Cloud Security
The latest Cloud Security coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Critical Exchange Hybrid Flaw by August 11
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive on Friday mandating all federal agencies with Microsoft Exchange hybrid environments to patch a critical...
The Phishing Pipeline: How Attackers Weaponize Microsoft 365 Direct Send to Evade Every Defense
Microsoft 365’s Direct Send feature has become a double-edged sword. Designed to let printers, scanners, and applications relay mail without a dedicated mailbox, it now enables attackers to slip...
Azure Storage Discovery with Copilot Enters Public Preview, Centralizing Multi-Account Blob Management
Microsoft launched Azure Storage Discovery into public preview on August 6, embedding Copilot’s natural language capabilities into a fully managed service designed to corral sprawling cloud storage...
CrashPlan Touts Free OneDrive Backup for Microsoft 365 at TechCon 365 Atlanta
Ransomware attacks have paralyzed organizations of every size, and boardrooms are demanding more than just backup—they want ironclad cyber resilience that can restore critical Microsoft 365 data in...
Rubrik and Sophos Embed Backup into MDR for Unbreakable Microsoft 365 Recovery
Rubrik and Sophos are fusing data recovery with managed detection and response in a new integrated solution that promises to rewrite the rules of cyber resilience for Microsoft 365. The partnership...
Abnormal AI Automates Microsoft 365 Posture Management to Counter Midnight Blizzard-Style Attacks
Abnormal AI has unveiled a major update to its Security Posture Management platform, arming Microsoft 365 administrators with AI-driven automation to detect, prioritize, and remediate dangerous...
Leaked Docs: Israel Stored Millions of Palestinian Calls on Microsoft Azure
Millions of phone calls made by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank have been systematically intercepted, processed, and stored on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, according to a joint...
Microsoft Defender's New AI Agent Cuts Phishing Noise by 90%, Now in Public Preview
Microsoft has launched an AI-powered Phishing Triage Agent in public preview, embedding it directly into Microsoft Defender to automate the triage of user-reported phishing emails and slash...
Abnormal AI’s New Posture Management Auto-Prioritizes Microsoft 365 Risks for Faster Remediation
Abnormal AI has rolled out a substantial update to its Security Posture Management platform, embedding AI-driven automation deep into the process of identifying, prioritizing, and fixing...
NTT Data Unveils Global Microsoft Cloud Unit to Turbocharge AI-Driven Enterprise Transformation
NTT Data has launched a dedicated global business unit for Microsoft Cloud, a move executives say will accelerate enterprise adoption of secure, AI-powered cloud services amid soaring demand for...
Leaked Files Expose Microsoft Azure’s Role in Israel’s Mass Call Interception and AI Warfare
A joint investigation by The Guardian, +972 Magazine, and Local Call has exposed how Israel’s elite military intelligence unit, Unit 8200, harnesses Microsoft Azure to store and process intercepted...
CVE-2025-53786: How a Hybrid Exchange Flaw Turns On-Prem Access into Cloud Catastrophe
Attackers who manage to breach an on-premises Microsoft Exchange server can now pivot to the cloud with a set of unrevocable credentials—and for 24 hours, defenders are all but helpless. That is...