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Microsoft has addressed a serious Azure Automation security issue that could have allowed attackers to cross tenant boundaries and assume another organization’s automation identity. The issue, tracked as CVE-2025-29827, was assigned a…
Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging legitimate cloud services to bypass traditional security controls. The latest example involves Microsoft Azure Monitor, which is now being abused to deliver highly convincing callback phishing…
Azure Monitor is a centralized observability platform in Microsoft Azure that collects, analyzes, and acts on metrics, logs, and traces from Azure resources, applications, and infrastructure.
Azure App Registrations power APIs, automation, CI/CD pipelines, background jobs, and integrations — and many still rely on client secrets.
🕓 On October 29, 2025, Microsoft confirmed an Azure Front Door (AFD) incident triggered by a configuration change that caused latencies, timeouts, and errors across major Azure services.
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has disrupted an active Rhysida ransomware campaign in which attackers weaponized Azure Trusted Signing certificates to distribute malware disguised as legitimate Microsoft Teams installers.
Microsoft has patched a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-55241, CVSS 10.0) in Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) that could have enabled attackers to impersonate any user—including Global Administrators—across all tenants worldwide…
Automation in Azure isn’t just a luxury — it’s a superpower. Whether you're managing resources, rotating secrets, running reports, or cleaning up unused resources, automating these repetitive tasks frees up time and reduces human error.
VNet Peering enables private, high-speed communication between two virtual networks (VNets) in Azure—across the same region or even globally.
Step-by-Step – Create a Secure Azure VNet 🧱 What is a VNet?
Deploying a Virtual Machine (VM) in Azure is one of the first tasks in cloud adoption—and it can be done in minutes.
