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fromInfoWorld
8 hours ago

Azure outage disrupts VMs and identity services for over 10 hours

A policy change blocking public read access on Microsoft-managed storage caused an over-10-hour Azure outage affecting VM deployments, managed identities, and developer pipelines.
fromThe Hacker News
3 months ago

Why Organizations Are Abandoning Static Secrets for Managed Identities

For decades, organizations have relied on static secrets, such as API keys, passwords, and tokens, as unique identifiers for workloads. While this approach provides clear traceability, it creates what security researchers describe as an "operational nightmare" of manual lifecycle management, rotation schedules, and constant credential leakage risks. This challenge has traditionally driven organizations toward centralized secret management solutions like HashiCorp Vault or CyberArk, which provide universal brokers for secrets across platforms.
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