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February 2023

Feb 22

GA: Create disks from CMK-encrypted snapshots across subscriptions and in the same tenant

NOW AVAILABLE

To ease manageability, we are making disks encrypted with customer-managed keys (CMK) more flexible by allowing creation of disks and snapshots from CMK-encrypted source across subscriptions. 

  • Security
  • Features
Feb 21

Public Preview: Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption

IN PREVIEW

Azure NetApp Files volumes now support encryption with customer-managed keys (CMK), using Azure Key Vault for key storage, to enable an extra layer of security for data at rest.

  • Azure NetApp Files
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Security
  • Features
Feb 16

Azure Backup: Enhanced experience for creating and managing private endpoints for Recovery Services vaults is now available

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Backup now provides an improved experience for creating and using private endpoints for your Recovery Services vaults.

  • Azure Backup
  • Security
  • Management
  • Features
Feb 15

Public preview: VBS enclaves for Always Encrypted in Azure SQL Database

IN PREVIEW

VBS enclaves enable you with the flexibility to use Always Encrypted with secure enclaves in all Azure SQL Database offerings.

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Security
  • Management
  • Features
Feb 1

General availability: Trusted launch for Azure VMs in Azure for US Government regions

NOW AVAILABLE

Allows you to enable secure boot, vTPM, virtualization-based security, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud integration, providing additional layers of defense against sophisticated threats.

  • Virtual Machines
  • Regions & Datacenters
  • Security
  • Features

January 2023

Jan 24

General availability: Application security groups support for private endpoints

NOW AVAILABLE

Application security groups (ASGs) support for private endpoints is now generally available.

  • Services
  • Security
  • Microsoft Ignite
  • Features
Jan 5

General Availability: Azure Sphere support for European Data Boundary

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure Sphere Security Service EU data processing and storage is now generally available.

  • Azure Sphere
  • Services
  • Compliance
  • Security

December 2022

Dec 15

General availability: Feature enhancements to Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF)

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure’s WAF now supports multiple new features - SQLi and XSS detection queries, new built-in Azure policies, and increased exclusions limit with support for exclusions on bot manager rule set.

  • Web Application Firewall
  • Application Gateway
  • Azure Front Door
  • Security
  • Features
Dec 14

General availability: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server data encryption with CMK

NOW AVAILABLE

Encrypt your data with customer-managed keys to enable an extra layer of security for data at rest.

  • Azure Database for MySQL
  • Security
  • Features
  • Open Source
Dec 2

Public Preview: Azure Sphere support for European Data Boundary

IN PREVIEW

Azure Sphere Security Service EU data processing and storage (Public Preview) 

  • Azure Sphere
  • Services
  • Compliance
  • Security

November 2022

Nov 30

Public preview: Inbound IP restrictions support in Azure Container Apps

IN PREVIEW

You can now restrict inbound traffic to your Azure Container Apps by IP without using a custom solution.

  • Azure Container Apps
  • Security
  • Features
Nov 21

Public preview: Azure Bastion now support shareable links

IN PREVIEW

Shareable links allows users to connect to target resources via Azure Bastion without access to the Azure portal.

  • Security
  • Features
Nov 15

General availability: Azure Sphere TKS updated; OS version 22.11 expected December 1

NOW AVAILABLE

Participate in retail evaluation now to ensure compatibility. The Azure Sphere team has also updated the trusted keystore of Azure Sphere devices, resulting in an additional reboot for production devices.

  • Security
  • Operating System
Nov 15

General availability: TLS 1.3 with Application Gateway

NOW AVAILABLE

Start using the new policies with TLS 1.3 for your Azure Application Gateway to improve security and performance.

  • Application Gateway
  • Services
  • Security
  • Features
Nov 15

General availability: Per Rule Actions on regional Web Application Firewall

NOW AVAILABLE

Azure's regional Web Application Firewall on Application Gateway now supports customizing actions per rule. This new functionality allows you greater control over how the Web Application Firewall handles incoming traffic.

  • Web Application Firewall
  • Application Gateway
  • Security
  • Features
Nov 14

General availability: Bot Manager Rule Set 1.0 on regional Web Application Firewall

NOW AVAILABLE

This rule set provides you enhanced protection against bots and provides granular control over bots detected by WAF by categorizing bot traffic as good, bad, or unknown bots.

  • Web Application Firewall
  • Application Gateway
  • Security
  • Features
Nov 11

Azure Resource Manager — Migrating to TLS 1.2 with Deprecation of Outdated Security Protocols

Target retirement date: September 01, 2023

Azure Resource Manager will be deprecating support for TLS 1.1 and older in Fall 2023. To maintain an uninterrupted connection with Azure Resource Manager, update your operating systems and work environments to support TLS 1.2.

  • Azure Resource Manager
  • Security
  • Retirements
  • SDK and Tools
Nov 10

Public preview: Microsoft Azure Managed HSM TLS Offload Library

IN PREVIEW

Azure Managed HSM now supports SSL/TLS Offload for F5 and Nginx.

  • Security
Nov 9

Public preview: Rotate SSH keys on existing AKS nodepools

IN PREVIEW

You can now update SSH keys on existing AKS nodepools post deployment.

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Security
  • Features
Nov 7

General availability: Default Rule Set 2.1 for Azure Web Application Firewall

NOW AVAILABLE

Increase your security posture and reduce false positives with Default Rule Set 2.1, now generally available on Azure's global Web Application Firewall running on Azure Front Door.

  • Azure Front Door
  • Web Application Firewall
  • Security
  • Features

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