Disclaimer you need to evaluate if you need or not to enable this new feature, anonymous read access on Azure Blob Storage, as any client will be able to read the data stored on the corresponding Blob Storage. As you know, access to data stored on Azure Blob Storage is managed either by implementing Azure […]
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As you know, certificates are more heavily used and important than ever to protect communication between clients and services. Well, the Certificate Authority (CA) Browser (https://cabforum.org/) members recently published a report detailing multiple certificates issued by certification authorities (CA) were out the industry standard for publicly trusted CA’s. You can read the reports here: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1649951
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Azure Firewall, the Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) from Azure, has been updated to allow you use Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) when setting up network rules. To start using it, logon to your Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com) and search for Firewall There edit your existing firewall (or create a new one) and access the Rule
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As you know, Azure Firewall is a cloud as a service (FWaaS) from Azure helping you to centrally managed traffic from Azure or to Azure. As you also know, firewalls (and not specifically just Azure Firewall) rely on correct name resolution to be able to work properly. Well, until now, Azure Firewall was hardcoded to
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If you work with virtual machines running on Azure you already know that the Overview blade was giving you some insights regarding the performances (CPU, network traffic, disk operations…). Well, the Overview blade for the virtual machine has been updated and is now giving you more meaningful information, like the Operating System, Machine size, the
By now you should already know Azure File, the Azure Storage feature allowing you to use it as the ‘classic’ SMB (Server Message Block) file system or file share; allowing you to access the content using your explorer. Well, good news as a new accidental deletion (and maybe not so accidental too) protection available for
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By now, you should already know that Azure Active Directory Connect (AAD Connect) is the directory synchronization tool used to synchronize your on-premises Active Directory identities to Azure Active Directory (AAD). Well, AAD Connect just got an upgrade (version 1.5.30.0) which support the new Azure AD Connect sync V2 endpoint API (currently in preview –
You may already know that the Azure Mobile Application available on iOS and Android let you have an eye on your Azure resources while on the go. Well, the Azure Mobile application now allows you to manage your Azure alerts status. When an alert is triggered for one (or more) Azure resources, you can now
By now, you should already know Azure Backup, the Azure solution to protect your workloads (both on-premises and online) by backing them up, and Azure File Share, the Azure solution to provide file-share like services to replace your on-premises files servers. Well, now Azure Backup is providing an additional security layer by protection you against
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As you know, Azure Advisor is an Azure service analyzing your Azure landscape to give you personalized recommendations to help you stay on top of the security, best practices and usage optimization. Well, you can now get a digest of these recommendations periodically. You can define the frequency, recommendation categories and how to receive these
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