--- title: "Azure’s Nightmare Year" id: "12647" type: "podcast" slug: "azure-s-nightmare-year" published_at: "2022-06-09T10:00:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-05-17T00:04:56+00:00" url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/azure-s-nightmare-year/" markdown_url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/azure-s-nightmare-year.md" taxonomy_shows: - "Last Week In AWS Podcast" --- About the Author Corey is the Chief Cloud Economist at Duckbill, where he specializes in helping companies improve their AWS bills by making them smaller and less horrifying. He also hosts the "Screaming in the Cloud" and "AWS Morning Brief" podcasts; and curates "Last Week in AWS," a weekly newsletter summarizing the latest in AWS news, blogs, and tools, sprinkled with snark and thoughtful analysis in roughly equal measure. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-morning-brief/id1466344305](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-morning-brief/id1466344305) [https://overcast.fm/itunes1466344305/aws-morning-brief](https://overcast.fm/itunes1466344305/aws-morning-brief) [https://pca.st/AKs0](https://pca.st/AKs0) [https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/2382583](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/2382583) [https://open.spotify.com/show/3A04JNrNAcZMvn8cvDWpWU](https://open.spotify.com/show/3A04JNrNAcZMvn8cvDWpWU) [https://feeds.transistor.fm/aws-morning-brief](https://feeds.transistor.fm/aws-morning-brief) ## Episode Summary Last week in security news: Protocol confirms Corey’s suspicions about Azure’s nightmare year, Elasticsearch data was replaced with a ransom note, and more! ## Episode Show Notes & Transcript **Links:** - [Nick Jones' review of the AWS Security Model I linked to previously](https://www.nojones.net/posts/a-review-of-the-aws-security-maturity-model) . - [Microsoft Azure has seen 6 'nightmare' cloud security flaws over the past year](https://www.protocol.com/enterprise/microsoft-azure-vulnerabilities-cloud-security) . - [Unsecured Elasticsearch Data Replaced with Ransom Note](https://www.secureworks.com/blog/unsecured-elasticsearch-data-replaced-with-ransom-note) - [AWS Systems Manager announces support for port forwarding to remote hosts using Session Manager](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2022/05/aws-systems-manager-support-port-forwarding-remote-hosts-using-session-manager/) - [When and where to use IAM permissions boundaries](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/when-and-where-to-use-iam-permissions-boundaries/) - [Security vulnerability in AWS's Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow](https://twitter.com/BenReser/status/1531710736719695872) View Full Transcript Hide Full Transcript ## You might also like [More Podcast Episodes](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/) ### [M3 Ultra Macs, Claude Platform, and 619 New APIs Walk Into a Bar](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/m3-ultra-macs-claude-platform-and-619-new-apis-walk-into-a-bar/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.18.2026 7 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/m3-ultra-macs-claude-platform-and-619-new-apis-walk-into-a-bar/) ### [AI-Native Foundations and the CVEs That Love Them](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/ai-native-foundations-and-the-cves-that-love-them/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.11.2026 7 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/ai-native-foundations-and-the-cves-that-love-them/) ### [Bedrock Bags OpenAI, Q Developer Bags Groceries](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/bedrock-bags-openai-q-developer-bags-groceries/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.04.2026 9 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/bedrock-bags-openai-q-developer-bags-groceries/)