Cloud Security
The latest Cloud Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Free Microsoft Copilot for Feds: Inside the $3.1 Billion Government AI Deal and Its Hidden Costs
The U.S. General Services Administration and Microsoft have struck a deal to provide millions of federal workers with one year of free access to Microsoft 365 Copilot, a move the agency says will...
Microsoft Embeds Custom HSM Chip in Every Azure Server to Slash Latency and Boost Security
Microsoft has quietly shifted a cornerstone of cloud security from centralized appliance clusters into the very silicon of every new Azure server. At the Hot Chips 2025 conference, the company...
Microsoft enforces Azure MFA by October 2025 as Meta patches zero-click WhatsApp flaw CVE-2025-55177, making identity the new enterprise perimeter.
Meta has patched a zero-click vulnerability in WhatsApp that could let attackers execute code without any user interaction, while Microsoft will begin enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for...
AWS’s Hardware, Azure’s Management, Google’s Kubernetes: The Multicloud Battle in 2025
In 2025, the choice of cloud provider isn’t just about which services you consume; it’s about which operational philosophy you adopt. The three hyperscalers — Amazon Web Services, Microsoft...
MFA Mandate Expands to Azure CLI, PowerShell, and IaC: The Clock Ticks for DevOps Migration
Microsoft is extending mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) beyond the Azure portal and into the command-line tools and automation interfaces that power cloud operations. Starting with its...
Pentagon Axes China-Based Microsoft Engineers from DoD Cloud, Orders Audit
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an immediate halt to Microsoft’s use of China-based engineers for all Department of Defense cloud support, marking a dramatic escalation in the U.S....
When 99% of Cloud Breaches Start with a Checkbox: Inside Borderless CS's New Hardening Offensive
Misconfigured cloud storage buckets, unchanged default admin passwords, and unpatched Windows servers continue to fuel the majority of enterprise breaches—and one Australian cybersecurity firm just...
Life Without Barriers' Microsoft Security Overhaul: 321,000 Sensitive Files Tagged, 8.3M Activities Monitored
Life Without Barriers, one of Australia’s largest human‑services nonprofits, has uncovered over 321,000 documents containing sensitive data—and automated their protection—in a sweeping...
CERT-In Urges Immediate Patching of Critical Microsoft Edge, Windows Server, and Azure Databricks Flaws to Avert Ransomware
India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-severity advisory warning organizations and individuals to urgently patch a range of Microsoft products, including the Edge...
Microsoft’s Brad Smith Vows Investigation After Employees Storm Office Over Azure Israel Surveillance Claims
Microsoft President Brad Smith told reporters on August 26, 2025, that the company would “go investigate and get to the truth” after a group of current and former employees occupied his Redmond...
CERT-In Warns: Patch Windows and Cloud Now as Microsoft Fixes 111 Vulnerabilities, Including Kerberos Zero-Day
India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-severity advisory urging organizations and home users to apply Microsoft's latest security updates immediately. The warning...
Microsoft Bakes Hardware Security and Quantum-Resistant Crypto Directly into Azure Servers
Microsoft’s cloud security architects have fundamentally reimagined how to protect data and workloads in Azure, moving from software firewalls and centralized appliances to hardware-anchored...