The 2026 Cloud Security Report from Fortinet finds cloud security teams are less concerned about whether cloud platforms can be secured and more focused on whether their defenses can keep pace with the speed of change.
Microsoft on Monday unveiled Maia 200, a custom-built accelerator aimed at lowering the cost of running artificial intelligence workloads at cloud scale, as major providers look to curb soaring inference expenses and lessen dependence on Nvidia graphics processors.
- By John K. Waters
- 01/28/2026
Ransomware attacks continued to climb in 2025 as attackers increasingly timed operations around year-end staffing gaps and shifted away from traditional file encryption.
Microsoft released an out-of-band update Friday to resolve credential authentication failures affecting Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 connections that emerged after the company's January 2026 security update.
Microsoft released a pair of security and compliance updates this week designed to help IT administrators strengthen protections across Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise and simplify app governance in Teams.
Microsoft said it has disrupted RedVDS, a global cybercrime subscription service used by financially motivated attackers to carry out business email compromise, mass phishing and account takeover campaigns.
Microsoft rang in 2026 with its biggest January Patch Tuesday rollout in four years, shipping fixes for 113 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office and other products
Microsoft has begun out new AI-powered incident prioritization capabilities in Microsoft Defender alongside an expanded suite of proactive incident response services, giving security teams more tools to prevent, detect and recover from cybersecurity threats.
Microsoft said Monday that its Azure datacenters are engineered to support NVIDIA's newly launched Rubin platform, as cloud providers move to deploy the next generation of AI infrastructure.
Microsoft announced Monday it has acquired Osmos, a Seattle-based startup that uses agentic AI to automate data engineering workflows.
Microsoft closed out 2025 with its final Patch Tuesday release. This month's update fixes 56 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office and several other products, and includes three zero-day flaw fixes.
The Linux Foundation on Tuesday announced the formation of the Agentic AI Foundation, bringing together Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic and other major tech companies to advance open-source development of autonomous AI systems.
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a $17.5 billion plan to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in India over the next four years, the company’s largest investment in Asia to date.
Microsoft announced last week that it will raise prices for its commercial Microsoft 365 suite subscriptions effective July 1, 2026, while expanding AI, security and management capabilities across its offerings.
Azure Local and IoT Operations received a broad set of updates this week as Microsoft moved to expand AI-enabled edge computing across hybrid and highly distributed environments.
Microsoft is bringing advanced endpoint management capabilities from its Intune Suite directly into Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 subscriptions.
Microsoft has retired its standalone Mesh platform as of Dec. 1 and moved its 3D meeting capabilities into Teams through a new immersive events feature, now generally available.
Microsoft is tightening security around its Entra ID sign-in process by blocking external script injection, a move that could force some orgs to rethink their browser extension strategies.
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has tapped longtime strategy leader Rolf Harms to help guide the company through a broad rethink of its business model as artificial intelligence becomes central to its product and infrastructure plans.
- By John K. Waters
- 11/26/2025
Microsoft, Nvidia and Anthropic have entered into a far-reaching partnership that blends new investments with a large multiyear cloud commitment, tightening ties among three major players in artificial intelligence.
- By John K. Waters
- 11/18/2025