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The partnership integrates some of the best-in-class cloud network and CNAPP security through seamless technology integration and a strategic business alliance, setting a new standard for enterprise protection.

COMPANY NEWS: Commvault, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, today announced an expansion of its cyber and data security ecosystem through strategic integrations with an array of security partners: Acante, Dasera, Google Cloud, Splunk, and Wiz.

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP:  Integration combines Wiz Cloud Security and Illumio Zero Trust Segmentation to strengthen cyber resilience

Microsoft claims it has completely fixed a critical security issue in its Azure cloud platform, found in March by researchers from security firm Tenable, who then told Microsoft about it. Tenable chief executive and chairman Amit Yoran had claimed in a blog post on Wednesday that it took more than 90 days for Microsoft to effect a partial fix.

Cloud security firm Wiz has found two privilege escalation issues in a filesystem used by Ubuntu Linux, with affected versions being widely used in the cloud.

Respected security practitioner Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade has criticised the manner in which Microsoft has reacted to the recent breach of its Azure cloud service, describing it as "enraging, duplicitous, disappointing, counter-productive and, most importantly, unnecessary".

Microsoft is continuing to obfuscate about a recent attack on its Azure cloud infrastructure, saying a post, that claims danger from the attack still exists, is speculative and not evidence-based.

New York-based cloud security firm Wiz has warned companies and organisations affected by the recent Microsoft Azure breach that the impact of the intrusion may be much wider than reported, and could affect applications beyond those claimed by Microsoft to be impacted.

Cloud security platform operator Wiz now has an Australian data centre, allowing it to serve clients that have particular data sovereignty and privacy requirements.

A glaring security hole in Microsoft Azure's flagship Cosmos database has been revealed by the security firm Wiz which described it as an "an unprecedented breach" and dubbed it ChaosDB.