Cloud Security
The latest Cloud Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft's Agentic Enterprise Platform Unifies AI Agent Governance Across M365, Azure, and Security
Microsoft is quietly piecing together a comprehensive “agentic enterprise” platform that promises to weave AI agents into the very fabric of corporate computing—and then govern them with an...
Azure Expert MSP Renewal: Microsoft Now Requires MLOps and AI Security Proof
ANS passed a rigorous independent audit in May 2026, renewing its Azure Expert Managed Service Provider status. The Manchester-based cloud specialist cleared a comprehensive third-party assessment...
Senac-RS cuts password tickets 40% with Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune for Education
On May 21, 2026, Microsoft published a customer story detailing a landmark deployment in Brazil’s education sector. Senac-RS, a professional education institution in Rio Grande do Sul, migrated...
Azure Linux 4 Embraces Fedora Roots: RPM, Overlays, and Supply-Chain Security Take Center Stage
Microsoft has confirmed a foundational shift for its in-house cloud distribution: Azure Linux 4 will be built from sources derived from Fedora Linux. The upcoming release retains its RPM-based...
Azure Linux 4.0 Launches with Hardened OS for AI at Hyperscale
Microsoft officially launched Azure Linux 4.0 for virtual machines and declared Azure Container Linux generally available at Open Source Summit North America 2026. The twin announcement, delivered on...
Azure Logic Apps Flaw CVE-2026-42823 Lets Low-Priv Users Hijack Workflows
Microsoft has elevated the urgency for cloud security teams with the May 2026 Patch Tuesday disclosure of CVE-2026-42823, an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Azure Logic Apps. The flaw,...
CVE-2026-35435: Critical Azure AI Foundry Privilege Escalation in M365 Agents Leaves Systems Vulnerable
Microsoft has disclosed a critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Azure AI Foundry, tracked as CVE-2026-35435, which affects Microsoft 365 published agents and currently has no patch....
CVE-2026-33844: Critical Azure Cassandra RCE Auto-Fixed by Microsoft
Microsoft published CVE-2026-33844 on May 7, 2026, revealing a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra service. The flaw, stemming from...
Azure ML Notebook Spoofing CVE: Why Sparse Advisories Demand Urgent Action
Microsoft's Security Update Guide has quietly listed a new vulnerability, CVE-2026-32207, affecting Azure Machine Learning Notebooks. The advisory frames it as a spoofing flaw and nothing more. No...
CVE-2026-41105: Azure Monitor Action Groups Vulnerability Could Allow Privilege Escalation
Microsoft has assigned CVE-2026-41105 to an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability discovered in the Azure Monitor Action Group notification system. The public entry on the Microsoft Security Response...
CVE-2026-26129: Critical Flaw in Microsoft 365 Copilot Exposes Data Over Network
Microsoft disclosed a critical information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot’s Business Chat feature on May 7, 2026, assigning it CVE-2026-26129. According to the initial advisory,...
Microsoft's 11 NSDI '26 Papers Expose Azure's Blueprint for Scaling AI Infrastructure
Eleven new research papers from Microsoft, accepted at USENIX NSDI '26, pull back the curtain on the technologies Azure will use to power the next wave of AI workloads. The announcement, made by...