Azure Security
Stopping Azure subdomain takeovers
Have you ever created an Azure web application, created a DNS record from your domain, and then deleted the web app without deleting the DNS…
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Azure Security
Azure TLS certificate changes
Microsoft is making changes to their certificates and it is important to understand how these changes will impact your deployments. Azure will be changed to…
DevOps
Get Started with Azure DevOps Permissions On The CLI
Azure DevOps offers a rich set of fine-grained permissions. Unfortunately, the user interface only shows a few of them. When granting permissions through the user…
Azure IoT
Introduction to Azure Sphere – Secure IoT Development Platform
Azure Sphere is Microsoft’s Internet of Things (IoT) platform for building more highly secured IoT solutions. Azure Sphere incorporates components of hardware, operating system, and…
Azure Compute
Easy to Use VPN with OpenVPN in Azure
Security and Privacy are key in todays digital first world. Setting up a VPN with OpenVPN in Microsoft Azure offers a fairly simple method to…
Azure IoT
Microsoft Azure Sphere’s $100K IoT Hacker Bounty Challenge
Microsoft has begun a 3-month long Azure Sphere Security Research Challenge to find security vulnerabilities in its Azure Sphere OS for building Internet of Things…
Azure IoT
Azure IoT Hub and DPS to only support TLS 1.2 on July 1, 2020
Microsoft has announced they are moving Azure IoT Hub and Device Provisioning Service (DPS) to use Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 as the encryption mechanism…
Azure Sphere
Qualcomm to build Azure Sphere chips with Cellular connectivity
Qualcomm Technologies announced earlier this month, at the 5G Summit in Barcelona, Spain, they are developing the first Azure Sphere certified chipset with cellular connectivity.…
Azure Containers
Security of Azure Container Registry Image Promotion Flow
In Microsoft Azure, the natural fit to host container images is the Azure Container Registry (ACR) service. Teams implementing immutable container images might stand up…
Azure Security
Remote Desktop (RDP) Security Tips: Stop Hackers, Exploits, Reduce Vulnerability
In the current cloud landscape, security has never been more important than it is today. This applies to Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) security as it…
Azure Management
Azure Bastion: VM RDP & SSH Access within Azure Portal
Recently, a new Remote Desktop (RDP) and SSH remote access service in Microsoft Azure came to my attention. In short, Azure Bastion enables the Azure…
Certification
AZ-101 Microsoft Azure Integration and Security Certification Exam (RETIRED)
The AZ-101 Microsoft Azure Integration and Security certification exam tests and validates your expertise managing and securing cloud services that span storage, security, networking, and…
Azure CLI
Securing Azure Virtual Machines using Network Security Groups (NSGs)
Security! Security! This is top of mind for everyone these days and Azure has many security features. Today we are going to explore the world…
Azure CLI
Azure CLI: Generate SAS Token for Blob in Azure Storage
Azure Storage is a cloud service at the very center of Microsoft Azure. It provides the foundations for storing data in many services and systems…
Certification
70-744 Securing Windows Server 2016 Certification Exam (RETIRED)
Server and Virtual Machine (VM) security is an increasingly important topic in IT. With the adoption of both Public and Private Cloud environments the landscape of server…
Azure Networking
Setup SSL / TLS on Azure CDN Custom Domain
Since the beginning the Azure CDN has allowed for custom domains to be mapped so you can use your own domain name instead of the…
Azure Security
Free eBook: Defending the New Perimeter – Modern Security from Microsoft
The Free eBook “Defending the New Perimeter: Modern Security from Microsoft” is a guide to the Microsoft Cybersecurity Stack for IT Decision Makers written by…
Azure Security
Azure Infographic: Cloud Security (2016)
There are a number of infographics that Microsoft has made available to better visualize different scenarios with Microsoft Azure. One of these infographics is on…
DevOps
Free DevOps Virtual Workshop Sessions
Microsoft recently hosted a DevOps Virtual Workshop where they provided a deep dive into topics covering how to manage, automate, and transform applications and workloads…
Microsoft Azure
Why Microsoft Azure?
Many companies are migrating existing or building new systems on the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform. There’s a lot of buzz lately around the Cloud overall,…