Microsoft Azure Security and Compliance

News and information from the Azure security and compliance teams

Certificate Transparency (CT) is a new Internet standard that addresses the concern of mis-issued...

Date: 04/25/2018

In this blog, we will introduce you to the new Azure disk encryption feature parameter...

Date: 11/30/2017

Today, we are excited to announce the public preview of Azure Disk Encryption (ADE) for Virtual...

Date: 09/28/2017

Microsoft has always considered security to be priority #1. Whether it be in the cloud, on-premises,...

Date: 08/18/2017

There are essentially 3 types of encryption you want to think about when working with a cloud...

Date: 08/04/2017

In this post, we will describe the steps you must take before you apply the updates (patch) to an...

Date: 07/13/2017

The Azure Disk Encryption engineering team has deprecated the Linux security extension...

Date: 07/12/2017

One of the biggest challenges we have when learning about a new cloud service provider is trying to...

Date: 06/30/2017

Azure is a big thing – so big that a lot of you tell me it’s hard to keep up. But you’re also IT...

Date: 06/29/2017

They’ve been a long time coming – the Azure Security White Paper collection. This isn’t just a white...

Date: 06/22/2017

We know security is a top priority for you, and so is uptime of your applications. To give you...

Date: 06/12/2017

Good news on the Azure Security Center front! We’ve refreshed the dashboard to make it easier for...

Date: 05/09/2017

What do you think is the most important thing you can do to help secure both your client and server...

Date: 03/17/2017

Microsoft Azure has released the latest version (1.1.0.1) of the Azure Antimalware extension for...

Date: 03/07/2017

Things have been super busy around here, and one of the victims of that flurry of activity is the...

Date: 02/14/2017

We spend a lot of time talking about Azure Security Center here – and for good reason – Azure...

Date: 01/04/2017

It’s the holiday season and that means it’s time for giving! What would be a good gift from the...

Date: 12/27/2016

The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) focuses on software vulnerabilities, software...

Date: 12/22/2016

If you’re wondering how to use Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) Security and Audit...

Date: 12/22/2016

Many of you have been asking us about the ability to encrypt virtual machines in Azure. It’s an...

Date: 12/20/2016

There’s a very cool feature in Azure Security Center that deserves more attention. Actually, there...

Date: 12/19/2016

I had a chance recently to speak with a group of cloud computing leaders recently at the...

Date: 12/16/2016

Azure Security Center provides you a single view of the security state of your Azure assets. That...

Date: 12/16/2016

You may not see log entries from Azure Security Center imported into your Azure Log Integration log...

Date: 12/07/2016

Monitoring devices in a hybrid environment is imperative to your secure posture. The intent of...

Date: 11/30/2016

I was on a call recently where it came up that some of our avid Azure and Azure Security Center...

Date: 11/22/2016

Heads up on a new podcast with Sarah Fender on Azure Security Center. (recorded November 3, 2016)...

Date: 11/22/2016

If you’re been watching this space, you know that we have a growing collection of Azure security...

Date: 11/21/2016

We’re all about the principle of continuous improvement over here in Azure security. No matter how...

Date: 11/18/2016

Microsoft IT (known to many as MSIT) uses Azure Security Center to help secure Microsoft corporate...

Date: 10/31/2016

Do you know about the Azure Security Information site? It’s a collection of articles and other...

Date: 10/27/2016

Our aim is true – to help you protect, detect and respond to threats against your Azure based...

Date: 10/26/2016

In order for Azure Security Center to get the information it needs to assess your current security...

Date: 10/25/2016

This week someone wrote to me and asked about an email he received from Microsoft regarding a...

Date: 10/21/2016

Azure Security Center helps you protect, detect and respond to threats against your Azure assets. We...

Date: 10/20/2016

One thing about the cloud is that things are always changing. And as an Azure security service,...

Date: 10/19/2016

Hello Azure security community! Yuri Diogenes (CSI Enterprise Mobility + Security / Azure Security /...

Date: 10/07/2016

Today, at Microsoft Ignite Conference, we announce the general availability of Azure disk encryption...

Date: 09/26/2016

NOTE: This blog post is outdated and some of the steps may not work correctly. If you have problems,...

Date: 09/24/2016

Microsoft understands that for its enterprise customers to realize the benefits of cloud computing,...

Date: 09/22/2016

Microsoft Azure provides services that can help address the security and compliance needs of...

Date: 09/08/2016

We’ve talked a number of times on this blog about how Azure Security Center is able to bring in...

Date: 09/08/2016

Would you like to participate in a discussion on IT management and security? This is an opportunity...

Date: 09/07/2016

Did you know that we support and hope that you’ll pen test your own applications and services you...

Date: 08/29/2016

Writing books is one of the most difficult things I’ve done. On the other hand, it’s also one of the...

Date: 08/26/2016

Cloud has changed a lot of things, and many of them for the better. But one thing that I’ve heard,...

Date: 08/25/2016

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