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LiteLLM supply-chain attack exposed credentials from 2,500 organizations including Microsoft and Amazon
What happened A supply-chain attack on LiteLLM, an open source tool for managing AI API calls, exposed terabytes of credentials from roughly 2,500 organizations including Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, Samsung, and Salesforce. Security firms CloudSEK and Hudson Rock disclosed the breach, which compromised approximately 434,000 CI/CD pipelines during a 40-minute attack window in March 2026. The…
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Dragon Copilot physician apps hit Microsoft Marketplace, streamlining healthcare AI procurement
What launched Microsoft made Dragon Copilot Physician Apps and Agents available through Microsoft Marketplace, giving US-based healthcare organizations a new way to discover, evaluate, and purchase AI-powered clinical workflow tools. The move eliminates the need for separate vendor onboarding and consolidates billing through Microsoft’s existing marketplace infrastructure. Dragon Copilot is Microsoft’s AI assistant for clinical…
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Azure VMware Solution license-included service gets retirement date as Broadcom licensing shift bites
What changed Microsoft confirmed the Azure VMware Solution (AVS) license-included service will retire on August 30, 2027. The decision follows Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) licensing policy changes, which now require customers to bring their own portable licenses across all hyperscaler platforms. For AVS customers on license-included SKUs, this means a mandatory transition to bring-your-own-license…
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[Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Defender security assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
Microsoft Defender Security Assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server: Enhanced CSPM Coverage Microsoft Defender Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) has reached generally available status for Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server databases, bringing comprehensive security assessment capabilities to this managed database service. This GA release marks a significant expansion of Microsoft’s cloud security posture management…
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[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL as a knowledge source in Foundry IQ
Azure SQL as a Knowledge Source in Foundry IQ: New Capabilities for AI Applications Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure ML) has added Azure SQL Database as a first-class knowledge source in Azure AI Search, available in public preview. This development enables enterprise developers and solution architects building Copilot, RAG, and agentic experiences to expose authoritative table…
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[In preview] Public Preview: Agent mode for GitHub Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
What Is GitHub Copilot Agent Mode in SSMS? GitHub Copilot Agent Mode brings autonomous, multi-step database operations directly into SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Announced in public preview in June 2026, this feature lets you describe a high-level goal in natural language — such as investigating a performance spike, analyzing a stored procedure, or finding…