Azure Updates – Number 104 – December 14, 2024

A summary update on Azure News that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, and Sentinel topics. Every update is linked to it’s original Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Sentinel or other blog source. Hopefully this will save you some time digging around to find recent releases and changes.

Updates include preview and general availability announcements, news, and technical articles published in the listed topic areas for the previous 2 week snapshot. Presented is a subset of news that is highlighted here, visit Azure Blog, Sentinel Blog, or the Microsoft Security Copilot Blog to see all the updates.

Microsoft Sentinel Blog

What’s New: View Microsoft Sentinel Workbooks Directly from Unified SOC Operations Platform

How Microsoft?s leading SIEM is getting even better

Leave no data behind: Using summary rules to store data cost effectively in Microsoft Sentinel

What?s New: Exciting new Microsoft Sentinel Connectors Announcement – Ignite 2024

Deploy Microsoft Sentinel using Bicep

Save money on your Sentinel ingestion costs with Data Collection Rules

What to do if your Sentinel Data Connector shows as [DEPRECATED]

Cowrie honeypot and its Integration with Microsoft Sentinel.

Introducing the Use Cases Mapper workbook

Level Up Your Security Skills with the New Microsoft Sentinel Ninja Training!

What’s New: Global Search in Unified Security Operations platform includes Sentinel user and devices

Detecting AiTM Phishing via 3rd-Party Network events in Unified Security Operations Platform

The power of Data Collection Rules: Detect Disabling Windows Defender Real-Time Protection

The power of Data Collection Rules: Monitoring PowerShell usage

SIEM Migration Update: Now Migrate with contextual depth in translations with Microsoft Sentinel!

The power of Data Collection Rules: Collecting events for advanced use cases in Microsoft USOP

What’s new: Multi-tenancy in the unified security operations platform experience in Public Preview

Comprehensive coverage and cost-savings with Microsoft Sentinel?s new data tier

Revolutionizing log collection with Azure Monitor Agent

Microsoft Sentinel & Cyberint Threat Intel Integration Guide

Azure Updates

[In development] Private Preview: Azure Automation is revising Service and Subscription limits

[Launched] Generally Available: Storage account default maximum request rate limit increase to 40,000 requests per second

[Launched] Generally Available: Enhanced AKS logs with Kubernetes metadata and logs filtering

[In preview] Public Preview: GitHub Copilot for Azure ? AKS plugins

[Launched] Generally Available: AKS automated deployments UI

[In preview] Public Preview: AKS support for private ingress on cluster create or through API

[Launched] Generally Available: Vaulted backup for AKS

[Launched] Generally Available: Force attach/detach API support in AKS

[In preview] Public Preview: KAITO managed add-on now available in the AKS Visual Studio Code extension

[Launched] Generally Available: Open-source feature update: vLLM model serving in KAITO

[In preview] Public Preview: Windows GPU ? Driver type selection

[In preview] Public Preview: AKS Communication Manager

[In preview] Public Preview: IMDS restriction support in AKS

[Launched] Generally Available: Parallel Image Pulls by Default in AKS

[Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Azure now available from new cloud region in New Zealand

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for early-December

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Database for PostgreSQL ? Flexible Server in Spain Central and Mexico Central regions

[Launched] Generally Available: Performance management server parameters now modifiable in Azure Database for PostgreSQL

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure Database for PostgreSQL ? Flexible Server network monitoring metrics

[Launched] Generally Available: High-availability health status monitoring for Azure Database for PostgreSQL ? Flexible Server

[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Health Data Services de-identification service

[Launched] Generally Available: Enhancements on Elastic SAN on resiliency, scalability, and integration with Azure VMWare Solution

[In preview] Public Preview: Neon Serverless Postgres – an Azure Native Integration

[Launched] Generally Available: New built-in roles for Azure Chaos Studio

Microsoft Security Copilot Blog

Monitor User Activities and System Events with Security Copilot and Microsoft Sentinel

Ignite 2024: Transforming Security with Microsoft Security Copilot

Microsoft Security Copilot Achieves SOC 2 Certification

Know Before You Go: Security Copilot at Microsoft Ignite 2024

Identity forensics with Copilot for Security Identity Analyst Plugin

Microsoft Copilot for Security Achieves HITRUST Certification

Case Study: Harnessing Copilot for Security in Defending Against Cyberthreats

Use LogicApps and Copilot for Security to auto-process ISAC Emails

Harnessing the power of KQL Plugins for enhanced security insights with Copilot for Security

Extending Microsoft Copilot for Security Capabilities with Azure Function Apps

Microsoft Copilot for Security Now Covered by HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA)

Using Microsoft Graph as a Microsoft Copilot for Security Plugin with Delegated Access

How to build a Copilot for Security API Plugin ? Part 2

Microsoft Copilot for Security Attains ISO 27001, 27017, and 27018 Certifications

Exploring Copilot for Security to Automate Incident Triage

Updates to Security Admin permissions for Microsoft Copilot for Security

What?s New? ? Security Copilot Azure logic app Connector

Azure Web Application Firewall(WAF) integration in Copilot for Security

Azure Firewall integration in Copilot for Security: protect networks at machine speed with Gen AI

Unifying security tools with Copilot for Security’s partner ecosystem

LeVar Burton joins Vasu Jakkal to share his hope for transformative technologies like generative AI

How to Become a Microsoft Security Copilot Ninja: The Complete Level 400 Training

Unleash the Power of Microsoft Copilot for Security: Introducing the Copilot for Security GitHub

Microsoft Copilot for Security Defender XDR Plugin Overview

Microsoft Copilot for Security Purview Plugin Overview