{"id":9923,"date":"2017-08-23T11:51:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T10:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devopsonline.co.uk\/?p=9923"},"modified":"2017-08-23T11:51:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T10:51:40","slug":"microsoft-cloud-users-experience-300-cyber-attack-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devopsnews.online\/microsoft-cloud-users-experience-300-cyber-attack-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft cloud users experience a 300% cyber attack increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to volume 22 of the <em>Microsoft Security Intelligence Report<\/em>, Microsoft cloud user accounts saw a 300% increase in cyber attacks over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>The report said: &#8220;A large majority of these compromises are the result of weak, guessable passwords and poor password management, followed by targeted phishing attacks and breaches of third-party services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the post, over two-thirds of Azure attacks came from IP addresses, 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