Microsoft offers 100.000 dollars for hackers that breach Azure Sphere
The Internet of Things platform Azure Sphere, rolled out earlier this year, has been designated by Microsoft as the new project of Azure Security Lab. The tech giant offers a 100.000 dollar reward for the hacker who manages to run his own code on Azure Pluton or Azure Secure World.p
In 2019, Mic... Read more
Microsoft acquires start-up CyberX for 165 million dollars
Microsoft is finalizing the acquisition of CyberX for 165 million dollars. CyberX is a start-up that provides security software for industrial devices and other connected devices.
According to Israeli media, Microsoft will acquire CyberX for about 165 million U.S. dollars (152 million euros... Read more
Azure Sphere for IoT generally available
General availability has been announced for the Microsoft Azure Sphere security service, aimed at protecting IoT (Internet of Things) devices. Until now, the service was only available in a preview.
The company introduced Azure Sphere, which is based on a Microsoft-built Linux operating system, ... Read more
Azure Sphere 19.11 supports Linux
Version 19.11 of Azure Sphere comes with support for Linux. However, a number of requirements have to be met. For example, the new version needs Ubuntu 18.05 LTS.
Azure Sphere is Microsoft's solution for extremely light IoT devices that can be kept up to date using Azure. This avoids the complex... Read more
Microsoft Azure Sphere publicly available next year
Azure Sphere, a Linux-based microcontroller (MCU) and associated cybersecurity service, will become generally available in February 2020. Microsoft announced this during the IoT Solutions World Congress.
Azure Sphere was earlier called Project Sopris. With this project, Microsoft wanted to devel... Read more