The Azure Security Podcast

In this episode we speak to Anthony Roman about Azure Network, topics include fundamentals like VNets, subnets, NSGs, User-defined routes, Azure Firewall and Azure Frontdoor.

Mark has a public-service announcement about patching on-prem Exchange servers, and we discuss the latest news about the Microsoft Data Encryption SDK, TypeScript, customer managed keys for tables and queues, User and Entity Behavior Analytics, DataBricks and more.

In this episode Michael, Sarah, Gladys and Mark talk with guests Craig Nelson and Leron Gray. about Redteam security on Microsoft Azure. If you're new to red teams, blue teams and purple teams and want to learn more about how we test Azure for security issues, then this is the episode for you!

We also discuss Azure Security news for the following services: Azure Bicep, Storage accounts, API Management, Azure Firewall and Azure Sentinel.

Gladys also discusses machine learning and Azure Synapse, Mark mentions his concerns about human-operated ransom-ware and Michael explains why he prefers TypeScript to JavaScript and we add a new phrase to your lexicon: Homomorphic Encryption. You're welcome!

Finally, there's a new exam in beta, SC-900 "Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals."

In this episode Michael, Sarah, Gladys and Mark talk with guest Ofer Shezaf about Azure Sentinel.

In the news we discuss Azure Security news for the following services: Azure Security Center, HDInight, Azure Attestation and IaaS SQL Server using Secure Enclaves.

Gladys covers some of the material she learned this week about Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs), especially in light of Solorigate. PAWs are not just for tier-0 admins, but also for developers.

Mark covers Azure Security Benchmarks, extending threat and vulnerability management to macOS and shares details about Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Workbook.

Ofer is a Principal Product Manage in the Azure Sentinel team and has years of experience building Security Information and Events Management (SIEM) systems.

Ofer also discusses the history of Azure Sentinel and shares some of his insightful philosophies about SIEMs.

In this episode Michael, Sarah, Gladys and Mark talk with guest Alex DeDonker, and member of the Azure STRIKE team, about his team's role in helping secure the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. We also discuss the latest Azure Security news for the following services: Azure Sphere, Azure Backup, Managed Disks, Azure Security Center, Azure Policy, Azure Defender for SQL, Azure Health Bot and Azure Automation. Finally, Mark discusses some updated Solorigate resources and human operated ransomware.

In this episode we cover recent security news including the latest on the SolarWind attack and updates for Security Center, Azure Stream Analytics, Google's Web Signin, Power BI and BGP improvements. Then we speak to Suren Jamiyanaa about Azure Firewall.

In this episode we cover recent Azure security news for SQL Server, IoT Hub, Azure Security Center, Databricks, Azure Policy with GitHub and Connection Manager. Gladys introduces a new product Azure Purview. We then talk to Miriam Wiesner about Security and Compliance using Microsoft 365 as well as her pet project: EventLists. If you're confused about Azure Defender, Microsoft Defender or Microsoft 365 Defender, then this is the podcast for you!

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In this episode Michael Howard and Sarah Young talk to Gary Buckmaster a Senior Architect in the Microsoft Technology Center in Sydney, Australia, about Azure Datacenter security, compliance and reliability. We also cover news about Azure Attestation, Confidential Computing, Storage and Virtual Machines.

Michael Howard, Sarah Young and Mark Simos with guest Nick Fadziewicz who is a Principal Consultant at Microsoft working in the Azure and AI team.

In this episode we cover security news about Azure Datalake Storage Gen 2 ACLs, HDInsight and Azure Batch now support Private Link in preview. TLS protocol version support on Storage accounts, Azure Security Center vulnerability assessments and improved Kubernetes support, Azure Firewall DNS updates and more.

Of note is a free e-book "Azure for Architects 3rd Ed" is now available.

This week we cover security news about Log Analytics, Azure Key Vault, IoT, Zero Trust and more. Mark talks about VPN tech, and we then speak to Tom Quinn about the Top 10 Azure Security Practices.

In this episode we discuss Azure security news, including a new member to the Azure Key Vault family, immutable storage, PowerBI and private endpoints, Azure Security Center updates and Azure Top 10 Security practices. Finally, the team chats with Amrita about the Azure Security Benchmark project.