Azure Security Cookbook

Gain critical real-world skills to secure your Microsoft Azure infrastructure against cyber attacks

Key Features

• Dive into practical recipes for implementing security solutions for Microsoft Azure resources
• Learn to implement and use Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel
• Accelerate skills development with real-world examples of the Azure Platform security capabilities

Book Description

With evolving threats, securing your cloud workloads and resources is of utmost importance. Azure Security Cookbook is a guide that will help you understand specific problems related to Azure security and you will learn solutions to these problems.

This book starts with recipes on securing and protecting Azure AD identities. Learning how to secure and protect Azure networks, you will dive into securing Azure remote access. You will then learn to secure Azure virtual machines, Azure databases, and Azure storage. Learning how to secure and protect azure environments using the Azure Advisor recommendations engine, you will practically use the Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel tools. Finally, readers will learn how to implement Traffic Analytics, visualize traffic and identify threats, and suspicious and malicious activity.

By the end of this book, you will have an arsenal of solutions that will help you secure your Azure workload and resources.

What you will learn

• Learn to implement Azure security features and tools
• Understand how to provide actionable insights into security incidents
• Gain confidence in securing Azure resources and operations
• Quicker time to value for applying learned skills in real-world cases
• Follow best practices and choices based on informed decisions
• Better prepare for Microsoft certification with a security element

Who This Book Is For

This book targets Azure security professionals, Azure cloud professionals, Azure architects, and security professionals looking to implement secure cloud services using Azure Security Centre and other Azure security features. A solid understanding of fundamental security concepts and prior exposure to the Azure cloud will help you understand the key concepts covered in the book more effectively. This book is also beneficial for those aiming to take Microsoft certification exams with a security element or focus.

Table of Contents

1. Securing Azure AD Identities
2. Securing Azure Networks
3. Securing Azure Remote Access
4. Securing Azure Virtual Machines
5. Securing Azure Databases
6. Securing Azure Storage
7. Using Azure Advisor
8. Using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
9. Using Microsoft Sentinel
10. Using Traffic Analytics