Microsoft has selected Marvell’s LiquidSecurity family of hardware security modules (HSMs) to power its Azure Cloud HSM offering — a move that consolidates Marvell’s role across Azure’s key management portfolio and brings FIPS 140‑3 Level 3‑certified, high‑density PCIe HSMs into Microsoft’s...
Britain’s cybersecurity landscape is once again in sharp focus after confirmation that the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has detected a “limited number” of domestic victims in the recent Microsoft hack campaign. While not on the scale of some prior, sweeping incidents, the attack...
Microsoft has recently released an out-of-band (OOB) update, KB5064489, to address a critical issue affecting Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) running Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 24H2. This emergency patch resolves a bug that prevented certain VMs from launching when Virtualization-Based...
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Microsoft’s cloud services ecosystem—encompassing Microsoft Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and broader Office 365 environments—has become a double-edged sword, offering organizations unparalleled productivity while simultaneously attracting sophisticated cyber adversaries. In recent months, a series...
Enterprising threat actors have long sought creative new ways to exploit increasingly complex cloud ecosystems, but a chilling series of events recently unveiled by security researchers at ITM8 demonstrates just how swiftly multiple small oversights in Microsoft Azure can be woven into an attack...
A new chapter in the ongoing battle for cloud security unfolded recently, as researchers disclosed a brazen and remarkably methodical campaign that has compromised over 80,000 user accounts spanning hundreds of organizations. The abuse of penetration testing tools—originally intended as shields...
A recent analysis has uncovered a significant design flaw within Microsoft Entra ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory, that could potentially allow unauthorized users to gain elevated privileges within an organization's Azure environment. This vulnerability centers around the default...
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Cloud security has rapidly ascended to the top of every IT agenda, propelled by accelerating digital transformation, complex multi-cloud strategies, and a wave of high-profile cyber incidents. Recent findings from CyCognito, a security firm recognized for its attack surface management platform...