Cloud Security
The latest Cloud Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Confirms Critical Azure OpenAI Privilege Escalation Flaw, Urges Vigilance Until Patch
{ "title": "Microsoft Confirms Critical Azure OpenAI Privilege Escalation Flaw, Urges Vigilance Until Patch", "content": "Microsoft has officially acknowledged a critical security vulnerability...
Sophos Central Gets First MDR-Optimized Backup for Microsoft 365
Sophos and Rubrik have combined forces to deliver the industry’s first managed detection and response (MDR)-optimized backup and recovery service nested entirely within a unified security...
Check Point, Menlo, SentinelOne Redefine BYOD and AI Security at Black Hat 2025
At this week’s Black Hat 2025 conference in Las Vegas, three security vendors made announcements that could reshape how enterprises secure unmanaged devices, enable zero-trust collaboration, and...
CISA Orders Emergency Fix for Exchange Hybrid Bug Allowing 'Total Domain Compromise'
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an emergency directive requiring federal agencies to patch a severe Microsoft Exchange vulnerability by August 11, warning...
Microsoft Azure Secretly Powers Israeli Military's Million-Call-an-Hour Surveillance of Palestinians
Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform has been secretly harnessed by Israel’s military intelligence Unit 8200 to intercept, store, and analyze millions of Palestinian phone calls per hour, a joint...
Azure Cloud at Core of Israeli Military’s Million-Call/Hour Palestinian Surveillance Program
The Israeli military’s elite intelligence unit has migrated vast troves of intercepted Palestinian communications to Microsoft’s Azure cloud, creating a surveillance apparatus capable of...
NTT DATA’s Agentic AI Push Nets 100 Enterprise Deals in 90 Days
NTT DATA has landed nearly 100 enterprise contracts for its new Agentic AI services within just 90 days of launch, the company disclosed this week, underscoring explosive demand for autonomous AI...
Sophos and Rubrik Erase the Gap Between Threat Detection and Recovery for Microsoft 365
Black Hat USA 2025 witnessed the unveiling of a solution that could redefine how security teams respond to ransomware and data loss within Microsoft 365. Sophos and Rubrik announced a deep...
Exchange Hybrid Bug Lets Attackers Quietly Escalate to Cloud Admin — Patch Now
A single compromise on a dusty, overlooked Exchange Server can now silently hand an attacker the keys to your entire Microsoft 365 kingdom — with no alarm raised and no audit trail left behind....
Poisoned Calendars, Hijacked Chips, and Stealthy Phishing: Inside the Latest Cybersecurity Onslaught
A single poisoned Google Calendar invite can now raise your smart blinds and start a Zoom call without your consent. That unsettling reality emerged at this year’s Black Hat conference, where...
Azure Backup’s Enterprise Lock-In: How a 10-Hour Outage Revealed the Hidden Costs of Cloud-Native Protection
When a DDoS attack knocked out a major Azure region for 10 hours earlier this year, it wasn’t just websites that went dark—backup and restore operations for thousands of businesses ground to a...
NTT DATA’s New Microsoft Cloud Unit Nets 100+ Enterprise AI Deals in Just 90 Days
NTT DATA has launched a stand‑alone Global Business Unit for Microsoft Cloud, and within 90 days it already has more than 100 enterprise AI opportunities on its books. That blistering pace of...