The Rise of Digital Impersonation: Strategic Lessons from Microsoft’s Incident Response

Unpacking the Threat of Synthetic Identities The evolving landscape of cyber threats continues to challenge technology leaders in fundamental ways. Microsoft's recent incident response analysis, detailed in their blog post, brings attention to a sophisticated and troubling vector: attackers using fake identities to gain privileged access within enterprise environments. This tactic, while not new in... Continue Reading →

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New options for AI-powered innovation, resiliency, and control with Microsoft Azure

The cloud landscape is shifting. As I see it, the demands facing organisations with mission-critical workloads—whether in manufacturing, healthcare, or government—have grown well beyond simple scalability. The latest updates from Microsoft Azure underscore a strategic pivot towards adaptive infrastructure, offering new pathways to balance innovation, resilience, and operational autonomy. In this analysis, I’ll break down... Continue Reading →

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Shai-Hulud 2.0: Guidance for detecting, investigating, and defending against the supply chain attack

Understanding the Shai-Hulud 2.0 Threat Landscape Microsoft’s recent research into the Shai-Hulud 2.0 supply chain attack presents a sobering reminder of how adversaries continue to evolve their tactics. The article is clear in its technical detail, focusing on detection strategies, investigation workflows, and defence mechanisms across Microsoft’s security product portfolio. From my perspective, this incident... Continue Reading →

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From Pair Programmer to AI Collaborator: How GitHub Copilot Is Rewriting the Developer Playbook

Last month, I took you on a little journey into “vibe coding”—building apps and tools without writing a single line of code, thanks to the magic of AI assistants. If you missed it, you can catch up here: https://themicrosoftcloudblog.com/2025/11/21/adventures-in-vibe-coding-building-apps-and-tools-without-writing-a-single-line-of-code-introduction/. This week, I want to dig deeper. Not into the “no-code” hype, but into the real,... Continue Reading →

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Watching Two Keynotes, Seeing Two Visions: AWS re:Invent vs Microsoft Ignite 2025

There’s something oddly fascinating about watching two tech keynotes a fortnight apart. AWS and Microsoft both had their big moments this year, and the contrast couldn’t be sharper. AWS opened with an engineering-heavy monologue about silicon, sovereignty, and scale—teraflops and nanometers galore—while Microsoft leaned into business transformation, sprinkling buzzwords like confetti but backing them up... Continue Reading →

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