Windows Azure Security Notes Posted to the Security TechCenter

Our Windows Azure Security Notes are now available under the Highlights section on TechNet’s Security TechCenter.

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It’s a collection of common applications scenarios for Web applications, Web services, and data on Azure, and it’s a map of common threats, attacks, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures.  It also explains the approach we used to understand the security impact of the various application models on Windows Azure.

You can use the examples from the application scenarios in the notes as a way to help you map out and model your application scenarios.  Even just knowing how to whiteboard Windows Azure application scenarios can go along way, especially bridging the gap between application design and runtime deployment.

Enjoy.