This article provides an overview of Azure SQL Database, a fully managed platform as a service (PaaS) database engine that handles most of the database management functions such as upgrading, patching ...

Transparent data encryption (TDE) helps protect Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance against the threat of malicious offline activity by encrypting data at rest. It performs real-time ...

SQL Server Transactional Replication is widely used to distribute data from a primary database to one or more subscriber databases. It is commonly implemented for reporting, workload isolation, data ...

Microsoft's new stable release expands backup, recovery and Terraform support, with new security defaults and breaking changes for existing integrations.

The JadePuffer ransomware operator is targeting Azure tenants with agent-driven attacks that conduct reconnaissance, steal credentials, and destroy core components.

JADEPUFFER used compromised Azure service principals to delete most targeted storage accounts in an 18-hour intrusion, Microsoft says.

Microsoft Security Research has identified malicious cloud activity associated with JADEPUFFER, a threat actor discovered by Sysdig in July 2026 and reported to be the first documented agentic ...

Azure ransomware attack: Storm-3168, an AI-orchestrated threat actor also known as JADEPUFFER, used two compromised service principals to delete 100+ Azure storage accounts in 7 minutes. Microsoft ...

SQL Server on Azure Local is generally available. Review disconnected deployment requirements, separate licensing, and recovery planning before adopting it. Microsoft has made SQL Server on Azure ...

JadePuffer uses AI agents to target Azure tenants, steal credentials, and destroy cloud resources, including over 100 storage accounts.

Storm-3168 used stolen Azure identities to map an environment, destroy cloud resources and collect storage keys within minutes.