Overview As organizations move their workloads to the cloud, securing remote access to virtual machines becomes crucial. Microsoft Azure, a leading cloud platform, offers Azure Bastion Service to address these concerns and provide a secure and seamless way to connect to virtual machines (VMs) in the Azure environment. In this blog, we will delve into […]
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Unleash the Power of Centralized Patching: A Deep Dive into Azure Update Manager
In today’s ever-evolving IT landscape, maintaining robust security requires keeping virtual machines (VMs) up-to-date with the latest security patches and bug fixes. However, managing updates across a heterogeneous environment – encompassing Azure, on-premises deployments, and potentially even other cloud platforms – can become a complex and resource-intensive endeavor. This is where Azure Update Manager emerges […]
The Art of Cost Optimization in Azure: Minimizing Cloud Expenditure
Overview: Cloud computing has many benefits, such as scalability, flexibility, and agility. However, it also comes with challenges, such as managing and optimizing your cloud costs. If you are using Azure, you may wonder how to get the most value out of your cloud investment without overspending or wasting resources. In this blog, I will […]
Zero Trust Security: A Comprehensive Guideline for Enhanced Protection
Introduction: In response to the increasing digital threats and the need for stronger security measures, organizations are adopting a Zero Trust architecture. Zero Trust is a security framework that assumes no trust, even within the organization’s network perimeter. It operates under the principle of “never trust, always verify.” Traditional security models, such as firewall-based approaches, […]
Azure Sentinel: Empowering Next-Generation Security Operations
Overview In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats that could disrupt operations and compromise sensitive data. To combat these challenges, businesses require advanced security solutions that effectively detect, analyze and respond to threats in real time. Azure Sentinel, a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) and security orchestration, automation, […]
Securing Azure VM Using Defender for Cloud: Strengthening Your Cloud Workloads
Overview Cloud computing has become an integral part of many businesses, offering scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. Microsoft Azure is one of the leading cloud service providers, empowering organizations to leverage the power of the cloud for their infrastructure needs. With the increasing adoption of Azure Cloud, it is essential to prioritize security measures to protect […]
Azure Backup Service: Safeguard Your Data with Ease
Overview In today’s digital age, data is the lifeblood of businesses. Protecting and securing that data is of utmost importance. This is where Azure Backup Service comes in handy. Azure Backup Service, a component of Microsoft’s comprehensive cloud computing platform, provides a robust and reliable solution for backing up and restoring data in the Azure […]
Microsoft Certification Renewal – Explained
Overview I cleared my AZ-500 – Azure Security Engineer Associate exam back in June-2020 and it was due for renewal in June-2023. At that time, Microsoft was offering two years validity for role-based and specialty certifications which they changed later in June-2021 to a year validity. But it can be renewed online for free. Just […]
How is your cloud security posture?
Overview: With an increasing number of recommendations and many security vulnerabilities surfacing, it is harder to triage and prioritize your response. In addition to a growing amount of information, you have limited resources and time. The Microsoft Defender for cloud helps you to prioritize and track your response to security recommendations. The Microsoft Defender for […]