Starting in October, Microsoft will require multifactor authentication (MFA) for all Azure sign ins. Microsoft said the policy change is in line with its current focus on enhancing digital ...

Instead of using SQL Server Management Studio to bridge the gap, as used in Azure SQL Database, Microsoft's free SQL Server Data Tools (which can be downloaded here) will be used instead. The improved ...

This capability is meant to aid with auditing sensitive data. Vulnerability Assessment As the name implies, the Vulnerability Assessment fea­ture scans Azure SQL databases for a wide variety of ...

A newly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Azure Cosmos DB was found to open the door to an attacker without needing authentication under certain conditions. Detailed today by security ...