compliance

  1. Azure Storage TLS 1.2 Only: Prepare Now for February 3, 2026 Enforcement

    Microsoft has formally enforced the removal of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 for Azure Blob Storage effective February 3, 2026; from this date onward Azure Storage public HTTPS endpoints will accept only TLS 1.2 or newer and any client attempting to negotiate TLS 1.0/1.1 will see connections fail. This is...
  2. Why Windows Stopped Easter Eggs: Trustworthy Computing and Security

    Microsoft stopped hiding Easter eggs in Windows because the costs — to security, compliance, and customer trust — began to outweigh the nostalgia and developer whimsy that produced those secrets. Background For more than two decades, Easter eggs were a quirky part of software culture: tiny...