Updates Archives

Fileless attack detection for Linux is now in preview

Azure Security Center is extending fileless attack detection for Linux, in addition to Windows.

• Security Center
• Security

Unified network monitoring with connection monitor now in preview

Azure Network Watcher now has a new and improved connection monitor feature. Connection monitor provides unified end-to-end connection monitoring capabilities for hybrid and Azure deployments.

• Network Watcher
• Features

Azure Backup offline backup with Azure Data Box

Now, Azure Backup customers can take advantage of Azure Data Box to move large backups of critical enterprise data through offline mechanisms.

• Azure Backup
• Azure Data Box
• Management

Azure Firewall Manager Preview refresh

Azure Firewall Manager Preview now supports Azure Firewall deployments in virtual networks (also known as hub virtual networks) in addition to its support for Azure Firewall deployments in virtual WAN hubs (also known as secured virtual hubs).

• Azure Firewall
• Services
• Security

Azure Firewall Spring 2020 updates

Excerpt: Azure Firewall is now ICSA Labs certified. In addition, several key Azure Firewall capabilities have recently been released into general availability (GA) and preview.

• Azure Firewall
• Services
• Security

Azure Virtual Network – network address translation is now in preview

Target availability: Q1 2020

Azure Virtual Networks now offers network address translation (NAT) (in preview) to simplify outbound-only Internet connectivity for virtual networks.

• Regions & Datacenters
• Features

Azure Cognitive Services – New types added to Named Entity Recognition v3

The Named Entity Recognition (NER) v3 service (in preview) of Cognitive Services Text Analytics now has new entity types available, expanding the detection of general and personal information entities found in text.

• Azure AI services
• Text Analytics
• Services

Update servers and applications to TLS 1.2 by 13 March 2020

Target availability: Q1 2020

Update your servers and applications that communicate with Azure Container Registry to use transport layer security (TLS) 1.2 by 13 March 2020 to improve secure communication and to avoid any service interruptions.

• Container Registry
• Compliance
• Security

Azure Key Vault – Private endpoints now available in preview

Target availability: Q1 2020

Establish a private connection between Azure Key Vault and other Azure services by using Azure Private Link, now available in preview for all public regions.

• Azure Private Link
• Key Vault
• Virtual Network
• Services
• Security
• Features

Azure Cognitive Services Text Analytics sentiment analysis v3 now supports Korean

The sentiment analysis v3 feature of Cognitive Services Text Analytics now supports Korean in addition to English, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, German and Dutch.

• Text Analytics
• Features

Backup Explorer is now in preview

Target availability: Q1 2020

Azure Backup now offers a new solution called Backup Explorer (in preview). Backup Explorer is a built-in Azure Monitor Workbook enabling you to have a single pane of glass to perform real-time monitoring across your entire backup estate on Azure.

• Azure Backup
• Azure Monitor
• Azure Resource Graph
• Management
• Features

Hyperledger Fabric on Azure Kubernetes Service is now in preview

Deploy and configure a Hyperledger Fabric blockchain network on Azure Kubernetes Service quickly with a new template (now in preview) that allows you to customise scenarios and applications.

• Azure Blockchain Service
• Features

Azure Event Grid on Azure IoT Edge preview 2 is now available

Azure Event Grid on Azure IoT Edge preview 2 is now available, with updates including data plane persistence to disk, monitoring capabilities and additional destination types.

• Event Grid
• Azure IoT Edge
• Services
• Features

Enable managed identities on lab virtual machines in Azure DevTest Labs

Lab owners can now enable user-assigned managed identities on lab virtual machines in Azure DevTest Labs.

• Azure DevTest Labs
• Features