Cloud Identity
The latest Cloud Identity coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Mastering Microsoft 365 Administration: Identity, Security, and Continuity Essentials
Organizations running Microsoft 365 face a daily barrage of identity attacks, data leakage risks, and service continuity threats. The administrators managing these environments hold the keys to the...
Miasma npm Supply-Chain Attack: Red Hat Packages Hijacked to Steal CI/CD Credentials
Security researchers uncovered a brazen supply-chain attack on June 1, 2026, targeting the npm registry’s @redhat-cloud-services namespace. Malicious versions of several packages, used by thousands...
Windows 11 Microsoft Account Sign-In Bug Exposes Cloud Dependency Risks and Update Reliability Concerns
Microsoft has confirmed a critical sign-in bug affecting Windows 11 users attempting to access their Microsoft accounts through various system applications. The issue, which surfaced following recent...
CVE-2026-26117 lets low-privilege users hijack Azure Arc agents, escalate to SYSTEM, and take over cloud identities.
Microsoft has disclosed a critical vulnerability in the Azure Arc Connected Machine agent for Windows that enables local privilege escalation and cloud identity takeover. CVE-2026-26117 represents a...
Microsoft 365 MFA Outage: Third-Party Dependency Exposes Cloud Authentication Risks
Microsoft's authentication infrastructure experienced a significant disruption on Monday, leaving numerous North American users unable to complete sign-ins to Microsoft 365 services due to...
Microsoft's Bulgarian Government Deal Sparks Digital Sovereignty Debate
The Bulgarian government's impending large-scale software procurement deal with Microsoft has ignited a significant debate about digital sovereignty, vendor lock-in, and the strategic risks of...
Chained Windows Admin Center and Entra ID flaws bypass security controls in multi-stage attacks.
A newly exposed cluster of identity and management-plane vulnerabilities has fundamentally rewritten the threat model for Windows administrators and cloud tenants, revealing critical weaknesses in...
OAuth Token Security Crisis: Protecting Cloud APIs and DeFi from Sophisticated Attacks
Token security has rapidly evolved from a background technical concern to a critical frontline risk affecting every organization that relies on cloud identity systems, web APIs, AI services, or...
Azure Front Door crash on Oct 29 triggered cascading Entra ID failures, disrupting Microsoft 365 and Xbox Live globally.
A major Microsoft Azure outage on October 29, 2025, caused widespread disruption across Xbox Live, Microsoft 365, Azure Portal, and numerous downstream services, affecting millions of users globally....
Windows 11 Local Account Guide: Offline Install Methods & Enterprise Solutions
Microsoft's ongoing push toward mandatory Microsoft accounts in Windows 11 has created significant challenges for users seeking to maintain their privacy and use local accounts exclusively. While the...
Why Privacy-Minded Users Must Abandon Windows 10 Before October 2025
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will pull the plug on security updates for Windows 10 Home and Pro, leaving millions of users with a stark choice: pay for extended support, upgrade to Windows 11, or...
Microsoft’s August Patches Fix Kerberos dMSA Vulnerability That Lets Attackers Escalate to Domain Admin
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Server 2025’s delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSA) feature allows an attacker with initial access to specific Kerberos secrets to escalate to full...