Cloud Risks
The latest Cloud Risks coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft 365 OME Exposes 68% of Healthcare Orgs to HIPAA Compliance Gaps
Microsoft 365's built-in email encryption features are widely adopted by healthcare organizations, but many don't realize these tools may create dangerous compliance gaps with HIPAA regulations....
Azure’s GPT-4 deployment secures enterprise data with encrypted, isolated generative AI
Generative artificial intelligence has rapidly become a cornerstone of enterprise transformation, with organizations worldwide racing to integrate, deploy, and scale these capabilities across their...
UNK_SneakyStrike weaponized Microsoft Teams and OneDrive for credential theft and lateral movement.
Microsoft's cloud services, including Teams, Outlook, and OneDrive, have become essential tools for modern enterprises—but they're also increasingly attractive targets for cybercriminals. The...
Rencore's AI Governance Tools Transform Microsoft Cloud Security for Enterprises
As organizations increasingly adopt AI-driven productivity tools and low-code platforms, maintaining robust governance and security has become a critical challenge. Rencore's latest announcement...
nOAuth Vulnerability: How 15,000+ SaaS Apps Are at Risk and What Enterprises Must Do Now
A critical authentication flaw in Microsoft’s Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) has exposed over 15,000 SaaS applications to potential exploitation, raising alarms across the cybersecurity...
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace Email Encryption Has Hidden Security Gaps
Uncovering Hidden Risks in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace Email Encryption In an era where digital communication is paramount, the security of email correspondence is a critical concern for...
The Double-Edged Sword of Digital Skies: Protecting Your Data from Cloud Storage Lockouts and Loss
The Double-Edged Sword of Digital Skies: Protecting Your Data from Cloud Storage Lockouts and Loss The modern promise of seemingly infinite digital storage has revolutionized how we safeguard our...
Azure Misconfigurations Enable Catastrophic Cloud Breaches, New Research Shows
Enterprising threat actors have long sought creative new ways to exploit increasingly complex cloud ecosystems, but a chilling series of events recently unveiled by security researchers at ITM8...
Microsoft account lockout wipes 30 years of data in Windows 11 nightmare
The recent case of a Windows 11 user losing three decades' worth of irreplaceable data due to a Microsoft account lockout has sent shockwaves through the tech community. This incident highlights the...
Google Cloud Outage Exposes Cloud Risks: Key Lessons for Windows Users
A sudden and far-reaching Google Cloud outage sent shockwaves through the digital landscape, disrupting services across multiple industries and highlighting the fragility of today’s cloud-dependent...
Google Cloud and Cloudflare Outage: Key Risks and Lessons for Businesses
Cloud services form the backbone of the digital world, powering everything from global social platforms to critical enterprise solutions. When an outage occurs at this level of infrastructure, its...
Lesson from 2025 Cloud Outage: Multi-Cloud & Chaos Engineering Are Now Essential
The digital world came to a standstill in early 2025 when a cascading cloud outage disrupted critical services across multiple continents. What began as a localized network failure in a major cloud...