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Published inNov 2021
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ISBN-139781800562653
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David Okeyode
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David Okeyode

David is the EMEA Azure CTO at Palo Alto Networks. Before that, he was an independent consultant helping companies secure their Azure environments through private expert level trainings and assessments. He has authored two books on Azure security - "Penetration Testing Azure for Ethical Hackers" and "Microsoft Azure Security Technologies Certification and Beyond. He has also authored multiple cloud computing courses for popular platforms like LinkedIn Learning. He holds over 15 cloud certifications and has over a decade of experience in Cybersecurity (consultancy, design, implementation). David is married to a lovely girl who makes the best banana cake in the world. They love travelling the world together!
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In this chapter, we covered how to implement best practices for host security in Azure. We learned about reducing the risks of introducing vulnerabilities by choosing a hardened VM image, implementing an update management process, and continuously scanning VMs for vulnerabilities. We also learned how to implement disk encryption to protect against data exfiltration.

Finally, we covered how to implement JIT access for sensitive VM management ports to reduce the attack surface that's exposed to external adversaries.

The information in this chapter has equipped you with the skills needed to protect your VM workloads in Azure.

See you in the next chapter!

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David Okeyode

David is the EMEA Azure CTO at Palo Alto Networks. Before that, he was an independent consultant helping companies secure their Azure environments through private expert level trainings and assessments. He has authored two books on Azure security - "Penetration Testing Azure for Ethical Hackers" and "Microsoft Azure Security Technologies Certification and Beyond. He has also authored multiple cloud computing courses for popular platforms like LinkedIn Learning. He holds over 15 cloud certifications and has over a decade of experience in Cybersecurity (consultancy, design, implementation). David is married to a lovely girl who makes the best banana cake in the world. They love travelling the world together!
Read more about David Okeyode