Microsoft has a unveiled a set of services it hopes will alleviate security concerns with its public cloud service.
Known as Azure Confidential Computing, the service is currently in an early access test and aims to provide security for cloud data while it is in use by cloud applications.
The idea, says Microsoft, is to keep the data away from threats while it is crunched on the server and sent to the application.
“While many breaches are the result of poorly configured access control, most can be traced to data that is accessed while in use, either through administrative accounts or by leveraging compromised keys to access encrypted data,” wrote Mark Russinovich, Azure CTO.
“Despite advanced cybersecurity controls and mitigations, some customers are reluctant to move their most sensitive data to the cloud for fear of attacks against their data when it is in-use.”
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