDrive, as well as open-source tools, to obfuscate its attacks. Microsoft has suspended 18 Azure Active Directory applications that were being leveraged for command-and-control infrastructure by what it says is a Chinese nation-state actor.

Jumio’s AI-powered identity verification solutions now available for Microsoft Azure Active Directory B2C
2020-09-24 00:00

Jumio announced that its AI-powered identity verification solutions are now available to Microsoft Azure Active Directory External Identities for B2C customers. Azure Active Directory B2C is a customer identity access management solution.

SES signs multi-year agreement with Microsoft to be an Azure Orbital partner
2020-09-23 23:15

As a cornerstone of the strategy, SES signed a multi-year agreement with Microsoft to be an Azure Orbital partner as well as to accelerate and expand the use of Microsoft Azure across its operations and jointly develop cloud-based video and data connectivity managed services. As an Azure Orbital partner, SES will be co-locating and managing O3b mPOWER gateways with Microsoft Azure locations so its customers are always only "One-hop" away from their Azure cloud services anywhere in the world.

Microsoft Releases Open Source Fuzzing Framework for Azure
2020-09-15 16:17

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of Project OneFuzz, an open source fuzzing framework for Azure that the tech giant has been using internally for the past year to find and patch bugs. Project OneFuzz, which Microsoft describes as an extensible fuzz testing framework, is designed to address some of the challenges typically associated with fuzzing, enabling developers to conduct this type of testing themselves and allowing security engineers to focus on other important tasks.

Migrating and managing Oracle applications and database platforms on Microsoft Azure
2020-09-10 23:00

Data Intensity announced the launch of Safe-Switch, a life-cycle approach to migrating and managing Oracle applications and database platforms on Microsoft Azure. In response to the Oracle and Microsoft Cloud Interoperability Partnership announcement, Safe-Switch was created to help customers accelerate their consumption of heterogenous cloud adoption, with freedom of choice and seamless integration for Oracle and Microsoft workloads.

Microsoft Announces Public Preview of Automatic VM Guest Patching in Azure
2020-09-10 12:01

Microsoft this week announced the public preview of new functionality to automatically deliver security patches to Windows virtual machines in Azure. Called automatic VM guest patching, the feature is meant to improve the update management of Windows VMs to ensure security compliance through the automatic delivery of necessary patches.

Buurst SoftNAS is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace
2020-09-01 23:45

Buurst announced the availability of its flagship product, SoftNAS, in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. Buurst customers can now take advantage of the productive and trusted Azure cloud platform, with streamlined deployment and management.

Four More Bugs Patched in Microsoft’s Azure Sphere IoT Platform
2020-08-25 23:27

Details tied to a pair of remote code execution bugs in Microsoft's IoT security platform called Azure Sphere were released Monday. Public disclosure of all four of the bugs piggyback on six vulnerabilities found in July also impacting Microsoft's Azure Sphere.

Microsoft Patches Code Execution, Privilege Escalation Flaws in Azure Sphere
2020-08-25 14:27

Recently addressed Microsoft Azure Sphere vulnerabilities could lead to the execution of arbitrary code or to elevation of privileges, Cisco Talos' researchers warn. The cloud-based system on a chip platform was designed for Internet of Things security, and is comprised of a hardware platform, Azure Sphere OS, and the Azure Sphere Security Service.

Tech Data expands Cloud Solution Factory with Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure Click-to-Run Solution
2020-08-25 00:30

Tech Data announced that it has expanded its Cloud Solution Factory offering with the addition of a new Windows Virtual Desktop on Azure Click-to-Run Solution, which increases remote workforce productivity while ensuring data and applications can be securely accessed from any location using any device. "As a leader in cloud and next-generation solution aggregation, Tech Data makes cloud adoption simple by significantly reducing cloud configuration and deployment processes so that our channel partners can serve their customers more effectively and with fewer risks."