Azure Security Overview

Introduction to Azure Security

Microsoft Azure provides a comprehensive set of integrated cloud security solutions and services designed to protect your data, applications, and infrastructure. Our security model is built on a foundation of trust, transparency, and continuous innovation, ensuring that your cloud environment is secure and compliant.

Azure security encompasses several key pillars:

• Identity and Access Management: Controlling who has access to what resources.
• Network Security: Protecting your virtual networks and resources from unauthorized access.
• Data Protection: Encrypting sensitive data at rest and in transit.
• Threat Detection and Response: Identifying and responding to security threats in real-time.
• Compliance and Governance: Ensuring your cloud deployments meet regulatory and organizational requirements.

This section provides an overview of the latest security updates and best practices across these pillars.

What's New in Azure Security

Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in Azure security. We continuously release new features and improvements to help you stay ahead of evolving threats.

Recent Updates:

• Enhanced Threat Intelligence: Leveraging new machine learning models for more accurate and timely threat detection across Azure Security Center and Azure Sentinel.
• Advanced Identity Protection: Introducing new risk-based policies and conditional access controls in Azure Active Directory (now Microsoft Entra ID) for more granular security.
• Confidential Computing: Expanding support for confidential computing with new VM types to protect data while it's being processed.
• Zero Trust Network Access: Rolling out new capabilities for implementing a Zero Trust security model with Azure networking services.
• Security Posture Management: Improvements in Azure Security Center's ability to assess and improve your security posture with actionable recommendations.

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Key Azure Security Services

Explore the core Azure services that form the backbone of your cloud security strategy:

Core Services:

• Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD): Unified identity and access management.
• Azure Security Center: Unified security management and advanced threat protection.
• Azure Sentinel: Cloud-native SIEM and SOAR solution.
• Azure Firewall: Cloud-native network security.
• Azure Key Vault: Securely manage keys, secrets, and certificates.
• Azure DDoS Protection: Mitigate distributed denial-of-service attacks.
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Comprehensive cloud security posture management and workload protection.

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Best Practices and Guidance

Implement a robust security strategy with our recommended best practices: