IoT security will set innovation free: Azure Sphere general availability scheduled for February 2020

Today, at the IoT Solutions World Congress, we announced that Azure Sphere will be generally available in February of 2020. General availability will mark our readiness to fulfill our security promise at scale, and to put the power of Microsoft’s expertise to work for our customers every day—by...

KLA11586 Linux Kernel TCP SACK Denial of Service Vulnerability

Various vulnerabilities was found in Linux Kernel. Microsoft adresses the various effects of these vulnerabilities and provides links to more information: 1. If you are running a Linux kernel in your Azure environment, you should contact the provider of that Linux kernel to understand their...

Microsoft built its own custom Linux OS to secure IoT devices

Finally, it's happening. Microsoft has built its own custom Linux kernel to power "Azure Sphere," a newly launched technology that aims to better secure billions of "Internet of things" devices by combining the custom Linux kernel with new chip design, and its cloud security service. Project Azur...