Azure Updates
2026-03-12
Azure Storage Mover is now in public preview for private transfers from AWS S3 in a Virtual Private Cloud to Azure Blob Storage. It supports secure private networking and automation, reducing the need for manual pipelines or third-party tools.
.NET
Microsoft introduced the modernize-dotnet agent to help assess apps, generate upgrade plans, and modernize .NET projects. It is available in Visual Studio, VS Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and GitHub.
Microsoft Security Blog
Microsoft reports that Storm-2561 has been using SEO poisoning to promote fake VPN client downloads that install signed trojans and steal VPN credentials. The activity has been observed since 2025 and relies on impersonating trusted brands and abusing legitimate services.
Microsoft released .NET 10.0.5 as an out-of-band update to fix a critical debugger crash on macOS when using Visual Studio Code.
Microsoft published a blog post about its latest email security benchmarking data, comparing Microsoft Defender’s mitigation of modern email threats against SEG and ICES vendors. The post says the benchmark is intended to move from transparency to action.
Microsoft describes how hidden instructions in content can influence AI tool behavior and uses a scenario to illustrate prompt injection. The post emphasizes the need for human oversight and a structured response playbook.
2026-03-11
Microsoft describes the Contagious Interview campaign, where attackers impersonate recruiters from crypto and AI firms to target developers with fake coding assessments. The delivered malware installs backdoors and steals API tokens, cloud credentials, crypto wallets, and source code.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL elastic clusters now have General Availability support for provisioning and management through Terraform, Bicep, and Ansible. This adds native infrastructure-as-code options for creating, scaling, and managing elastic clusters on Azure.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now has built-in Grafana dashboards in the Azure portal. The integration uses Azure Monitor, so you do not need a separate Grafana instance to view metrics.
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now supports customer-managed keys (CMKs) with Premium SSD v2 disks in public preview. This lets you control encryption of data at rest for workloads using these disks.
Azure SRE Agent is now generally available. The GA release adds new capabilities focused on incident diagnosis, automated response workflows, and improving uptime while reducing operational toil.
The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code now has Query Profiler in public preview. It lets you capture query and database activity and view it in real time within VS Code.