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You can now manage your SQL Vulnerability Assessments at scale using the new SQL VA PowerShell cmdlets. The cmdlets can be found in the Azure Resource Manager module, AzureRM 6.6.0, within the AzureRM.Sql package. Take a look at the AzureRM PowerShell Gallery for more details. Managing Vulnerability Assessment with cmdlets SQL Vulnerability Assessment (VA) is […]

Make the shift from Windows 7 and Office 2010 to Windows 10 and Office 365. Learn more about Windows 7 End of Support: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsforbusiness/end-of-windows-7-support. This video is from the fine folks at Microsoft.

How do you protect your organization from advanced threats? The recommended approach to threat protection is to reduce the attack surface first. Then the goal is to detect attacks faster, block them, and respond automatically to breaches where appropriate. Learn how quickly you can detect suspicious activities on your network, how to know if credentials […]

Windows 10 deployments are on the rise. With growing security threats, the ability to secure Windows 10 devices in your organization is very important. Join this session to learn how you can use cloud-based Intune to enforce security policies on Windows 10 devices and manage access to company resources​ based on device risk. This video […]

Office 365 Threat Intelligence provides broad visibility, rich insights, and proactive security capabilities for your organization. By leveraging the Microsoft Intelligent Security Graph, Office 365 Threat Intelligence can provide broad visibility into the threat landscape and rich insights to your organization’s impact from threats. With our powerful machine learning and AI technologies, we also can provide […]

With the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect for all organization’s handling the data of European Union based individuals on May 25th, effective execution and management of Data Subject Requests is top of mind for many organizations. Join us to learn how the Security and Compliance Center within your Office […]

The next decade promises the universal democratization of connectivity to every device: every child’s toy, every household’s appliances, and every industry’s equipment. Unfortunately, billions of these devices are powered by insecure microcontrollers (MCUs). In this session, learn about Azure Sphere, a new solution for creating highly-secured, Internet-connected MCU-powered devices. Azure Sphere consists of three components: a […]

Today, we announced an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform. I want to share what this acquisition will mean for our industry and for developers. The era of the intelligent cloud and intelligent edge is upon us. Computing is becoming embedded in the world, with every part of our daily life […]

This is the third blog in a 4-part blog post series on how Microsoft Azure provides a secure foundation. Customers tell me that securing their datacenter infrastructure requires an enormous amount of resources and investments. With the challenges of recruiting security experts to maintain secure infrastructure, there is not a clear return on investment. To […]

Last year, I attended a Pluralsight webinar hosted by Azure MVP and Pluralsight author, Barry Luijbregts, called Keep your dev team productive with the right Azure service. It was a fantastic webinar and I really enjoyed learning Barry’s thought process on how he selects which Azure services and capabilities to use for his own projects, […]

Today we are pleased to release a new build of the Windows Server vNext Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release that contains both the Desktop Experience and Server Core in all 18 server languages, as well as a new build of the next Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel release in English. There are two major areas that […]

Starting today Microsoft Cloud App Security provides new risk assessment capabilities to help you determine if the cloud apps and services used across your organization are compliant with GDPR requirements. Overview On May 25, 2018 the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. The GDPR imposes new rules on organizations that […]

Linux virtual machines are very popular in Azure. A challenge everyone faces is securely managing the accounts and credentials used to login to these VMs. Typically, people create local administrator accounts and use either SSH keys or passwords to login to the VM. As people join or leave teams, new local accounts need to be […]

Hello everyone! Tim Beasley – Platforms PFE coming at you live from the funky fresh jam known as LAS VEGAS! That’s right people! I’m having a blast by the pool at the MGM Grand and loving life!! …writing a blog post for Microsoft. At Vegas. In the sun poolside…writing…a…technical blog post…what’s wrong with me?! Okay […]