Cloud Security
The latest Cloud Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Picks Marvell’s LiquidSecurity PCIe HSMs to Power Azure Cloud HSM, Delivering Hyperscale-Grade Cryptography
Microsoft has selected Marvell’s LiquidSecurity hardware security modules (HSMs) as a underpinning for Azure Cloud HSM, the companies announced August 18, 2025. The deal extends an existing...
From Pilot to Production: How Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Are Redefining Cloud-Delivered Windows 10
The shift to delivering Windows 10 through the cloud has moved from experimental to essential for enterprises wrestling with remote work, security, and cost pressures. Microsoft’s Azure Virtual...
Microsoft Teams to Block Executables, Scan URLs in Real Time with New Defender Integration
Microsoft Teams will soon automatically block executable and other high-risk file types in chats and channels, while also scanning shared URLs at the moment of click to warn or prevent access to...
Microsoft Taps Marvell's LiquidSecurity FIPS 140-3 Level 3 PCIe HSMs to Power Azure Cloud HSM
Microsoft has selected Marvell's LiquidSecurity family of hardware security modules to anchor its Azure Cloud HSM service, extending a years-long collaboration that already underpins Azure Key Vault...
Microsoft Orders External Review Led by Covington & Burling After Azure Mass Surveillance Allegations
Microsoft has commissioned an urgent external legal review after a Guardian-led investigation alleged that Israel’s signals intelligence unit, 8200, operated a segregated Azure environment to...
Microsoft's Cloud PC Bet Pays Off: Windows 365 Evolves with GPU Support, Zero Trust, and Global Agility
On August 2, 2021, Microsoft officially opened the doors to Windows 365, a new cloud service that delivers a full Windows desktop—apps, data, settings, and all—to any device with a browser or...
Microsoft Opens External Investigation into Claims Azure Stored Millions of Intercepted Palestinian Calls
Microsoft has formally commissioned an external investigation after a series of investigative reports alleged that Israel’s elite signals intelligence unit, Unit 8200, used Microsoft Azure to...
Microsoft Azure vs AWS for .NET Devs: 2025 Salary, Skills, and Job Market Reality
Microsoft’s Azure grabs nearly one in four .NET job listings in the enterprise sector, yet Amazon Web Services still commands a 29–30% share of the overall cloud market. For a .NET developer...
ProRail's Four-Month Sprint to SAP S/4HANA on Azure: What Other Public Sector Orgs Can Learn
Dutch rail infrastructure manager ProRail has migrated its legacy SAP systems to a cloud-based SAP S/4HANA platform on Microsoft Azure, completing the core transition in just four months with partner...
Security Copilot Deep Dive: AI Incident Summaries, Automation Agents, and the 84 Trillion Signal Question
Microsoft’s Security Copilot has evolved from a simple chatbot into a platform that includes autonomous agents capable of triaging phishing emails and writing executive summaries—all while...
Microsoft Patches Publicly Disclosed ‘BadSuccessor’ Kerberos Zero-Day and Exchange Hybrid Cloud Threat in August 2025 Update
Microsoft’s August 2025 security update patches a publicly disclosed Kerberos privilege escalation flaw and a dangerous Exchange hybrid vulnerability that could let attackers hop from on-premises...
Azure VM Spoofing Flaw CVE-2025-49707: Microsoft Patches Local Access Control Bypass
Microsoft has confirmed and released fixes for CVE-2025-49707, a critical improper access control vulnerability in Azure Virtual Machines that enables an attacker with local access to impersonate...