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Mastering Azure Security

You're reading from Mastering Azure Security Keeping your Microsoft Azure workloads safe

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803238555

Length 320 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

Azure

Concepts

Cloud Security

Authors (2):

Mustafa Toroman

Tom Janetscheck

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Identity and Governance

2. Chapter 1: An Introduction to Azure Security FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Governance and Security

4. Chapter 3: Managing Cloud Identities

5. Section 2: Cloud Infrastructure Security

6. Chapter 4: Azure Network Security

7. Chapter 5: Azure Key Vault

8. Chapter 6: Data Security

9. Section 3: Security Management

10. Chapter 7: Microsoft Defender for Cloud

11. Chapter 8: Microsoft Sentinel

12. Chapter 9: Security Best Practices

13. Assessments

14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding Azure SQL Database security features

Some security features related to Azure SQL Database were mentioned in Chapter 6, Data Security, where we discussed data security. However, there are additional features we can use to increase security.

The first feature and line of defense when it comes to Azure SQL Database is a firewall. This built-in tool, by default, blocks access to the database from any IP address that is not preauthorized (whitelisted). It's important to mention that firewall settings are on the Azure SQL Server level and will be inherited by all databases on the server. If we need to allow a single IP address to access a single database, we may want to reconsider our resource strategy. Allowing an IP address to access a single database will enable access to all databases on the same server. Because of this, we need to consider putting only databases used by the same applications or the same group of users on a single server.

Allowing a new IP address...

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Authors (2)

Toroman

Toroman

Mustafa Toroman is a solution architect focused on cloud-native applications and migrating existing systems to the cloud. He is very interested in DevOps processes and cybersecurity, and he is also an Infrastructure as Code enthusiast and DevOps InstituteAmbassador. Mustafa often speaks at international conferences about cloud technologies. He has been an MVP for Microsoft Azure since 2016 and a C# Corner MVP since 2020. Mustafa has also authored several books about Microsoft Azure and cloud computing, all published by Packt.

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Janetscheck

Janetscheck

Tom Janetscheck is a senior program manager at Microsoft's Cloud Security CxE team for Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Prior to this, he has been working in different internal and external IT and consulting roles for almost two decades, with a strong focus on cloud infrastructure, architecture, and security. As a well-known international conference speaker, tech blogger, and book author, and as one of the founders and organizers of the Azure Saturday community conferences, the former Microsoft MVP is actively taking his experience into international tech communities. In his spare time, Tom is an enthusiastic motorcyclist, scuba diver, guitarist, bassist, rookie drummer, and station officer at a local fire department.

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