Azure Breaking Down Amid Azure Layoffs, Ransomware (Probably Windows), and Microsoft 'Proxy' Accenture in a Freefall

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 24, 2023

• Microsoft admits Azure Resource Manager failed after code change

  "Between 02.41 UTC and 07.10 UTC on 23 Mar (sic) 2023 you may have experienced issues using Azure Resource Manager in West Europe when performing resource management operations. This would have impacted users of Azure Portal, Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, as well as Azure services which depend upon ARM for their internal resource management operations."

• Dole confirms employee details were stolen in ransomware attack

  Multinational agricultural giant Dole plc has disclosed that those behind a ransomware attack that shut down production facilities in the U.S. last month accessed employee information. First reported today by Bleeping Computer, the disclosure was made in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

• Bug Makes Windows 11 Snipping Tool Images Recoverable After Editing

  However, because the vulnerability existed for five years before it was discovered, cropped/edited images shared within the last five years are potentially at risk, depending on the platform they were shared to.

• Dependence on Chinese-made tech threatens grid, experts warn

  The largely unknown amount of Chinese-made equipment within the North American grid is a threat to national security, experts warned during a Thursday congressional hearing that explored cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the electric sector.

  Witnesses from the Department of Energy and private sector testifying during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee echoed a sentiment increasingly heard in Washington that a longstanding dependence on Chinese technologies and cheap components is now an alarming national security issues for U.S. critical infrastructure.

• Accenture to lay off 19,000 people, 40% of its 7.38 lakh employees are in India

  Close to 40% of the company’s 7.38 lakh employees are in India. It is not clear yet how the current round of lay-offs will impact jobs in India.

• Tech consulting firm Accenture announces 19,000 layoffs [Ed: Microsoft cult tactics and infiltration bulldog]

  Technology consultancy giant Accenture Plc. said today it is planning to cut 19,000 jobs, or about 2.5% of its workforce, over the next 18 months. It will be the largest round of dismissals so far in a consultancy sector that is struggling against strong economic headwinds.