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A summary update on Azure news that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, Security Copilot and Sentinel topics. Save time digging around to find recent releases and changes.
You will often hear about identity breaches, password sprays, and phishing attacks — and yet, the most overlooked attack vector remains legacy authentication. Protocols like POP, IMAP, SMTP, and older Office clients were designed decades ago, long before modern identity threats existed. They cannot enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) or Conditional Access, making them a persistent “side door” for attackers.
This article explains why blocking legacy authentication is one of the highest-impact security controls in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory). You will learn how attackers exploit these outdated protocols, why they remain a favorite target for password-based attacks, and how Conditional Access can eliminate this risk without disrupting legitimate access.
A summary update on Azure news that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, Security Copilot and Sentinel topics. Save time digging around to find recent releases and changes.
You will never out-patch, out-educate, or out-monitor credential theft — but you can neutralize it. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is the single most effective control available to stop account compromise, making it a foundational pillar of Zero Trust and modern cloud security. When MFA is enforced consistently, stolen passwords become largely useless, dramatically reducing the risk of ransomware, data breaches, and cloud takeovers.
This article explains why MFA is non-negotiable for Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory), how attackers exploit password-only authentication, and how Conditional Access transforms MFA from an optional safeguard into an always-on security control. You will also learn how to deploy MFA safely across all users and applications, avoid common misconfigurations, and align MFA enforcement with compliance and identity protection strategies.
A summary update on Azure news that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, Security Copilot and Sentinel topics. Save time digging around to find recent releases and changes.
Business continuity is no longer optional — it is a core requirement for any organization operating in the cloud. Service outages, cyber incidents, and regional failures are not a question of if, but when. Azure Site Recovery (ASR) provides the foundation for a resilient, enterprise-grade disaster recovery strategy by enabling continuous replication, automated failover, and controlled recovery across Azure regions. Join me for a walk through Azure Site Recovery and building resilience with your cloud deployments!
A summary update on Azure news that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, Security Copilot and Sentinel topics. Save time digging around to find recent releases and changes.
Learn how to use Azure Logic Apps with Microsoft Sentinel to automate workflows, enhance security, and streamline business processes. Step-by-step guide with best practices from Microsoft Cloud Security Framework.
Automation is no longer optional—it’s essential for modern businesses and security operations. By combining Azure Logic Apps with Microsoft Sentinel, organizations can streamline incident response, strengthen compliance, and eliminate manual overhead. This guide walks you through building secure, scalable automation workflows aligned with the Microsoft Cloud Security Framework.
Threat intelligence shouldn’t live in spreadsheets. It should live in your detections.
Microsoft Sentinel’s integration with Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence enables security teams to move beyond reactive alerts and into intelligence-led threat hunting. By correlating high-fidelity Microsoft-curated indicators with real telemetry—endpoint, identity, and network data—you can surface adversary activity earlier and with higher confidence.
In this article, I walk through:
Enabling Defender TI in Sentinel
Understanding the indicator schema that actually matters
Production-ready KQL hunting patterns
Confidence- and expiration-aware detection logic
Deployable analytics rules ready for real SOCs
Threat intelligence gives you the map.
Sentinel gives you the flashlight.
Hunting is knowing where—and when—to look.
Start the new year by mastering the cloud! Jumping into the new year cloud first! Azure Fundamentals for Beginners, walks you through the basics of Microsoft Azure in a friendly, step-by-step style. Perfect for newcomers ready to dive into cloud computing and boost their skills in 2026. Let’s make this your year of Azure!
We’ll be back to our Microsoft Cloud Security & Infrastructure again next post so stay tuned!
