security
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Why Multi-Factor Authentication is Non-Negotiable for Azure Security
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…
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Strengthening Your Security Posture: The Role of Zero Trust Architecture
In today’s digital landscape, traditional security measures are no longer enough to safeguard sensitive data and resources. Cyber threats are evolving, and organizations must adapt to stay resilient. Enter Zero Trust Architecture—a security framework that’s gaining traction for its ability to mitigate modern risks effectively. Today we explore Zero Trust a bit more, and some…
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Automated Triage in Microsoft Sentinel
In today’s post we will look at some different ways to automate incident triage in Microsoft Sentinel. Organizations face an ever-increasing volume of security threats. Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated, and the sheer number of alerts can overwhelm even the most seasoned security teams. Automated triage in Microsoft Sentinel emerges as a crucial solution, empowering…
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Azure Updates – Number 105 – December 28, 2024
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.
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Merry Christmas from AzureTracks
As the holiday season is nearly upon us, I want to extend my warmest wishes to all our readers and supporters. This year has been filled with exciting advancements and innovations in the world of Azure…
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Microsoft Sentinel Governance Deep-Dive Part 2
This week continues our look at an ongoing set of Governance tasks that we can do to keep our Sentinel instances working smoothly and helping our SOC team stay focused on handling Incidents and threat hunting. Today we continue our detailed look at not only what to review, but walking through the steps together. In…
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Microsoft Sentinel Governance Deep-Dive
This week we continue our mini-series looking at Sentinel Governance tasks that we can do to keep our favourite SIEM/SOAR solution working smoothly to detect attacks and providing visibility into threats to our environments. Sentinel is like having a superhero team that protects your enterprise from cyber threats! 🦸♂️🦸♀️
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Microsoft Sentinel Governance Overview
This week I take a brief look at some ongoing Governance tasks that we can do to keep our Sentinel instances working smoothly and helping our SOC team have a better day. Making a living finding needles in a haystack can be hard, let’s look at some best practices for governance to help our SOC…
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Azure Updates – Number 77 – November 18, 2023 – Ignite Edition
A summary update on Azure news that includes updates released from Microsoft Azure related to Azure, Architecture, Compute, and Sentinel topics. Save time digging around to find recent releases and changes from Microsoft Ignite 2023!
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Deploying Microsoft Sentinel with PowerShell – Part 2
Join me for Part 2 of deploying Microsoft Sentinel so that we can test different scenarios with data connectors, analytics rules, hunting queries, and automations. Together, we are building a way to quickly deploy Sentinel to allow testing and validations outside production.