[SC-100] Sensitive Operations Report Workbook
Just a friendly reminder that the Microsoft sensitive operations report workbook exists and can be super helpful.
For those unfamiliar, it's an Azure Monitor workbook designed to capture activities/events that could be critical or impactful for Azure AD. Examples include:
- Modified application and service . . .
[SC-100] Azure Blueprints vs Azure Landing Zone
This was another topic that was a little confusing: what's the difference between Azure Blueprints and Azure Landing Zone?
I came across various Microsoft documentation but it was still a little... vague.
Here's a nice table, provided courtesy of Google Bard:
(usual disclaimer about AI-provided . . .
[SC-100] The purpose of Azure Subscriptions
Azure Subscriptions are (to me at least) an interesting concept/term. I've taken several Microsoft exams involving the topic but to date, I haven't necessarily found a succinct way to describe them. This description in SC-100 training documentation is one of the best I've seen:
Everything starts with a subscription, . . .
[SC-100] Defender for Cloud - Recommendations vs Alerts vs Vulnerability Assessment
Maybe it's just me, but I was starting to get a little confused on the differences in Azure workload security options. There's essentially three elements:
- "Security Recommendations"
- "Alerts"
- "Vulnerability Assessment"
What's the difference though? Just for the heck . . .
[SC-100] CWPP vs CSPM
Gotta love acronyms and abbreviations, right?
While studying for the SC-100, there's a few terms that kept coming up:
- "Cloud Workload Protection Platform" (CWPP)
- "Cloud Security Posture Management" (CSPM)
I can infer some context based on the names but I was curious to know exactly what the difference was between them. Thankfully, . . .
[SC-100] MCSB Compliance Control Overview
[SC-100] Security and agility
Another gem from SC-100 study material. Admittedly a little obvious but the thought is expressed very well.
Security needs to become more agile because businesses, government agencies, and other organizations today face a world where services are expected to be provided whenever and wherever people want them.
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