Microsoft’s abrupt disconnection of Nayara Energy, a major Indian oil refinery operator, from its cloud services sent ripples throughout the global tech and energy sectors—a move spurred not by technical woes, but by geopolitical sanctions issued by the European Union. The incident, emblematic...
cloud compliance
cloud contracts
cloud infrastructure
cloudproviderriskscloud security
cloud sovereignty
cross-border data
data privacy
digital sovereignty
energy sector
eu sanctions
geopolitical sanctions
global cloudrisks
global technology
indian industry
international trade
microsoft cloud
regulatory compliance
sovereign cloud
tech politics
The disclosure of several critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s cloud ecosystem, including one rated as a perfect 10.0 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), marks a pivotal moment in both the enterprise security landscape and public trust in hyperscale providers. Microsoft’s...