

The Azure Security Podcast
Michael Howard, Sarah Young, Gladys Rodriguez and Mark Simos
A twice-monthly podcast dedicated to all things relating to Security, Privacy, Compliance and Reliability on the Microsoft Cloud Platform. Hosted by Microsoft security experts, Michael Howard, Sarah Young, Gladys Rodriguez and Mark Simos. https://aka.ms/azsecpod ©2020-2025 Michael Howard, Sarah Young, Gladys Rodriquez, and Mark Simos.
Episodes
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Oct 30, 2020 • 41min
Azure Security Podcast - Azure Security Top 10 Practices
This week we cover security news about Log Analytics, Azure Key Vault, IoT, Zero Trust and more. Mark talks about VPN tech, and we then speak to Tom Quinn about the Top 10 Azure Security Practices.

Oct 16, 2020 • 25min
Azure Security Podcast - Azure Security Benchmarks
In this episode we discuss Azure security news, including a new member to the Azure Key Vault family, immutable storage, PowerBI and private endpoints, Azure Security Center updates and Azure Top 10 Security practices. Finally, the team chats with Amrita about the Azure Security Benchmark project.

Oct 7, 2020 • 37min
Azure Security Podcast - Security News from Microsoft Ignite 2020
In this special episode Michael Howard and Mark Simos sit down with guest Cyril Voisin to cover the Azure security, compliance and governance news that came out of Microsoft Ignite 2020.The topics covered include updated news on the Microsoft Defender suite, Key Vault, SQL Server, Kubernetes, Data Loss Prevention, Azure Security Center, Zero Trust, Microsoft Information Governance and much more.

Oct 2, 2020 • 37min
Azure Security Podcast - Confidential Computing
In this episode we discuss current Azure security news for VMs, IoT, Azure Arc, Sentinel and more. Mark gives his analysis of the latest Microsoft Digital Defense Report and then Sarah and Michael talk to Aeva about the technology, benefits and future of Confidential Computing on Azure at various levels of the hardware and software stack.

Sep 17, 2020 • 35min
Azure Security Podcast - Microsoft Graph
In this episode we discuss recent Azure security news including TLS in IoT (again!), Log Analytics REST APIs, Azure Information Protection, Azure Monitor and Confidential Computing. We then talk to Yina Arenas about the vision behind Microsoft Graph and how it can be used to help build security and IT management solutions.

Sep 4, 2020 • 35min
Azure Security Podcast - Threat Hunting with Microsoft Threat Protection
After covering the new we interview Tali Ash from Microsoft Israel to discuss the tools available in Microsoft Threat Protection to secure Azure and on-prem networks

Aug 21, 2020 • 28min
Azure Security Podcast - Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
In this episode we cover the latest Azure security news and Mark chats about the role of threat models and shared responsibility in Azure. Guest, Maryam Rahmani then discusses the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and the role it plays in protecting Dept. of Defense (DoD) contractors from cyber attacks.

Aug 7, 2020 • 29min
Azure Security Podcast - Network Isolation and Private Endpoints
The podcast covers latest Azure security news, IT training opportunities post-COVID-19, history of network isolation in Azure, DNS challenges with private endpoints, Azure cloud platform updates, Microsoft Threat Protection, zero waste initiatives, Windows baselines, IoT security enhancements, bug triage in Azure services, importance of network isolation, and utilization of private endpoints for enhanced security.

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Jul 23, 2020 • 30min
Azure Security Podcast - Identity
Ryen Macababbad, an expert in Azure identity and MFA, discusses the importance of secure authentication methods like MFA to combat phishing and the rise of zero trust amid global crises. The podcast also covers recent Azure security news, weak security due to rushed remote solutions, and the significance of employee education in secure data handling.

Jul 9, 2020 • 32min
Azure Security Podcast - Incident Response and Compromise Recovery
In this episode we speak to Jay Yuzwenko about Incident Response and Compromise Recovery, especially as it relates to admins accessing Azure from compromised systems.