Microsoft is changing the default networking behavior for new Azure Virtual Networks: starting March 31, 2026 new VNets and their subnets will default to private (no implicit outbound internet access), meaning virtual machines deployed into those networks will not be granted Azure’s...
Cloud computing has always promised agility, productivity, and unlimited scale, but rarely do the default settings underpinning these promises curtail security in as direct a way as Microsoft's implementation of default outbound access for Azure virtual machines. As Azure races toward retiring...
