Microsoft Azure Network Security (IT Best Practices - Microsoft Press)

Master a complete strategy for protecting any Azure cloud network environment!

Network security is crucial to safely deploying and managing Azure cloud resources in any environment. Now, two of Microsoft's leading experts present a comprehensive, cloud-native approach to protecting your network, and safeguarding all your Azure systems and assets. Nicholas DiCola and Anthony Roman begin with a thoughtful overview of network security’s role in the cloud. Next, they offer practical, real-world guidance on deploying cloud-native solutions for firewalling, DDOS, WAF, and other foundational services – all within a best-practice secure network architecture based on proven design patterns.

Two of Microsoft's leading Azure network security experts show how to:

• Review Azure components and services for securing network infrastructure, and the threats to consider in using them
• Layer cloud security into a Zero Trust approach that helps limit or contain attacks
• Centrally direct and inspect traffic with the managed, stateful, Platform-as-a-Service Azure Firewall
• Improve visibility into Azure traffic with Deep Packet Inspection
• Optimize the way network and web application security work together
• Use Azure DDoS Protection (Basic and Standard) to mitigate Layer 3 (volumetric) and Layer 4 (protocol) DDoS attacks
• Enable log collection for Firewall, DDoS, WAF, and Bastion; and configure NSG Flow Logs and Traffic Analytics
• Continually monitor network security with Azure Sentinel, Security Center, and Network Watcher
• Customize queries, playbooks, workbooks, and alerts when Azure's robust out-of-the-box alerts and tools aren't enough
• Build and maintain secure architecture designs that scale smoothly to handle growing complexity

About This Book

• For Security Operations (SecOps) analysts, cybersecurity/information security professionals, network security engineers, and other IT professionals
• For individuals with security responsibilities in any Azure environment, no matter how large, small, simple, or complex

Nicholas DiCola is the principal director of the Cloud Security Customer Experience Engineering (CxE) team. CxE helps customers with deployments of Cloud Security products such as Azure Security Center, Azure Sentinel, Azure Network Security, Azure Information Protection, Microsoft Defender for Identities, and Microsoft Cloud Application Security. CxE is responsible for driving use of Cloud Security products and taking feedback from customers to improve the products. Nicholas has been with Microsoft since 2006 when he started in Microsoft Consulting Services. He has a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in information systems and various industry certifications such as CISSP and CEH. You can follow Nicholas on Twitter at @mastersecjedi.

Anthony Roman is the senior PM manager leading the Azure network security Get-To- Production team within Cloud Security CxE. The team works with customers and network security engineering to ensure that products are fulfilling customer security requirements. Anthony joined Microsoft in 2019 and has held positions in IT and security since he made the transition from bartender to IT security professional a decade earlier. His Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy is complemented by several industry certifications and plenty of on-the-job and home lab experience. He currently lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two children and can often be seen walking around the city in search of parks and restaurants.