The Azure Security Podcast

In this episode Michael, Sarah, Gladys and Mark talk with guest Sharon Xia about applied Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity. This is one of those episodes where many of us learned a great deal about something we know little about! We also discuss Azure Security news for: Azure VMs, Azure Charts, Zero Trust and the Open Group, Sentinel, App Gatewat, Security Technical Content Library and a new Azure Networking Security book.

We speak to Tanu Balla from the Azure Hybrid Networking team about Azure Bastion. We also cover security news about Azure Sentinel, DataBricks, PowerBI, App Service, Power Fx, TypeScript, Azure Active Directory, a new Azure Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) and Azure App Proxy.

In this episode we talk to Chuck Enstall about what he's hearing from customers about Azure security, including segregation of subscriptions, RBAC policies and more. We also cover security news about GitHub's CodeQL, SecDevOps, storage accounts, Azure SQL and Synapse, Event Grid, Media Services, Azure Communications Services, IoT Hub, ExpressRoute, Key Vault, Azure Cache for Redis, Azure Active Directory, PCI DSS, Exchange, a beta of the SC-200 exam, "Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (beta)" and more!

This episode is a little different, we cover the latest security news and updates from the Microsoft Ignite conference. Lots of topics covering SQL Server, CosmosDB, Azure Security Center, Azure Kubernetes Service, Windows 2022, VM updates, Azure Sphere, Azure Backup, TypeScript, Azure Sentinel and Azure Purview.

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 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!Recommended that you have this diagram handy: M365.png (2475×1292) (azsecuritypodcast.net)Website: The Microsoft Azure Security Podcast (azsecuritypodcast.net)

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.

In this special episode Michael Howard and Mark Simos sit down with guest Cyril Voisin to cover the Azure security, compliance and governance news that came out of Microsoft Ignite 2020.The topics covered include updated news on the Microsoft Defender suite, Key Vault, SQL Server, Kubernetes, Data Loss Prevention, Azure Security Center, Zero Trust, Microsoft Information Governance and much more.

In this episode we discuss current Azure security news for VMs, IoT, Azure Arc, Sentinel and more. Mark gives his analysis of the latest Microsoft Digital Defense Report and then Sarah and Michael talk to Aeva about the technology, benefits and future of Confidential Computing on Azure at various levels of the hardware and software stack.

In this episode we discuss recent Azure security news including TLS in IoT (again!), Log Analytics REST APIs, Azure Information Protection, Azure Monitor and Confidential Computing. We then talk to Yina Arenas about the vision behind Microsoft Graph and how it can be used to help build security and IT management solutions.

After covering the new we interview Tali Ash from Microsoft Israel to discuss the tools available in Microsoft Threat Protection to secure Azure and on-prem networks

In this episode we cover the latest Azure security news and Mark chats about the role of threat models and shared responsibility in Azure. Guest, Maryam Rahmani then discusses the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and the role it plays in protecting Dept. of Defense (DoD) contractors from cyber attacks.

In this episode we cover the latest Azure security news. Gladys discusses some IT training available from Microsoft to help people looking for IT positions in the wake of COVID-19 job-related issues.Michael then talks to Randy about the history of network isolation in Azure, as well as some DNS gotchas when using private endpoints.

In this episode we cover recent Azure security news, Gladys discusses some security research findings about weak security caused by companies rushing to deploy remte solutions for their workers and finally, Sarah chats to Ryen Macababbad about Azure identity, MFA and why having numerous security agents running on a box is bad.

In this episode we speak to Jay Yuzwenko about Incident Response and Compromise Recovery, especially as it relates to admins accessing Azure from compromised systems.

In this episode we interview David Sanchez, a Microsoft Azure Security specialist, and cover topics like bots, crypto miners, private link, DDoS and much more.

In this episode we speak to Thomas Weiss and Tony Voellm about CosmosDB security; we cover the basics of CosmosDB, encryption of data at rest, authentication, authorization, network isolation and monitoring. We also cover some near-term updates for client-side encryption and data-plane RBAC.

In this episode Michael and Sarah go over their experiences clearing the AZ-500 Azure Security Exam. Gladys talks more about Zero Trust, Mark Cloud Adoption Framework and finally, we interview Yuri Diogenes about some new Azure Security Center features announced at Microsoft Build.

In this episode Sarah chats to Michael Withrow about some of the finer details regarding container security on Azure.

Recorded 30th April, 2020. Michael Howard, Sarah Young, Gladys Rodriquez and Mark Simos. In this episode, we introduce the hosts and discuss Azure Security Center's ability to scan containers for malware as well as new Confidential Computing VMs that support Intel's SGX enclave technology.