cloud security

  1. Azure Cloud HSM Adds Marvell LiquidSecurity (FIPS 140-3)

    Microsoft has expanded a major backend partnership with Marvell: the Marvell LiquidSecurity family of hardware security modules (HSMs will now power Microsoft Azure Cloud HSM in addition to their existing role behind Azure Key Vault and Azure Key Vault Managed HSM. The move extends Marvell’s...
  2. TrustedTech Rebrands as Microsoft-First Cloud and AI Services Partner

    TrustedTech’s decision to rebrand and recast itself as a Microsoft-first cloud and AI systems integrator marks a deliberate pivot from transactional licensing to outcome-driven services aimed squarely at Copilot deployments, Azure migrations, and managed security — a move the company unveiled in...
  3. Marvell LiquidSecurity HSMs Power Azure Cloud HSM with FIPS 140-3 Level 3

    Microsoft has selected Marvell’s LiquidSecurity family of hardware security modules (HSMs) to power Azure Cloud HSM, extending an existing Marvell–Azure relationship and bringing PCIe‑attached, FIPS 140‑3 Level 3‑validated HSM technology into Microsoft’s single‑tenant cloud HSM clusters for...
  4. Azure Cloud HSM Adopts Marvell LiquidSecurity for High-Density Security

    Microsoft's Azure Cloud HSM service will now run on Marvell’s LiquidSecurity hardware security modules (HSMs), a move that extends an existing Marvell–Azure relationship and brings PCIe‑based, FIPS 140‑3 Level 3‑certified, high‑density cryptographic hardware into Microsoft’s single‑tenant HSM...
  5. Azure Cloud HSM Powered by Marvell LiquidSecurity FIPS 140-3 Level 3 PCIe HSMs

    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...
  6. Cloud-Delivered Windows 10: Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 for Enterprise

    Microsoft’s move to let Windows 10 be deployed as a cloud-streamed OS through Azure-powered virtualization services marks a decisive step in putting the full Windows desktop inside enterprise cloud operations—and it changes how IT teams should think about provisioning, licensing, and security...
  7. Microsoft Teams Tightens Security: Block Weaponizable Files & Malicious URLs with Tenant Controls

    Microsoft Teams is getting a tighter security posture: Microsoft is rolling out new protections that will block weaponizable file types in chats and channels, scan and warn about malicious URLs at the time of delivery and click, and extend administrative control by integrating Teams with the...
  8. Microsoft Azure Under Scrutiny: Unit 8200, Mass Surveillance Claims & Cloud Governance

    Microsoft has opened an “urgent” external review after investigative reporting alleged that Israel’s Unit 8200 used a bespoke environment on Microsoft Azure to ingest, store and analyse vast volumes of intercepted Palestinian communications — claims that raise immediate questions about cloud...
  9. Windows 365 Cloud PC: Cloud-Hosted Windows for Any Device

    Microsoft’s move to put the full Windows desktop into the cloud—branded as Windows 365 and marketed around the new “Cloud PC” concept—changed how organizations and users think about Windows devices: instead of tying a personalized Windows experience to a single laptop or desktop, Microsoft...
  10. Microsoft Azure Surveillance Claims: Cloud Governance in War and Rights

    Microsoft has opened a formal inquiry after fresh reports allege that Israel’s elite intelligence unit used Microsoft Azure to store and analyse vast volumes of intercepted Palestinian communications, raising urgent questions about cloud governance, corporate responsibility, and the role of big...
  11. Security Copilot: AI-Driven Incident Response for Security Ops

    Microsoft’s Security Copilot arrives at a time when defenders are drowning in alerts, and the product’s promise is simple but consequential: apply generative AI to compress investigation time, automate routine triage, and translate dense telemetry into actionable decisions for security teams and...
  12. CVE-2025-53781: Secure Azure Virtual Machines from Information Disclosure

    Azure Virtual Machines are affected by an information disclosure vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-53781, a flaw Microsoft lists in its Security Update Guide that describes the exposure of sensitive information from Azure-hosted virtual machines which could allow an attacker with certain...
  13. Azure Cloud and Unit 8200: Alleged Global Surveillance System

    Microsoft’s Azure cloud has become the focal point of a landmark investigation that alleges Israel’s elite signals-intelligence unit, Unit 8200, migrated massive volumes of intercepted Palestinian communications into a bespoke, segregated Azure environment—creating an AI-assisted, cloud-backed...
  14. Deploy Sophos Firewall in Azure: PAYG/BYOL, HA, and Best Practices

    Deploying Sophos Firewall into Microsoft Azure is a practical way to extend enterprise-grade network protection into your cloud estate, whether you need a single standalone perimeter VM, an active-passive HA pair behind an Azure Load Balancer, or an integrated Sophos Central-managed...
  15. NTT DATA Unveils Global Microsoft Cloud Unit to Scale Agentic AI

    NTT DATA’s new global Microsoft Cloud business unit crystallizes a strategic bet: one of the world’s largest systems integrators is consolidating Microsoft-aligned sales, engineering and delivery into a single, AI-first organization designed to move agentic AI from narrow pilots into regulated...
  16. NTT DATA launches global Microsoft Cloud unit to scale enterprise AI

    NTT DATA’s new global business unit for Microsoft Cloud signals a clear strategic shift: the systems integrator is consolidating Microsoft-focused sales, delivery and engineering resources into a purpose-built organization designed to move enterprise AI from pilots into production at scale while...
  17. NTT DATA Forms Global Microsoft Cloud Unit to Scale Agentic AI in Enterprise

    NTT DATA’s new global business unit for Microsoft Cloud crystallizes a strategic shift: tightly coupling a major systems integrator’s scale with Microsoft’s evolving AI platform to move agentic AI from pilots into regulated, production-grade enterprise deployments at speed and scale. Overview...
  18. CISA Warns on Exchange Hybrid Privilege Escalation CVE-2025-53786

    A new wave of cybersecurity urgency is sweeping through IT departments as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issues a fresh, high-severity warning concerning Microsoft Exchange Server. The alert, centered around CVE-2025-53786, underscores a newly disclosed vulnerability...
  19. Barracuda SecureEdge: Windows-centric SASE for SMBs

    Small and mid-sized businesses are in a race they didn’t sign up for: keep up with a threat landscape that moves faster than budgets, hiring pipelines, and legacy architectures. A recent trade feature made the case plainly—SMBs must get serious about network security and consolidation if they...
  20. Microsoft Azure in Israel row: Unit 8200, data residency, and ethics

    A new wave of reporting is forcing Microsoft’s relationship with Israel’s security apparatus into the harshest spotlight yet, after fresh investigations alleged that the company’s Azure cloud became a backbone for storing and analyzing intercepted Palestinian phone calls at massive scale—and...