security
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Azure Front Door Premium Now Supports Mutual TLS, Generally Available
If you expose sensitive APIs or partner-facing apps through Azure Front Door, you no longer need to push client certificate checks down to your origin. Mutual TLS (mTLS) is now…
WAF Insights for Application Gateway Is Now Generally Available
Digging through raw WAF logs to work out why a request was blocked is slow, and it gets worse as traffic grows. If you run Azure Application Gateway with Web Application Firewall,…
Azure Cosmos DB Safe Key Rotation Is Now Generally Available
Rotating account keys on a live database has always carried a quiet risk: retire the wrong key and an application you forgot about starts failing. Azure Cosmos DB Safe Key Rotation…
Service Tags Now Match in Azure Front Door Premium WAF Custom Rules
Keeping IP allow and deny lists current in your WAF rules is tedious and easy to get wrong. A new match condition in Azure Front Door Premium WAF removes much of that chore. The…
SQL Server on Linux Finally Gets the bulkadmin Role
Running SQL Server on Linux and tired of handing out heavy privileges just to let a service load data? That gap is now closed, and it is generally available. Starting with SQL…
Azure Sphere OS 26.09: Seamless Security for the Intelligent Edge
In the rapidly evolving world of the Internet of Things, security isn't just a feature—it is the foundation. Maintaining the integrity of your edge devices requires constant…
Secure Your Scale: Azure Functions Flex Consumption Gains Native Certificate Support
Security meets seamless scalability. Azure Functions Flex Consumption has reached a major milestone with the General Availability of TLS/SSL certificate support. For developers…
Granular Security for AKS: Azure Files Now Supports Pod-Level Workload Identity
Security and storage must go hand-in-hand in the modern cloud-native ecosystem. For teams running complex workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), managing access to SMB file…
The Kernel Leap: Why Azure Sphere OS 26.09 RC1 Matters for IoT Security
In the world of secure IoT, standing still is the same as moving backward. To maintain its industry-leading security posture, Microsoft has just announced the release of Azure…
Secure Your Data: Azure AI Language Debuts New PII Redaction Playground
Protecting sensitive information isn't just a compliance requirement—it's a critical pillar of modern data integrity. With the latest update to Azure AI Language, managing…
Secure HTTP-only AKS Ingress with Azure Front Door Premium and Azure Firewall DNAT
Microsoft has published a detailed reference architecture for securing HTTP-only AKS ingress using Azure Front Door Premium and Azure Firewall DNAT. This new guide walks you…
Resilience by Design: Automating Credential Lifecycle Audits in Entra ID
Learn how to audit long-lived Entra ID credentials using PowerShell to ensure operational resilience and compliance with DORA and NIS2 frameworks.
Real-Time RPO Monitoring in Azure: How I Enhanced Disaster Recovery Visibility for a Major European Bank
A case study on transitioning from log-based monitoring to an API-driven approach to meet high-precision banking standards.
Configuring Video Delivery via Azure Front Door and Blob Storage
A comprehensive guide on how to securely and efficiently deliver public video content to mobile applications using Azure Front Door and Blob Storage for a large bank.
How to Restrict Microsoft Graph API Permissions to Specific Mailboxes
Learn how to restrict broad Microsoft Graph Application permissions like Mail.Read or Mail.Send to specific mailboxes using Application Access Policies in Entra ID.