Introduction to Azure Purview – Data Governance
Introduction to Azure Purview – Data Governance The word “purview” is loosely defined as range of vision, scope, operations, and/or insight. In the vast cloud technology landscape that most organizations operate today, data governance is becoming overwhelmingly challenging to maintain. Data sprawl and multi-tenancy make these challenges even more difficult. It is nearly impossibly to truly know your data with absolute certainty, let alone […]
Azure Sentinel Hunting
Azure Sentinel Hunting Hunting Overview Azure Sentinel Hunting is based off queries. It allows for manual, proactive investigations into possible security threats based on the ingested data as well as retroactive pursuits of attacks and root cause analysis. Hunting consists of several capabilities: Queries: Microsoft provided several built-in queries and custom queries can also be […]
Azure Sentinel Operations
Azure Sentinel Operations Introduction Now that Azure Sentinel has started collecting data, it’s time for a deep dive into each component to discover how to utilize the data. The examples below are sample use cases of what Azure Sentinel can do. It is by no means an extensive overview of the capabilities. There is a […]
Onboarding Data Sources Into Azure Sentinel
Onboarding Data Sources Into Azure Sentinel Knowing what data you wish to analyze within a SIEM solution provides a tremendous advantage to deploying Azure Sentinel. However, that is not always the case during an initial deployment. You don’t know what you don’t know. Luckily, Microsoft allows free ingestion of most Azure and Office 365 activities […]
Intro to Azure Sentinel
Intro to Azure Sentinel Azure Sentinel is a cloud native Security Information Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) solution. A SIEM solution aggregates data and provides real-time analysis of security alerts generated by applications and network appliances. A SOAR solution automates the investigations and responses of security alerts. It is common for IT Professionals to mix up the capabilities of SIEM and SOAR since they tend to work together for the goal of protection. However, these […]
Azure Bastion: Replacement for Jump Box Server
Azure Bastion: Replacement for Jump Box Server Bastion can be defined as a fortified place used to protect something of value. In technology, a Bastion host is used to securely connect to resources on your network, typically for a single purpose. This host is typically placed in outside your network or security zone to protect […]
Two reasons to Deploy a Domain Controller in Azure IaaS
Two reasons to Deploy a Domain Controller in Azure Information-As-A-Service (IaaS) A domain controller is the first server most organizations deploy in IaaS as they move workloads to Azure. Why Configure a DC in Azure IaaS? A DC builds the necessary foundation to bring other servers into IaaS. Your authentication to Office 365 may depend […]
Azure Site Recovery Deployment
Azure Site Recovery Deployment Once you have reviewed the costs of Azure Site Recovery (ASR), ensured it will meet your necessary requirements, and properly planned out your deployment using the ASR Planning Tool as well as all other environmental components including storage accounts, recovery service vaults, and networking, you are now ready to being your deployment of ASR. The setup […]
Azure Site Recovery Capacity and Planning
Azure Site Recovery Capacity and Planning Before any project begins it is essential to perform proper planning to ensure a successful project, measure twice, cut once mentality. Azure Site Recovery (ASR) provides a pure cloud-based alternative to expensive secondary datacenters. ASR can be used purely for disaster recovery scenarios, but also can be used for […]
Azure Site Recovery Overview and Pricing
Azure Site Recovery Overview and Pricing Do you have a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) plan? Many organizations don’t. As a matter of fact, BCDR planning usually isn’t even considered or acted on until after something significant happens. A BCDR plan is a lot like insurance. You pay a premium and hope nothing happens, […]
