Category Cloud & Datacenter Management

25/05/2020

Azure – AD Identity Protection

By Steve in Alerts, Alerts, Azure Security, Cloud & Datacenter Management, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Security, Identity Protection, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Network Security, Security & Compliance Tag AD, Azure, How To Guides, Identify Protection, MFA Registration Policy, Policy, Reference Guides, RISK, Sign-In Risk, User Risk

This feature looks to identify activity and assign a risk level. "Risk detection and remediation" All features look to be available in Azure AD Premium P2 and restricted number of…

25/05/2020

Azure – Auto Shutdown “Save” Greyed Out

By Steve in Cloud & Datacenter Management, Developer Technologies, DevOps, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure Tag Auto, Auto-Shutdown, Greyed, Out, Shut Down, Shutdown, Virtual Machine

I recently tried to enable auto shutdown on a virtual machine. I wanted to receive a notification before auto-shutdown. But the option was greyed out. It would appear if send…

24/05/2020

Azure – Install and Configure Antimalware On A Virtual Machine

By Steve in Azure Security, Cloud & Datacenter Management, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Security, Externsions, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure Tag Anitmalware, Azure Security, Configure, Deploy, Error, Extensions, Failed, How to, Install Agents, Microsoft

A Virtual machine must be running. If a virtual machine is stopped your deployment will fail Note a Charge Steps to Install Extension for Microsoft Antimalware Select Virtual Machine >…

23/05/2020

Creating Security Baselines In Microsoft Azure

By Steve in Azure Security, Cloud & Datacenter Management, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Security, Microsoft, Security & Compliance Tag Azure Security, Course, Microsoft, Neil Morrissey, PuralSight, Security Baselines, Training

Stephen Hackers Completed the Course Creating Security Baselines In Microsoft Azure By Neil Morrissey #AlwaysBeLearning #UpSkill #Azure #Security #CyberSecurity #PluralSight

22/05/2020

Azure – Log Analytics Workspace and AzureVirtual Machine Agent Install

By Steve in Azure Security, Cloud & Datacenter Management, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Security, Logs, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure Tag Analytics, Azure, Azure Security, Collect, Event Logs, Log, Logs, Security Logs, Virtual Machines, Windows, Workspace

How to prepare to collect security log data from your Azure Windows virtual machines. You require two things: Log Analystics Workspace to be created The agent to be installed on…

22/05/2020

Azure – Access Control and Role Assignment

By Steve in Azure AD, Azure Security, Cloud & Datacenter Management, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Security, Hot Wired IT Solutions, IAM, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Roles, Users and Groups Tag Access Management, Admin Tasks, Administrator, Assignment, Azure Security, IAM, Resource Group, Roles, Virtual Machine

This example shows how to assign a user/group a role to admin virtual machines in a resource group. How to steps.. Select "Resource Group" > IAM > Add > Select…

22/05/2020

Azure – Configure Management Locks – Prevent Accidental Deletion Of Core Resources

By Steve in Azure Security, Cloud & Datacenter Management, Cyber Security, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Security, Management Locks, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure Tag Accidental Deletion, Azure, Azure Security, Locks, Management Locks, Prevent Deletion, Read Only

Locking prevents the accidental deletion or modifying of critical resources. Example Azure Subscription, Resource Group, Network, Files, VMs. How to configure Management locks to prevent the accidental deletion of core…

22/05/2020

Simple SQL Injection Example – Review Security and Remediate

By Steve in Azure Security, Cloud & Datacenter Management, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Security, Ethical Hacking, Microsoft, SQL Injection Tag #Monitoring, Access Denied, ATP, Azure Security, Firewall, Forbidden Access, Select *, Special Characters, SQL Injection, WordPress

Something I regularly do, is review security against attacks and remediate if required. This example is a simple SQL injection attack. There is a few things in addition to code…

22/05/2020

AZURE – Control Storage Access by Networks

By Steve in Azure Security, Cloud & Datacenter Management, Cyber Security, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Security, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Network Security, Networks, Storage Tag Access, Allow, Azure, Azure Security, Firewall, Network, Security, Storage, Storage Account

We have a storage account, "StorageV2 (general purpose v2)" and its can be accessed initially from all networks. We now want to restrict the storage access to an approved network…

21/05/2020

Azure – Update Management

By Steve in Azure Security, Cloud & Datacenter Management, Cyber Security, Enterprise Security, Enterprise Security, Logs, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Update Management, WSUS Tag Azure, Azure Security, Linux, Patch Management, Update Management, Virtual Machines, Windows, Windows Updates

How to maintain the patch status of your Windows and Linux machines "You can use Update Management in Azure Automation to manage operating system updates for your Windows and Linux…