Researchers have found a big security hole in some popular Microsoft software that they speculate could have impacted the company’s Azure cloud computing service.
Check Point researchers revealed their findings on Wednesday about a security vulnerability that affects Microsoft’s Hyper-V software, used by companies to create so-called virtual machines. With virtual machines and related virtualization technology, a single computer can function as several, letting companies more efficiently operate their data center infrastructure.
Hyper-V is an important virtualization product for Microsoft that is used in Azure and Windows 10, according to Check Point.