Google Vertex AI security permissions could amplify insider threats

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jan 17, 2026 | Cloud

The finding of fresh privilege-escalation vulnerabilities in Google’s Vertex AI is a stark reminder to CISOs that managing AI service agents is a task unlike any that they have encountered before. XM Cyber reported two different issues with Vertex AI on Thursday, in...

[In preview] Public Preview: User delegation SAS for Azure Tables, Azure Files, and Azure Queues

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jan 17, 2026 | Cloud

User delegation SAS for Azure Tables, Azure Files, and Azure Queues is now available in public preview. User delegation (UDK) SAS is already generally available for blobs, and this release extends that support to tables, files, and queues.User delegation

[Launched] Generally Available: Ubuntu 24.04 support in AKS

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jan 17, 2026 | Cloud

Ubuntu 24.04 is now generally available on AKS in Kubernetes version 1.32 and above. Containerd 2.0 is enabled by default. Ubuntu 24.04 is default with `Ubuntu` OS Sku in kubernetes version 1.35 and above. There are two ways that Ubuntu 24.04 can be...

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Cosmos DB Mirroring with Private Endpoints

by Azalio tdshpsk | Jan 17, 2026 | Cloud

Available now in Public Preview, you can configure Azure Cosmos DB accounts with virtual networks or private endpoints to work with Microsoft Fabric mirroring. This feature allows you to preserve your enhanced network security and seamlessly replicate you

OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 as it battles Google’s Gemini 3 for AI model supremacy

by Azalio tdshpsk | Dec 14, 2025 | Cloud

OpenAI has released GPT-5.2, claiming significant gains in the AI model’s ability to complete real-world business tasks to an “expert level” compared to GPT-5.1, released in November. The new model, available in Instant, Thinking, and Pro performance tiers, offers...