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2021

How to deploy an Azure Firewall in an existing VNet
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Add-AzVirtualNetworkSubnetConfig Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure Firewall
This is the first post in a series of articles where I will show you how to manage an Azure Firewall using PowerShell and Azure CLI. In this first post, I want to show you how to deploy an Azure Firewall in an existing virtual network.
How to set the Password Expiration Policy in Microsoft 365
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Azure AD Connect-MsolService Get-MsolPasswordPolicy Import-Module
If you have not yet implemented any identity protection mechanisms, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), or to satisfy your company’s security regulations, you should establish a password expiration policy. In that case, this article will interest you.
How to create an Azure Service Principal with Password
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Azure AD Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell
Hello, guys. Today I want to show you how to create a service principal using PowerShell and Azure CLI. In case you don’t know, an Azure service identity is an identity that is created in Azure AD and associated with an application.
How to disable anonymous public access for an Azure storage account
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Azure Security Center
One security recommendation Microsoft established in Azure Security Center is to disable public access to storage accounts. In this post, I will show you how you can configure your storage account to prevent public access to an Azure storage account using PowerShell and the Azure CLI.
How to select Azure Defender plan by resource type in Azure Security Center
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Azure Security Center
Hi everyone, and happy new year. In the first post of the year, I want to show you how to change the Azure Defender plans for your subscription in Azure Security Center using PowerShell and Azure CLI.

2020

Managing automatic provisioning of agents in Azure Security Center
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Azure Security Center
In this post, I want to show you how to enable the automatic provisioning of agents in Azure Security Center. Although Microsoft recommends enabling this option, it is disabled by default.
How to configure Azure Security Center notifications
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Azure Security Center
In this mini-post, I will explain something essential that you should configure when you start the Azure Security Center configuration, the security notifications. Today I will explain how to do this configuration using PowerShell and Azure CLI.
How to configure Azure Key Vault to send logs and metrics to Log Analytics workspace
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
Hello, Jorge is back. In a previous post, I showed you how to configure Azure Key Vault diagnostic parameters to send logs and metrics to a storage account, but many of you have asked me to show you how to configure Azure Key Vault diagnostic parameters to send to a Log Analytics workspace.
How to configure Azure Key Vault diagnostic settings
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
One of the security recommendations established by Microsoft in Azure Security Center is to enable diagnostic logs in Key Vaults. This lets you know how, when, and by whom your key vaults are accessed.
How to deploy an Azure Bastion host in an existing VNet
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Add-AzVirtualNetworkSubnetConfig Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell
Hello everyone, in this post, I want to show you how to deploy an Azure bastion host to connect securely, directly from the Azure portal, to all your virtual machines within your virtual network without the need to expose the RDP or SSH ports to the internet.
How to enable Azure DDoS Protection for an existing VNet
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
In this post, I’ll show you how to create a standard DDoS plan and associate it with an existing virtual network using PowerShell and the Azure CLI. Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are becoming more and more frequent and it is one of the main security problems that customers who have their resources in the cloud must face.
How to deploy an Azure Application Gateway
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Add-AzVirtualNetworkSubnetConfig Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Get-AzApplicationGateway
Hi, today I want to talk to you about Azure Application Gateway. This Azure resource is a web traffic load balancer that redirects traffic (HTTP or HTTPS) to specific resources in a back-end group.

2019

How to Install the Secure DevOps Kit for Azure
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AzSK Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Get-AzSKAzureServicesSecurityStatus
This quick blog post shows how to install the Secure DevOps Kit for Azure (AzSK). The Secure DevOps for Azure kit offers tools and best practices for creating and maintaining a secure architecture in the Microsoft cloud.
How to create an Azure Key Vault
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Azure Key Vault Azure CLI Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount
This post is part of a series in which I will show how to create different resources in Microsoft Azure. Today I will show you how to create a very important service that works as a secure secrets store: An Azure Key Vault.